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UFC And MMA Fighters Have Been Ranked From 'GOAT' To 'Not A Fighter'

UFC And MMA Fighters Have Been Ranked From 'GOAT' To 'Not A Fighter'

From Khabib Nurmagomedov and Conor McGregor to Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey, MMA fighters have been placed in one of seven tiers.

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Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones is among the MMA fighters to be classed in 'GOAT' status.

SPORTbible used TierMaker to rank several MMA fighters, both past and present, from 'GOAT' status to 'not a fighter.'

Joining Jones in receiving a nod for the 'GOAT' of MMA is Georges St-Pierre, who reigned over the welterweight division for years.

Below GOAT is the 'legend' tier and features the likes of UFC superstar Conor McGregor, lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and Anderson Silva.

SPORTbible also created a 'future legend' category and it boasts names like Israel Adesanya, Darren Till and Francis Ngannou.

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Controversial as it might seem, a TierMaker wouldn't be complete without a handful of fighters landing in an 'overrated' tier.

Ronda Rousey might be widely regarded as a pioneer for women in combat sports and a UFC Hall of Famer, but brutal back-to-back defeats to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes has seen her drop into this category.

And no doubt other controversial picks that were placed in the 'overrated' tier included Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar and Ben Askren.

Posted below is SPORTbible's TierMaker for MMA fighters.

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GOAT: Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre

Legend: Conor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Chuck Lidell, Anderson Silva, Daniel Cormier, Jose Aldo, Michael Bisping, Demetrious Johnson, Matt Hughes, Rampage Jackson, Randy Couture

Future Legend: Israel Adesanya, Darren Till, Francis Ngannou, Max Holloway, Zabit Magomedsharipov

Good: Nate Diaz, Nick Diaz, Henry Cejudo, Tony Ferguson, Amanda Nunes, Jorge Masvidal, Stipe Miocic, Tyron Woodley, Kamaru Usman, Cain Velasquez, Frank Mir, Tito Ortiz

Overrated: Ronda Rousey, Alistair Overeem, Brock Lesnar, Ben Askren, Jeremy Stephens, Cody Garbrandt, Ken Shamrock,

Trash: Sage Northcutt, Paige VanZant, Artem Lobov, John Alessio, James Toney

Not A Fighter: CM Punk

Image: TierMaker
Image: TierMaker

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Topics: UFC News, MMA News, UFC, MMA