Whenever somebody says #1 fighter in the world I always wonder where this is coming from. There are no official rankings I am aware of, there is no established rankings procedure, and there are no benefits for occupying a certain position in the rankings (like being drafted 1st vs being drafted 10th in NFL or NBA). Until there are restrictions on the ability of fighters to fight each other, it is almost impossible to come up with rankings that would be fair to and liked by everybody (think BCS ranking in college football). So, nobody really knows what this #1 fighter means, and it should not have much weight. I mean the president of the biggest MMA organization in the world, Dana White, went from calling Fyodor one of the best fighters, to calling him a farce who is not even in top 10 in the course of a couple of days. That shows you that rankings don't mean much, and are, in big part, a matter of public perception.
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Gabriel Gonzaga
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Mirko Cro Cop
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Aleksander Emelianenko
Sherdog says too.
now who care what Dana says.................... He has a louzy mouth.....
