Bubba_Sparks Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 This topic has been done a billion times, and always ended up with arguments about GSP v Silva v Jones. It's also pretty hard to compare an OG HW, with a modern day BW, for example. So let's do it by weight class, starting with my favourite division of all time: Middleweight. Simple question. Who makes your MMA MW Mount Rushmore, and why? Mine would be: Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort I assume Silva needs no justification. Franklin was the OG MW, and probably would have held the belt a lot longer had he lived in a different era to Silva. Bisping is probably not even in the top 10 MW's of all time, but his capture of the belt in his 36th fight at the age of 37 was the stuff of legends. And finally Vitor...did anyone have a better yearly highlight reel than Vitor when he ran through Rockhold, Bisping and Henderson (all former or eventual champions) in a crazy 10 month period in 2013. I'm wrong about a lot of things though, so feel free to post your alternative. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted February 14, 2022 Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 It's hard to put together a Mount Rushmore with a bunch of a cans. Silva and that's about it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Sparks Posted February 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2022 2 hours ago, cashfl0w said: It's hard to put together a Mount Rushmore with a bunch of a cans. Silva and that's about it. TBF, the actual Mount Rushmore is basically George Washington plus a bunch of cans. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ijosef Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Keith Hackney 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzPride Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Honestly though, I'd say '09 Hendo, Vitor, '14 Rockhold and Kelvin with GSP off to the side. Edited February 15, 2022 by OzPride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice64011 Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Franklin Hendo Mousasi WeidGoat 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyte Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Anderson Silva (MW GOAT) Rich Franklin (OG) Israel Adesanya (when it's all said and done. Four title defenses currently. Don't see anybody beating him anytime soon.) Michael Bisping (imo probably the most iconic MW next to Anderson. Bisping was always in the mix , and he was Conor McGregor before Conor McGregor in terms of selling fights, promoting himself, and getting people to hate him.) EDIT: @OzPride Edited February 15, 2022 by Nyte 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyte Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 I actually really like Bisping nowadays. Towards the latter part of his career is when I was warming up to him Seeing him beat Rockhold on weeks notice was something to behold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Sparks Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Nyte said: Anderson Silva (MW GOAT) Rich Franklin (OG) Israel Adesanya (when it's all said and done. Four title defenses currently. Don't see anybody beating him anytime soon.) Michael Bisping (imo probably the most iconic MW next to Anderson. Bisping was always in the mix , and he was Conor McGregor before Conor McGregor in terms of selling fights, promoting himself, and getting people to hate him.) Strong line up. Swap Izzy for Vitor and it's pretty much perfect. Oh, also, don't forget to @OzPride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyte Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 8 minutes ago, Bubba_Sparks said: Strong line up. Swap Izzy for Vitor and it's pretty much perfect. Oh, also, don't forget to @OzPride. Good call - edit has been made. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzPride Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 6 hours ago, Nyte said: Anderson Silva (MW GOAT) Rich Franklin (OG) Israel Adesanya (when it's all said and done. Four title defenses currently. Don't see anybody beating him anytime soon.) Michael Bisping (imo probably the most iconic MW next to Anderson. Bisping was always in the mix , and he was Conor McGregor before Conor McGregor in terms of selling fights, promoting himself, and getting people to hate him.) EDIT: @OzPride Lol spits over Vitor or Criedcan gtfo you scrub 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillandpower Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 For as much Weidman got me rustled we do need consider the fact that he took the torch from Andy and beat Vitor and Machida. No more hate on me end tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyte Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Somehow I forgot about Weidman 😅 He did look unbeatable for a minute there If we're not accounting for current fighters, then Weidman for Adesanya makes sense. I'd throw Weidman over Belfort considering he won the belt and had some good defenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_Take_Roids_m8 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 Vitor Hendo Leben Khazmat The rest are druggie steroid using trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbear05 Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Silva Hendo Franklin Bisping Jury still out on Khazmat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Sparks Posted February 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 22 minutes ago, pjbear05 said: Silva Hendo Franklin Bisping Jury still out on Khazmat. Another strong line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Horse Posted February 18, 2022 Report Share Posted February 18, 2022 Bisping x4. All others pissed hotter than the sun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 On 2/18/2022 at 11:11 AM, pjbear05 said: Silva Hendo Franklin Bisping Jury still out on Khazmat. Hard to make the MW Mount Rushmore as a LHW scheduled to fight a LW at WW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashfl0w Posted February 19, 2022 Report Share Posted February 19, 2022 Thread is hard as a rock. Appropriate, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillandpower Posted February 28, 2022 Report Share Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 11:49 AM, cashfl0w said: Hard to make the MW Mount Rushmore as a LHW scheduled to fight a LW at WW. Yep. That’s what bothers me a little bit about his fight with Burns, honestly. I don’t mind and I get why he might want to start things at WW first but I wish he would just stick with MW already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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