The Top Fighters in the UFC

This artical Was Written by T.O. Whenham - 10/13/2011

1. Georges St-Pierre (1) - I’ve been saying for a long time now that GSP will occupy the top spot in these rankings until he loses. He has won nine fights in a row, and I expect that streak to be extended at the end of October when he faces Carlos Condit at UFC 137. Condit is filling in for the talented but flaky Nick Diaz, and it’s hard to believe that he is of GSP’s caliber. The problem the UFC has faced with St-Pierre and Silva continues here — it is getting harder and harder to find a worthwhile opponent.

2. Anderson Silva (2) - Silva defended his title for the ninth time in August and he was very impressive in the second-round win over an outmatched Yushin Okami. His incredible last-minute comeback win against Chael Sonnen last year was the fight of the year in the eyes of several publications, and if Sonnen has his way a rematch will come in February. Sonnen called Silva out very boldly after his win at UFC 136, and the trash talk was flowing like only Sonnen can do. Silva is seemingly hesitant to respond to the bravado, but a rematch is too logical not to happen.

3. Jon Jones (3) - Last time around I felt like I may have been a bit premature lifting the new light heavyweight champion all the way into the No. 3 spot. This time around I am very confident he belongs. At UFC 135 Jones didn’t just defend his title against Rampage Jackson. He gave an MMA clinic. It was a wildly-impressive fight from a wildly-impressive fighter. Jones is unquestionably the real deal — the first guy in a long time to have the GSP or Silva immortality potential.

4. Jose Aldo (4) - There was questions about the featherweight champ after a win over Mark Hominick in April that was far from overpowering. Those concerns have been quieted now, though. Aldo was very impressive in beating Kenny Florian at UFC 136 to extend his winning streak to 13 matches. Aldo owns his weight class.

5. Frankie Edgar (5) - I was not impressed with Edgar after his draw with Gray Maynard on New Year’s Day. Needless to say, I’m much more impressed with him now. At UFC 136 Edgar got his revenge over Maynard and earned the knockout of the night for his efforts. It was hard to take Edgar seriously as a champion when he first took the title from B.J. Penn, but the more we see him the more I have to respect him. He’s the real deal.

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