The First Arm Triangle Blog Pound-for-Pound Ranking

These are going to change by the end of the year, probably more than once, but here goes my first pound-for-pound list.

1. Anderson Silva – The undisputed pound for pound king. Some still argue for GSP but the performances speak for themselves in my book

2. Georges St. Pierre – I want the old GSP back. The one that went out to win fights and earn a title shot. That guy had a killer instinct.

3. Dominick Cruz – I see him much further down most lists but consider this, no one else on this list has beaten the top 5 contenders in their division – Cruz has.

4. Jose Aldo – The hype train has slowed greatly as weight is becoming an issue but Aldo’s record speaks for itself.

5. Cain Velasquez – The unbeaten heavyweight champion of the world. What else do you want?

6. Jon Jones – If he keeps doing what he is doing he might be the greatest of all time.

7. Frankie Edgar – Other lists seem to be really high on this guy but the last time I checked he has only defended his belt twice and one of those wins was over a guy he already beat.

8. Junior Dos Santos – Dos Santos has run through everyone and now he has a chance to take a top 5 spot on this list by becoming heavyweight champ.

9. Jon Fitch – Love him or hate him Jon Fitch wins. In fact, all he does is win unless your name is GSP.

10. Gilbert Melendez – Tight race for number 10 but Melendez is for real. He might get a chance to prove how real in the UFC soon enough.