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Top 3 fighters of all time, by division

Top three fighters in each weight division, including Cris Justino, Fedor Emelianenko, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, BJ Penn, and Jose Aldo.

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Chris Palmquist
March 12, 2014 · 1 min read
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Bleacher Report recently compiled a list of the best fighters of all time, by division. The author surveyed 15 B/R writers, soliciting a top 3 from each, and then compiling them.

Women’s (P4P)

1. Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino

2. Ronda Rousey

3. MegumiFujii

Heavyweight

1. FedorEmelianenko

2. Cain Velasquez

3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones (unanimous vote)

2. Chuck Liddell

3. Tie: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Wanderlei Silva

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva (unanimous vote)

2. Rich Franklin

3. Dan Henderson

Welterweight

1. Georges St-Pierre (unanimous vote)

2. Matt Hughes

3. Pat Miletich

Lightweight

1. BJ Penn (unanimous vote)

2. Frankie Edgar

3. TakanoriGomi

?Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo (unanimous vote)

2. Urijah Faber

3. Mike Brown

Bantamweight

1. Renan Barao

2. Dominick Cruz

3. Miguel Torres

Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson (unanimous vote)

2. Joseph Benavidez

3. Ian McCall

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