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With the year coming to a close- we have one common question in all of the MMA Pound for Pound viewers and followers. Who will be the champion of the year 2009? Well as we all know that there has been never one person on the top and we keep seeing new faces now and then.

Here is the latest top list for last week – we have Anderson Silva heading the list with 20.07% closely followed by Georges St. Pierre with 18.07% and then by Fedor, BJ Penn, Lyoto Machida  and Jose Aldo in the top 6 positions. This shows that we have had Anderson leading the list for almost close to more than 5 months in a row. MMA pound for pound has many sites that give rankings for its players based on the votes that have been collected. Because of these categories, it becomes difficult to identify one player as the champion of the year 2009. They have always been different with respect to the weight categories that they fight for.

These rankings are more based on votes and sometimes makes the voters feel that the results are biased which is really difficult to contradict. As always in any other sport even in MMA Pound for Pound there is always a favorite fighter who might really not be the best or on the top. It is their actions and expressions that also capture the viewers and make them vote for it. Above all this we really don’t know if it is the same or is there any modification done from the website to suit their business as well.  There are huge amounts of bids and bets that go on during and after the course of a match. So these results are really unpredictable. One should also accept that the winner is not decided  based on a series of tournaments where one plays all the rest of them- this is more or less decided on the events that the promoters conduct an the corresponding two players fight for the winning title and money.

These fighters really risk their lives when they fight inside the ring which is one reason why there are many fans to it as the people see it coming live before them and enjoy every aspect of it.MMA Pound for Pound fights have five minute round and cannot play more than 5 rounds continuously. With many people arguing on its ratings and ranks of the player- there are many who feel and say that MMA is more violent in nature but one should also remember that this also has rules and regulations that need to be strictly adhered too and is just like boxing where the fighter uses both his hands and legs instead of just hands.
As far as the rankings are concerned- I personally think that all viewers have their own heroes on the top and ruling the rest. So it’s more or less a personal ranking that the fighter gets in each of his viewer’s hearts.

MMA Pound for pound

As you look over the MMA pound for pound rankings you are sure to find some fighters that you agree with, as well as a few that you feel are overrated. This is something that every MMA fan goes through, and you are probably the same as most of them. The question is: are MMA pound for pound rankings realistic? Most fans agree that the answer is no. That being said, having these rankings in place is a good thing for many reasons.

From the start, you probably agree that the MMA pound for pound rankings are good for discussion. For example, Anderson Silva is currently at the top of the rankings with Georges St. Pierre closing in quickly. You may agree that this is the right combination at the top. But guess what? There are many people out there who feel that things should be flip flopped. Along with that, there are many other fighters down the list who are also trying to work their way to the top.

There is no way of ever saying for sure that the current MMA pound for pound rankings is 100 percent accurate. Unless every fighter steps in the ring against the others on the list there is no way of saying for sure who is best and who is overrated.

All in all, MMA pound for pound rankings may not be an exact science and there is nothing wrong with that. Most ranking systems in the sports world are not fair for one reason or the next. This is a good conversation point, and one that keeps the game interesting day in and day out. With every match, somebody has to win and somebody has to lose. In the end, this goes a long way in changing the MMA pound for pound rankings.

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