BEFORE HAND
Please do forgive my long perceptions on the subject(lol)...i've just never run across the topic of MMA on a dating site(lol),so i got a little excited...especially since i eat,sleep,and poop jiu jitsu/muay thai(and dabble in a little of everything else)...so i get a little carried away when i see others whom enjoy speaking/chatting on the subject as well.
topic by the way.
(1.)RICKSON GRACIE
...NO DOUBT...for he's been around for a while,and he still has staying power(meaning he's still talked about,wether it's good,or bad. His MYSTIC is just overwhelming)...also many of the greats today even say he's still a menaces on the mat...so that deserves(from any jiu jitsu/grappling practitioner) the ut most respect...well...from me it does,also,i'd never bet against him,no matter whom he fought...for if it goes to the ground it's over,maybe not quickily,but within time,RICKSON G...would end up owning anyone on the ground...in my opinion he's like the chess master of grappling...also he should be fighting soon(2008). I think his opponent may be SAKURABA...and win,or lose,he'll still be the man to me.
Also,as far as his fight record goes...I honestly doubt if anyone has an accurate account as to how many he's really won...i just know at his level of grappling(straight jiu jitsu...no strikes)...and seeing him dismantle tons of guys at a seminar(on his seminar dvd)...i surely think RICKSON GRACIE...could rip threw 50 people a day as far as grappling/submission wrestling goes,now...as for MMA...thats a different story.
(2.)FEDOR E...the guy is just a speciman/monster when it comes to mma/sambo,yet mild mannered,intelligent...and very strategic when it comes to preparing for fights...and if RICKSON G...couldnt get him to the ground if they fought,then the possibility of RICKSON G. losing is there...due to the chance of knock out(fedors punches are not the norm)...yet if it hits the ground FEDORS E...min. would be numbered...unless fedor e. can work his ground n pound past a mma guard such as RICKSON G.
(3.) ANOTHER SUPERB SPECIMAN: BABY J.(BJP)...a wiz on the mat,and good strikes while standing...i've even had the pleasure of being at one of his seminars...cool guy in person...and he continues to grow within MMA...and i'd put him up against either of my top two above...he may,or may not win,but he'd earn respect...i have no doubt. He was also the 3rd person to submit MATT HUGHES...though he,and HUGHES fought again,and due to a rib injury while in the fight bj ended up losing the match.
(4.) ANDERSON SILVA...the king of angles...this guy is a menace standing...and his skill in angles is the ultimate test for any on comer to face...the guy is just brilliant on his feet(CLINCH FIGHTING,PUNCHING,KNEES,ELBOWS,KICKS),and his ground/grappling game isnt to bad either...especially when he's submitting black belts like TRAVIS LUTTER...and travis is no push over on the ground...he**...he(TRAVIS)beat ROGER GRACIE in a grappling match.
LAST,BUT NOT LEAST: (5.) GSP...this guy is the prototype of the future fighter to be indeed...great stand up,and a nice ground game...and a fierce want to be on top to go with it(his over-all abilities)...i surely wish the best for him. He fights this month also(APRIL 19).
ALL IN ALL...these are my top five that would make up the one perfect fighter to beat all five of them(lol)...and RICKSON G. is definately number one on my list...but i surely think any of the other four could give him he** standing...especially ANDERSON SILVA,AND FEDOR E. On the ground the only one whom may irritate him a little(lol) would be "BJ".
P.S. I surely agree with u on RICKSON G. as "numero uno"...but i have to protest
MARK KERR even being among the other four...for he's not the "SMASHING MACHINE" he once was,not at all. He not to long ago won a fight,but the KERR of the past(A SMASHING MACHINE FOR SURE) will never be again...for the steroids,and the personal demons have definately caught up with him...as well as age(if u dont take care of ur body...then age will surely become a factor against u,yet if u truly take care of ur body(like RICKSON G.)...then u can stretch the boundaries of what ur body can do as it ages).
NOW...the kerr of the past,though it was a different era of fighters all together(NO FEDORS,BJPS,GSPS,OR ANDERSON S.)...the KERR of the past was a monster indeed...and it would have been heaven to see him,and RICKSON G. go at it,though he(KERR) did fight one of RICKSON G. good friends,GURGEL...and gurgel gave him he** for sure...BUT kerr won due to keeping the top/keeping a dominant position during the fight.