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Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko (IPA: ['fʲodər jemilʲja'nʲenkə], Russian: Фëдор Емельяненко, sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko) (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and the last person to hold the PRIDE heavyweight championship. He had been the reigning heavyweight champion in PRIDE since March 16, 2003.

Emelianenko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last five years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, and The Wrestling Observer. In addition to holding notable individual wins over Semmy Schilt, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Filipović, and Mark Hunt, he has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the PRIDE 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo Championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national judo championships.


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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (born June 2, 1976 in Vitória da Conquista, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist known for his technical mastery of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the current UFC interim heavyweight champion.

Nogueira is also noted to be a proficient striker, training annually with the Cuban National Boxing Team. He rose to prominence in the Japanese PRIDE Fighting Championship promotion, where he was the PRIDE heavyweight champion from November 2001 to March 2003. Nogueira is currently ranked as the world number two heavyweight by MMAWeekly and Nokaut, and holds notable victories over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović, Josh Barnett, Dan Henderson, Mark Coleman, Sergei Kharitonov, Fabricio Werdum, Semmy Schilt, Ricco Rodriguez, Heath Herring(three times), Bob Sapp, Gary Goodridge, Jeremy Horn and Tim Sylvia.

Nogueira has a twin brother, Antônio Rogério Nogueira, who is also a professional mixed martial artist. Antônio Rodrigo has a distinguishing large scar on the right side of his back from a truck accident as a youth.


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Norifumi Yamamoto

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (birth date March 15, 1977) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter. He is associated with Purebred Tokyo and Killer Bee. He quickly gained popularity in the Shooto organization due to his aggressive, well-rounded style and controversial persona. He moved on to K-1 HERO'S, where he won their tournament in December, 2005 after defeating Genki Sudo via a controversial TKO due to punches.

Kid comes from a wrestling family with his father Ikuei Yamamoto representing Japan at the 1972 Olympic games in Munich and his sisters Miyu and Seiko both winning world championships in freestyle wrestling. Kid received his education in the United States and wrestled at Marcos de Niza High School in Tempe, Arizona, capturing three state championships (with a third place finish as a freshman). He also trained briefly under Choi Mu Bae.

Kid naturally walks around at 143 pounds. Though most fighters his size fight at 130 pounds, most of Kid's fights have been in the Lightweight Division (155lbs) as it was the lightest division in HERO's. Now competing in DREAM (co-promoted by former PRIDE executives from Dream Stage Entertainment and K-1 HERO's executives), Kid will be fighting in the Featherweight Division (145lbs) as it is closer to his natural weight.


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Miguel Torres

Miguel Torres (born January 18, 1981) is a mixed martial artist who fights for the World Extreme Cagefighting. He is the current WEC Bantamweight champion. Torres specializes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and also possesses a potent Muay Thai striking arsenal.

Ranks and titles he has: WEC Bantamweight Champion. Brown belt in BJJ under Carlson Gracie. Total Fight Challenge, Iron Heart Crown, Shooto Americas 132-pound, Extreme Shootfighting, and Superbrawl Champion.

His MMA record is 33-1.


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Forrest Griffin

Forrest Griffin (born July 1, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio) is the first-season winner of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter, a reality show which showcases mixed martial arts. He defeated Stephan Bonnar in a popular final bout, widely acclaimed as one of the best MMA fights of all time, winning by unanimous decision and landing him a professional contract to fight in the UFC (See Griffin vs Bonnar, April 9, 2005).

He currently holds a professional mixed martial arts record of fifteen wins (3 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, and 5 by decision) and four losses (2 by KO/TKO and 2 by decision).

As of April 19, 2008, Griffin was ranked by MMAWeekly.com as the #6 light heavyweight fighter in the world, and by MMANews.com as the #4 light heavyweight fighter in the world.

He holds notable wins over: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Hector Ramirez, Chael Sonnen, Stephan Bonnar, and Jeff Monson.

Forrest was recently announced as one of the coaches of the popular TV series "The Ultimate Fighter", airing on Spike TV. The other coach will be current UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson.

Originally Posted by Blitzkrieg To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I voted for Griffin because he's in the UFC.

Originally Posted by Twist of Lemon To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 20 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. that makes him P4P a better fighter then fedor or KID right?

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