It's always a hot debate when you are discussing the greatest of all time.
Whether it's in football, boxing, tennis, Formula 1 or, like in this instance, MMA.
Obviously having the debate in terms of MMA is even more complex as you've got so many promotions, not just Dana White's UFC, the cash cow of the industry.
Well, earlier this week, Fansided gave it a well and truly good go when they released their top 50 MMA fighters of the modern era.
This list provides serious talent through promotions such as UFC and Bellator. These promotions have entered the mainstream and have attracted the attention of millions of fans from around the world.
Even fighters that have competed in the Olympics are included in this famous list.
Who’s made the top 50 then? Let's get started!
50-31
50. Kayla Harrison
49. Douglas Lima
48. Colby Covington
47. Ben Askren
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46. Jorge Masvidal
45. Rafael dos Anjos
44. Benson Henderson
43. Eddie Alvarez
42. Cain Velasquez
41. Miesha Tate
40. Gegard Mousasi
39. Michael Bisping
38. Zhang Weili
37. Robbie Lawler
36. Rose Namajunas
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35. Anthony Pettis
34. Vadim Nemkov
33. Jan Blachowicz
32. Fabricio Werdum
31. Tony Ferguson
50-31 Summary
At number 50, Kayla Harrison competed in the Olympics in the Judo event and has used them skills to her advantage in the cage and looks to be heading to the UFC soon. Her goal is to become one of the best MMA female fighters in the world one day.
Other names you may see are Cain Velasquez and Ben Askren. As successful as their Octagon careers, these stars have also made themselves names outside the Octagon.
Ben Askren fought YouTuber/boxer Jake Paul, whilst Velasquez had a spell in WWE and had a fight with former UFC champion Brock Lesnar.
30-11
30. Charles Oliveira
29. AJ McKee
28. Justin Gaethje
27. Dustin Poirier
26. Chris Weidman
25. TJ Dillashaw
24. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
23. Tyron Woodley
22. Dominick Cruz
21. Robert Whittaker
20. Francis Ngannou
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19. Alexander Volkanovski
18. Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino
17. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire
16. Conor McGregor
15. Henry Cejudo
14. Israel Adesanya
13. Jose Aldo
12. Valentina Shevchenko
11. Max Holloway
30-11 Summary
It may come as a shock that Conor McGregor is only ranked 16th, but when you see the next 10, I’m sure you’re going to see why.
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Another shock on this list is Dustin Poirier. The Cowboy defeated McGregor twice and is one of the most skilled inside the Octagon. Ok ok, McGregor broke his ankle, but give the man some credit he deserves.
10-1
10. Anderson Silva
9. Ronda Rousey
8. Daniel Cormier
7. Stipe Miocic
6. Demetrious Johnson
5. Georges St-Pierre
4. Kamaru Usman
3. Amanda Nunes
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
1. Jon Jones
10-1 Summary
And there you have it! Jon Jones ranked as number one to top off an amazing list.
That top five is just world class when it comes to talent and skill inside the Octagon.
SOURCE : GiVEmesport
