MMA Top 10 Women's Pound for Pound: Cyborg? Larosa? Fuji? Kaufman
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11/21/2009 11:31 AM ET By Michael David Smith
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Watching Kerry Vera beat Kim Couture on Friday night, I was thinking about the current state of women's MMA and how hard it is to determine who the top fighters are.
Women's MMA is still in its infancy and it's nearly impossible to identify which fighters can really fight (like I think Vera can), which fighters are a step below (like I think Couture is) and which fighters really shouldn't even be in the cage (like I think would be a fair way to describe Couture's one-time opponent Lina Kvokov).
So I've put together my own list of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters in women's MMA, and I want you to give me your suggestions in the comments, in e-mail or to me on Twitter @MichaelDavSmith.
1. Cris Cyborg
2. Tara Larosa
3. Megumi Fuji
4. Sarah Kaufman
5. Miku Matsumoto
6. Marloes Coenen
7. Yuka Tsuji
8. Erin Toughill
9. Hitomi Akano
10. Gina Carano
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I'm calling it right now, Coenen is going to beat Cyborg. Cyborg throws her punches wildly when she's on the ground, and that's just begging for Coenen to catch her in an arm bar.
Kerry Vera only has two pro MMA fights so she can't make the list yet but she'll be on it soon. Anyone know whether she's fighting for Strikeforce or Bellator (or both) next year?
Bellator has a ton of good women like Jessica Pene and Stefanie Guimareas.
lol...Cyborg is going to maul Marloes.
Strikeforce needs to get Cris in english lessons soon because she is going to be huge.
Only 24 has an appealing style is only going to get better and isn't going to lose for a long time.
As for the list I think it's spot on and am really glad to see Cyborg ranked 1st here because she is the best. So many of the MMA elite try and claim Fuji is the best in the world because P4P lists tend to lean toward smaller fights, but Cyborg is a one of a kind and deserves to be #1.
My only complaints would be Gina should be a couple spots higher and Shayna Baszler should be on the list. Her submission skills are top notch and she's fought top competition for the majority of her career.
i think there both good but lose badly probably up against the lowest male mma fighter
This is the last year of Gina being on any sort of top-ten list. Cyborg rocked her to her core. If anything, Gina is scared to fight after the mugging she received. She'll probably fight one more time, get her clock cleaned again, and retire. Of course, this is assuming they don't feed her a can.
Gina can beat Cyborg. If she can stay focused.
She had the mount twice and stood up. She landed
some good right hands and escaped from 2 submissions. She needs to not use the body round house kick which Cyborg caught and got her in trouble. She needs use the front kick when Cyborg
rushs in and leg kicks which she did not throw at all.
In all the list is good, with Cyborg #1, Gina, Sarah and Marloes show be higher at the top.
I can't go with that logic. She's on the list simply because of marketing. She can win if she fights a completely different way and Cyborg doesn't progress? Cyborg is dedicated to fighting. Gina is dedicated to modeling and acting with a side fight thrown in here/there.
2010 will be Gina's last hurrah. I don't see any way to salvage the so-called 'Face of MMA' if she suffers another brutal beating or gets finessed with a quick submission. She has some talent, but it's mostly gimmick based on her mildly attractive looks.
MegaMegu should be #1 P4P hands down.
Toughill at #8?
Wow I'd say she is top 3 for sure. Coenen, Toughill & Cyborg are top 3 imo.
You forgot Rosi Sexton. She is top 5, no question about it.