As we at CR continue our rankings, we
make our way to the wrestling dominated welterweight division. Let's get to it!
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| Ben Askren (Photo by Bellator) |
10. Ben Askren – Askren is one of the best wrestlers to ever come
to MMA and he has proven that to be true by wrestling his way to a 10-0 record.
Askren has beaten some good competition but until he faces off with some guys in
the UFC, we won’t be able to truly determine where he rates against the top 9 on
this list.
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| Nate Marquardt (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
9. Nate Marquardt – After a disappointing and bizarre end to his
UFC career, he moved on to Strikeforce where he took of undefeated Tyron
Woodley. Nate dominated the fight and ended up KOing Woodley and winning the
Strikeforce Welterweight Championship.
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| Rory MacDonald (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
8. Rory MacDonald - Rory is arguably the most exciting prospect in
MMA today. He is only 23 years old but already has dominating wins against Nate
Diaz and Mike Pyle. He has one of the brightest futures in the UFC and his next
fight against BJ Penn of the Fox 5 card will show us just how successful he
will be.
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| Jon Fitch (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
7. Jon Fitch - Fitch has not fought since December 2011 where he
was absolutely demolished in 12 seconds by Johny Hendricks. This was a huge
loss for Fitch and brought him down from 2nd place to 7th.
The welterweight division is a stacked one and a loss like that is devastating.
His next opponent won’t be an easy one either as he takes on Erick Silva at UFC
153 in October.
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| Jake Ellenberger (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
6. Jake Ellenberger – Ellenberger is coming off of a very
disappointing loss to #5 Martin Kampmann in June. He was dominating but was
caught flush with a knee to the chin. Before that fight, Ellenberger had won 6
straight with 4 of those coming by way of KO or TKO. The set back was big for
him but he has the ability to turn it around when he faces Jay Hieron at UFC on
FX 5 in October.
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| Martin Kampmann (Photo by Fight!) |
5. Martin Kampmann – Kampmann could very well be the most exciting
fighter in the UFC today. His last two come-from-behind wins over Thiago Alves
and Jake Ellenberger were two Fight of the Year candidates. Kampmann is going
to fight #4 Johny Hendricks in a fight that should be nothing short of amazing.
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| Johny Hendricks (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
4. Johny Hendricks - The monster from OSU has been on a tear,
taking out top competition since entering the UFC. He is coming off of wins
against Jon Fitch and Josh Koscheck. Hendricks is scheduled to take on #5
Martin Kampmann in a fight that will determine who fights the winner of GSP vs.
Carlos Condit.
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| Nick Diaz (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
3. Nick Diaz - Diaz is many things. But mainly a mess and a
brilliant fighter. He tested positive for marijuana and was suspended for a
year starting of February 4th, 2012, by the Nevada State Athletic
Commission. So, until then Diaz will be inactive.
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| Carlos Condit (MMAjunkie) |
2. Carlos Condit – Currently the UFC Interim Welterweight
Champion. Had to beat #3 Nick Diaz to win it. Condit has evolved into a very
technical and calculated “Killer”. He has learned to use his reach incredibly
well and has added a significant amount of power to his striking as well. He
will soon be in the fight of his life against GSP and if he can somehow beat
the champ, he will be the best in the world at 170.
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| GSP (Photo by MMAjunkie) |
1. Georges St. Pierre – Has been the perennial UFC Welterweight Champion
for many years. He won the title back at UFC 83. It has been that long since he
has shown any type of weakness. The guy can be considered one of the top
athletes alive in any sport. He will be fighting Carlos Condit in November at
UFC 154 to unify the titles.
Exciting times at 170! So what do you guys think? Let us know in the comments on what you
either agreed on or disagreed on.
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