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Who would be the champ + and how would the top 15 look like if it was possible to merge current UFC HW with Pride Openweight GP fighters from 2006?
Assumptions/rules:
- UFC rules/octagon, but no USADA
- Only HWs actually ranked by the UFC right now (i.e. no Jones/Cormier)
- I didn’t reorder UFC rankings other than bumping them down to make slots for Pride, but feel free to do so since it’s a pure fantasy exercise.
I start:
Champion: Fedor
#1 Big Nog
#2 Ngannou
#3 Miocic
#4 Cro Cop
#5 Werdum
#6 Lewis
#7 Gane
#8 Overeem
#9 Barnett
#10 Hunt
#11 Blaydes
#12 Volkov
#13 Rozenstruik
#14 Abdurakhimov
#15 Tybura
Assistance for casuals:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_Pride_FC
https://www.ufc.com/rankings
A couple of observations / comments:
- Pride was the pinnacle of HW MMA so I’ve got Fedor / Nog as a clear cut top 2. No disrespect to 2021 Francis / Stipe, but they are just a tier below.
- I’d probably have Miocic from 2-3 years ago as a #1 only behind the GOAT himself, but again, it’s the current UFC.
- My #11-#15 is essentially the same as UFC’s current #5-#9 spots. As much as I love Shogun, Belfort and Randleman, they’re not natural heavyweights and I can’t see them matching up well with 260 lbs monsters like Rozenstruik or Abdurakhimov.
- Cro Cop is a wild card and I struggled the most ranking him. You can tell me that he’s too high or too low and I’ll probably agree.
Assumptions/rules:
- UFC rules/octagon, but no USADA
- Only HWs actually ranked by the UFC right now (i.e. no Jones/Cormier)
- I didn’t reorder UFC rankings other than bumping them down to make slots for Pride, but feel free to do so since it’s a pure fantasy exercise.
I start:
Champion: Fedor
#1 Big Nog
#2 Ngannou
#3 Miocic
#4 Cro Cop
#5 Werdum
#6 Lewis
#7 Gane
#8 Overeem
#9 Barnett
#10 Hunt
#11 Blaydes
#12 Volkov
#13 Rozenstruik
#14 Abdurakhimov
#15 Tybura
Assistance for casuals:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_in_Pride_FC
https://www.ufc.com/rankings
A couple of observations / comments:
- Pride was the pinnacle of HW MMA so I’ve got Fedor / Nog as a clear cut top 2. No disrespect to 2021 Francis / Stipe, but they are just a tier below.
- I’d probably have Miocic from 2-3 years ago as a #1 only behind the GOAT himself, but again, it’s the current UFC.
- My #11-#15 is essentially the same as UFC’s current #5-#9 spots. As much as I love Shogun, Belfort and Randleman, they’re not natural heavyweights and I can’t see them matching up well with 260 lbs monsters like Rozenstruik or Abdurakhimov.
- Cro Cop is a wild card and I struggled the most ranking him. You can tell me that he’s too high or too low and I’ll probably agree.