Today 411Mania main released their top ten MMA fighter rankings for the Welterweight division. According the the MMA section of 411 Mania (actually a pretty reputable source of mixed martial arts news), here is how they stack up the division.

10. Marcus Davis

9. Carlos Condit

8. Diego Sanchez

7. Josh Koscheck

6. Karo Parisyan

5. Matt Serra

4. Jake Shields

3. Matt Hughes

2. John Fitch

1. Georges St. Pierre

My thoughts.

1. The welterweight division is absolutely stacked.

2.  No surprise that GSP is #1

3. John Fitch #2??? Fitch was exposed when he was very much tested against the unknown Chris Wilson, #2 seems a bit lofty

4. Carlos Condit #9??? If you’ve seen the WEC Champion in action you know what I’m talking about

To view more commentary about the list, check out the 411Mania article here.

Today MMA News published their list of fighter rankings.  Fedor Emelianenko is still king of the heavyweights, but with all of his inactivity, that can’t last much longer. In the HW division, I might slot in Brandon Vera over Fabricio Werdum. If he wins at UFC 77, then that will seal his status in the top ten.

Shogun ranking in at #2? As much as I like Mauricio and feel that he wasn’t at the top of his game against Forrest, that fight alone should have dropped him down to the middle of the pack. And how the hell is Sardine below Liddell?

Some of the non UFC fighters that stand out include Josh Barnett, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Paulo Filho, Denis Kang, Gilbert Melendez, and or “Shaolin” Ribeiro. Dana White, sign these guys!

Here are the complete rankings as determined by MMANews.com:

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
#1 Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Gabriel Gonzaga
6. Tim Sylvia
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Mirko Cro Cop
9. Fabricio Werdum
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
#1 Light Heavyweight Fighter in the World: Quinton Jackson
2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
3. Dan Henderson
4. Chuck Liddell
5. Wanderlei Silva
6. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
7. Keith Jardine
8. Forrest Griffin
9. Ricardo Arona
10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (more…)