Which division's top 5 is your favorite and why?

[BigMuffler]

As the title says. I'll list them for convenience and just go by what seems like the majority opinion on Sherdog, for some divisions there'll be an 'or' for the 5th guy since it isn't clear who most think is the fifth best. You don't have to go by my lists either, you can change it but mention it in your reply.

HW - Werdum, Cain, Stipe, Overeem, JDS
LHW - Jones, Cormier, Rumble, Gus, Glover
MW - Rockhold, Weidman, Romero, Jacare, Vitor or Kennedy
WW - Lawler, Rory, Condit, Wonderboy, Woodley or Hendricks or Maia
LW - RDA, Khabib, Cerrone, Alvarez, Pettis or Ferguson or Nate
FW - Conor, Aldo, Frankie, Mendes, Holloway or Lamas
BW - Cruz, TJ, Faber, Assuncao, Sterling or Almeida or someone else (Barao is leaving)
FLW - MM, Benavidez, Cejudo, McCall, Formiga
WBW - Tate, Holly, Ronda, Zingano, Nunes or Davis
WSW - JJ, Gadelha, Esparza... uh for the last two you can pick any out of JAG, KK, Val, Rose, Tecia etc

Which bunch is your favorite and why?

 

[The Accuser]

WW - has always been the best division and still is, everybody can take anybody out there

 

[Goodfella86]

LHW- Jones, DC, and Rumble would likely handle most HWs, imo. Gus can hang with all 3 of these guys, too (well, 2 of em).

My realistic "dream fight" is Jones/Rumble. Jones is the best, but Rumble is trouble. Troumble. He's OSP on steroids (it's an expression).

LHW's the most intriguing to me. WBW is very good, too.

 

[KONE]

Heavyweight.

Best fighters

Best memes

Spoiler

 

[Drake]

Hmmm...either MW or WW for me.

 

[TheRassler]

LHW for me, it's always been the premiere division.

 

[Drake]

Heavyweight.

Best fighters

 

[Sosua]

WW for me but I'm a bit biased as I know how deep it is beyond the top 5. Full of finishers, great skill, excellent blend of cardio and power.

The LHW and MW top 5's are awesome as well.

 

[BigMuffler]

Empirically they probably are.

 

[KONE]

As long as you don't disagree that HW has the best memes, we're good

 

[Sigoff2]

Welterweight is the best and most stacked and it's not even a debate with unranked guys like Cote and Gunnar Nelson out there. MW is second and has the superior more diverse top 5 compared with the HW's. HW is a close third.

 

[Drake]

As long as you don't disagree that HW has the best memes, we're good

I think that's impossible to disagree with.

 

[MMAandJudoFan]

HW... Werdum, Cain, JDS, Stipe, The Reem
LHW... Jones, DC (before injury), Rumble, Gus, Rashad
MW... Rockhold, Weidman, Romero, Vitor, Jacare
WW... Ruthless, Rory, Carlos, Wonderbread!, Woodley
LW... RDA, Khabib, Pettis, Nate, Cerrone
FW... Frankie, don't care...

 

[The Big Bang]

As the title says. I'll list them for convenience and just go by what seems like the majority opinion on Sherdog, for some divisions there'll be an 'or' for the 5th guy since it isn't clear who most think is the fifth best. You don't have to go by my lists either, you can change it but mention it in your reply.

HW - Werdum, Cain, Stipe, Overeem, JDS
LHW - Jones, Cormier, Rumble, Gus, Glover
MW - Rockhold, Weidman, Romero, Jacare, Vitor or Kennedy
WW - Lawler, Rory, Condit, Wonderboy, Woodley or Hendricks or Maia
LW - RDA, Khabib, Cerrone, Alvarez, Pettis or Ferguson or Nate
FW - Conor, Aldo, Frankie, Mendes, Holloway or Lamas
BW - Cruz, TJ, Faber, Assuncao, Sterling or Almeida or someone else (Barao is leaving)
FLW - MM, Benavidez, Cejudo, McCall, Formiga
WBW - Tate, Holly, Ronda, Zingano, Nunes or Davis
WSW - JJ, Gadelha, Esparza... uh for the last two you can pick any out of JAG, KK, Val, Rose, Tecia etc

Which bunch is your favorite and why?

Definitely super heavyweight.

It was a good move to add an unrestricted weight class to the UFC.

That combined with discontinuing the Reebok contract (thus reinstating all manner of sponsorship) was a HUGE move that allowed current heavyweights from cutting weight whilst enabling some weird/awesome freak-show fights and more importantly it spurred pro athletes to be signed who could not formerly cut down to mere "heavyweight" level.

Good move UFC!

 

[BigMuffler]

Definitely super heavyweight.

It was a good move to add an unrestricted weight class to the UFC.

That combined with discontinuing the Reebok contract (thus reinstating all manner of sponsorship) was a HUGE move that allowed current heavyweights from cutting weight whilst enabling some weird/awesome freak-show fights and more importantly it spurred pro athletes to be signed who could not formerly cut down to mere "heavyweight" level.

Good move UFC!

Yes and SHW has an excellent top 5 consisting of Rothwell, Hunt, Bigfoot, Struve, and Black Beast.

 

[philbr]

MW

 

[Tormund]

LHW because there is a clear Hierarchy.

1. Jones
2. DC
3.Rumble
4. Gus


there's literally no debate that those are the top 4 in definitive order, there are even results to prove it.

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Probably WW or HW , hard to chose between the 2. I love the top 5 fighters in both

 

[BigMuffler]

LHW because there is a clear Hierarchy.

1. Jones
2. DC
3.Rumble
4. Gus


there's literally no debate that those are the top 4 in definitive order, there are even results to prove it.

While not a popular opinion, there are no results to prove that Glover isn't better than Gus or Rumble, especially Gus XD

 

[Tormund]

There are no results to prove that Glover isn't better than Gus or Rumble XD

You're right but there's nothing to suggest that he is either.