Who are 6-10 on the all-time greatest list?

[The Natural Born Runner]

The general consensus when making a GOAT list in MMA is that the following guys are in the top 4 in many different variations of order.

Jon Jones, Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre.

You also tend to have Jose Aldo sneak in at the 5th spot on most lists, but you do have cases where he isn't in the top 5 and he's replaced with Henderson or Nogueira.

What I want to establish is who are "the rest" of the top 10, seeming as top 10's tend to be what we do in life.

My personal opinion would probably be the below:

Dan Henderson
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
BJ Penn
Randy Couture
Shogun Rua (this pick was very tough).

I think the likes of Liddell, W. Silva, Jackson, Hughes, Barnett, Cruz and Werdum all have an argument for this top 10 spot, but I think Shogun has done just a smidgen more than most of them in terms of resume.

Let me know your picks, and WHY?

 

[Sonny Qc]

1. GSP
2 . Jon Jones
3 . Fedor
4 . Anderson Silva
5 . Jose Aldo

6 . Dan Henderson
7 . Big Nog
8 . Chuck Liddell
9 . Dominick Cruz
10 . BJ Penn

Honorable mention : Randy Couture, Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hughes.

imo

Mighty Mouse, Daniel Cormier will both be top 10 when they retire.

 

[Michael Wetzel]

Big Nog
Royce Gracie
Sakuraba
Liddell
Penn

 

[Breaking]

Hendo
Big Nog
Aldo
Hughes
Randy
Rampage

 

[Clippy]

1. Shane fuckin Carwin

2, etc everyone else

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

1. GSP
2 . Jon Jones
3 . Fedor
4 . Anderson Silva
5 . Jose Aldo

6 . Dan Henderson
7 . Big Nog
8 . Chuck Liddell
9 . Dominick Cruz
10 . BJ Penn

Honorable mention : Randy Couture, Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hughes.

imo

Mighty Mouse, Daniel Cormier will both be top 10 when they retire.

Liddell over Shogun?

 

[crofighter]

Liddell has no place in top 10....anyone who claims he has is ridiculous.....typical zuffa propaganda....he probably shouldnt even be in top 20....he is barely top 5 all time lhw.

 

[Been_Creeping@2k12]

No order, Matt Hughes Bj, Big Nog, Rich Franklin, and Randy

 

[Clear Winner]

Couture
Edgar (I'd say he edges Penn because he's mainitained a higher level for longer and beaten Penn 3 times)
Mighty Mouse
Big Nog
Cruz
Rampage

I suspect I've forgotten someone obvious though... EDIT: Like Henderson.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

No order, Matt Hughes Bj, Big Nog, Rich Franklin, and Randy

Rich over Shogun is a little crazy to me

 

[yookfarb]

5. Conor
6. Reem
7. Faber
8. Barnett
9. Tito
10. Aldo

 

[Sonny Qc]

Liddell over Shogun?

for me yes.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

Couture
Edgar (I'd say he edges Penn because he's mainitained a higher level for longer and beaten Penn 3 times)
Mighty Mouse
Big Nog
Cruz
Rampage

I suspect I've forgotten someone obvious though

Edgar never beat Gomi and Matt Hughes in their prime. Edgar didn't almost beat GSP.

Edgar didn't violently dispatch the likes of Florian, Stevenson, Sherk and Sanchez at the top of the game.

BJ also arguably won the first Edgar bout, and the 3rd one was just a farce.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

5. Conor
6. Reem
7. Faber
8. Barnett
9. Tito
10. Aldo

Is this favorites or actual rankings?

 

[LilChuckLil]

The general consensus when making a GOAT list in MMA is that the following guys are in the top 4 in many different variations of order.

Jon Jones, Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre.

You also tend to have Jose Aldo sneak in at the 5th spot on most lists, but you do have cases where he isn't in the top 5 and he's replaced with Henderson or Nogueira.

What I want to establish is who are "the rest" of the top 10, seeming as top 10's tend to be what we do in life.

My personal opinion would probably be the below:

Dan Henderson
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
BJ Penn
Randy Couture
Shogun Rua (this pick was very tough).

I think the likes of Liddell, W. Silva, Jackson, Hughes, Barnett, Cruz and Werdum all have an argument for this top 10 spot, but I think Shogun has done just a smidgen more than most of them in terms of resume.

Let me know your picks, and WHY?

No Mighty Mouse or Dom Cruz in your list anywhere (Seriously doubting your mma knowledge)

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

for me yes.

Based off of what?

Shogun kicked Rampage's face off.

Shogun knocked Liddell out cold.

/end of argument.

 

[Sonny Qc]

Liddell has no place in top 10....anyone who claims he has is ridiculous.....typical zuffa propaganda....he probably shouldnt even be in top 20....he is barely top 5 all time lhw.

you are right.
Victory over Couture (2x), Tito(2x), Belfort Overeem are shiet

 

[ScarfaceJr]

You also tend to have Jose Aldo sneak in at the 5th spot on most lists, but you do have cases where he isn't in the top 5 and he's replaced with Henderson or Nogueira.

FOH with that disrespectful shit. Sneak my ass. He belongs there an has earned it.

 

[Been_Creeping@2k12]

Rich over Shogun is a little crazy to me

I understand. I just give him brownie points because he was a teacher that decided to teach himself.

 

[The Natural Born Runner]

No Mighty Mouse or Dom Cruz in your list anywhere (Seriously doubting your mma knowledge)

Well Shogun beat guys who are 10x better than John Dodson, sooo...

Cruz is very close, but I also wouldn't say his level of competition was anywhere near the prime 205ers of UFC and PRIDE, alongside the fact that he cannot finish a ham sandwich.

I love Cruz, but I'd have Shogun above him in an all-time list, as of today!

Cruz has a chance to go above easily, just needs to keep the wins coming.