Makhachev x Volkanovski I was probably one of the rare cases where two top10 best MMA fighters all time faced each other

[DanDragon Machi]

I have no doubt both Islam and Volks are among the ten fighters who best practiced this sport in the history
What were other cases where this phenomenon occurred in your opinion? I think probably Jones x DC was the another one but many fans will deny DC as a top10 p4p

I think this is the best chance this happens against: Makhachev x Topuria

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Fedor/Nog/CC depending on your rankings. Had even more significance being HW, true baddest man on the planet tests.

GSP/BJ/Hughes again depending on your specific rankings.

Anderson/Cormier

Shogun/Bones was the two best ever LHWs going at it, even if one was 4 knee surgeries deep

Topuria is nowhere near the resume to call him the FW GOAT, let alone top 10 all time.

Fights that would have made this list won't make it five years from now, just like so many fights and fighters of the past fall by the way side.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Fedor/Nog/CC depending on your rankings. Had even more significance being HW, true baddest man on the planet tests.

GSP/BJ/Hughes again depending on your specific rankings.

Anderson/Cormier

Shogun/Bones was the two best ever LHWs going at it, even if one was 4 knee surgeries deep

Topuria is nowhere near the resume to call him the FW GOAT, let alone top 10 all time.

Fights that would have made this list won't make it five years from now, just like so many fights and fighters of the past fall by the way side.

If you're speaking about best p4p all time no way you can include Nog, CC, Shogun and Hughes
Anderson/Cormier It was a fight that no one took seriously (and it wasn't even supposed to be).

Topuria is one of most well rounded and most lethal MMA fighter all time. I'm speaking mainly of performances and tools

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Cyborg vs Nunes
Nunes vs Honda

I know you guys love WMMA

 

[Adamant]

Makes you wonder what the outcome would have been if Volk wasn't 3x smaller than Islam.

 

[moreorless87]

As mentioned I think the Fedor/Nog matches stand out, two potential HW GOATs met in their primes.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

I have no doubt both Islam and Volks are among the ten fighters who best practiced this sport in the history
What were other cases where this phenomenon occurred in your opinion? I think probably Jones x DC was the another one but many fans will deny DC as a top10 p4p

I think this is the best chance this happens against: Makhachev x Topuria

I am not against ilia fighting Islam but he has work to do in his division, he barely fights anyway

 

[Tweak896]

I think you might be right for now but the top 10s change over the years though. We were saying DC Jones was the highest ranked fight before hand. The only guys locked to be in top 10 are GSP, Silva, Fedor, Jones, DJ. After that the next 5 names wildly differ. I think Islam could be on the list with a couple more defenses and retires unbeaten at LW (besides Martin).

 

[Luthien]

Brock vs Cain

 

[Dr Fong]

There's been plenty of fights between top 10 fighters in the history of MMA.

Because to be a top 10 fighter, you must prove it at heavyweight (or openweight). All other divisions are irrelevant. P4P is not real.

 

[deanambrose]

MMA fans denying Cormier as one of the greatest martial artists in the world is one of the reasons why MMA fans are idiots.

Guy was only overshadowed by cheating piece of shit who was roided to the gills. That's it.
He won against HWs and LHWs. I have no doubts that he would also beat people Jones beat (some of the he indeed beat).
Then his another loss came with his greed to fight instead of retiring. Past Prime DC unnecessary gave Stipe rematch when he was old and had back surgery.

So yes Jones vs DC is legit as top fighters going at it. But it is not legit how it went because one of the fighters was enhanced.

 

[Doctor Grudge]

It's happened too many times to count.

 

[Lee Danger]

i don't remember Fedor fighting people from the class below, even on short notice and even rematch them, and i don't know anyone that'd praise him for that.

 

[Last Emperor XYZ]

Fedor-Nog
Jones-DC
W.Silva-Hendo
Shogun-Hendo
A.Silva-Hendo
GSP-Hughes
BJ-Hughes
BJ-GSP
Islam-Volk
DJ-Cejudo

 

[joey gerbils]

I have no doubt both Islam and Volks are among the ten fighters who best practiced this sport in the history
What were other cases where this phenomenon occurred in your opinion? I think probably Jones x DC was the another one but many fans will deny DC as a top10 p4p

I think this is the best chance this happens against: Makhachev x Topuria

DC is def an all time great and there's no argument against it

 

[fortheo]

Too bad UFC ruined it by booking the much wanted rematch on 11 days notice when volk was fresh off elbow surgery and on holiday.

 

[DanDragon Machi]

Cyborg vs Nunes
Nunes vs Honda

I know you guys love WMMA

I agree

Shev vs Nunes
Shev x Grasso
Rose x Zhang
Rose x Joanna
Joanna x Zhang

But in WMMA it's not that rare this happen since the it is extremely new and there is a small number of legends

 

[DanDragon Machi]

As mentioned I think the Fedor/Nog matches stand out, two potential HW GOATs met in their primes.

At time they fought probably they were as HW GOATs as p4p all time. But the best HWs all time would emerge later, with the GOAT list updated they are out

 

[DanDragon Machi]

I think you might be right for now but the top 10s change over the years though. We were saying DC Jones was the highest ranked fight before hand. The only guys locked to be in top 10 are GSP, Silva, Fedor, Jones, DJ. After that the next 5 names wildly differ. I think Islam could be on the list with a couple more defenses and retires unbeaten at LW (besides Martin).

I'm not sure DJ have a locked place in top5 right now. I think Volka, Islam, Topuria, Chimaev and DC has most impressive resume than him. Even Conor has

 

[DanDragon Machi]

MMA fans denying Cormier as one of the greatest martial artists in the world is one of the reasons why MMA fans are idiots.

Guy was only overshadowed by cheating piece of shit who was roided to the gills. That's it.
He won against HWs and LHWs. I have no doubts that he would also beat people Jones beat (some of the he indeed beat).
Then his another loss came with his greed to fight instead of retiring. Past Prime DC unnecessary gave Stipe rematch when he was old and had back surgery.

So yes Jones vs DC is legit as top fighters going at it. But it is not legit how it went because one of the fighters was enhanced.

I don't find absurd leave DC out of a top10 p4p all time list. I think he's but the competition is very big and being out it's not a demerit