To become a superstar in any sport, it usually takes a huge season/year that is above and beyond anything they’ve ever done that gets people to notice them. So roll back the clock to December of 2010 and take a look where the following ten fighters were in their careers. If you think really hard, [...]
Archive for the ‘Top 10’ Category
Year-End ‘Viggie Awards’ … Our Top 10 Breakout Fighters of the Year
Posted: January 6, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
The Year-End ‘Viggie Awards’ … Our Top 10 Fighters of the Year for 2011
Posted: January 4, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
It doesn’t take a genius to hand Jon Jones an award. Nor is it very interesting. We all know who the winner of this award is. But it takes a special group of people to turn this award into a top 10 list. That’s just what we’ve done. We did it this way because you [...]
2011 TOP TEN: The Year’s Biggest Upsets
Posted: December 23, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
As 2011 winds down, it’s fun to look back and see some of the biggest stories of the year. I started looking at some of the upsets that occurred and whaddya know, there were plenty of them. Perfect excuse for a guaranteed “internet click magnet”–a top ten list. I’m sure we’ll hear some comments, as [...]
Who’s Number 1? MMA Pound for Pound Rankings
Posted: December 22, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10, Vigilante RankingsIs there anything that creates more arguments than a top 10 list? Anytime someone says X is better than Y, half the people will call you crazy. The Pound for Pound rankings have always been about as subjective as it can get. We have our own idea of what P4P should mean. Frankly, it has [...]
Top 10 Things We Missed This Past Weekend.
Posted: November 28, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Event Results, Latest news, Top 10Tags: Fresh
Alright, on behalf of The Vig, S-Cla$$ and I would like to formally apologize for not writing a single damn thing this past holiday weekend. What can we say? We’re embarrassed. I have never been this humiliated in my entire life. There is no excuse for what happened. With that, I’m going to give you [...]
Top 10 List — Best TUF Fighters Ever
Posted: November 4, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, The Ultimate Fighter, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
We are hot and heavy into the 14th season of Ultimate Fighter. That’s a pretty big sample size. The reality show that began in 2005 has given us numerous UFC fighters, including stars, also-rans, and even 3 world champions. I’ve seen lists like this before, but really, it changes all the time. We have taken [...]
Top Ten Fighters I Want in the UFC Today
Posted: September 21, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
Now that a few big name fighters have jumped from Strikeforce to the UFC, it’s fun to think about others following in the near future. It would bulk up each division with more top level fighters and create some great dream matches we thought we’d never get to see. Today, I’m throwing out a few [...]
Top 10 Most Anticipated UFC Fights this Fall
Posted: September 13, 2011 in Top 10, UFC EventsTags: S-Cla$$
Since summer is officially over, that means it’s officially winter in Minneapolis. It also means I can get out my highlighter and plan my viewing schedule. I’m a busy guy. I have to not only watch UFC events, but also reserve some time to tend to my horrifically bad fantasy football team—I drafted Bronco Nagurski [...]
Top 10 most over-rated fighters on the current Zuffa roster: 5-1
Posted: August 12, 2011 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: Fresh
As a continuation of yesterday’s article, here is who I think are the 5 most over-rated fighters currently on the Zuffa roster. If you think I’m missing someone or have someone to high or low, comment and let me know! Now on to the top 5 most over-rated fighters:
Year-End ‘Viggie Awards’ … Our Top 10 Falling Stars of 2011
Posted: January 11, 2012 in Commentary/Opinion, Top 10Tags: S-Cla$$
Today we present yet another installment of the highest profile yearly awards in the world—The Viggies. The top ten performers on this list won’t be celebrating much though. The “Falling Star” is somewhat the opposite of our last list, “Breakout Performers.” These ten fighters have all suffered major setbacks in 2011, be it due to [...]