I'm not talking about the mainstream fighters, pioneers, or most wins, etc. I'm talking about the true fighters who are willing to compete against the best every single time and come out on top.
Here is my list (no particular order):
1) Randy Couture
2) Fedor Emelienenko
3) Kazushi Sakuraba
4) Dan Henderson
5) Matt Hughes
6) Vanderlei Silva
7) Antonio Nogueria
8) Jeremy Horn
9) Chuck Liddell
10) Quinton Jackson
In other words, this is my All-Madden team. Who else are more proven than these fighters? They don't choose opponants, special rules, or bitch about outcomes. (Except for maybe Sak at UFCJ..ha) These guys are the true legends of MMA.
I like Wand and all but who has he fought to really warrent that ranking?He has beaten guys much smaller than himself and he has lost to Vitor very abd , and to Tito who dropped him on his face.He has beaten a tired Rampage, Dan Hederson who weighs about 185, and Saku who isn't that tough anymore.
UFCbarb - I sorta agree but to Silva's credit he does fights like every other show and has beat everyone they put in front of him in Pride. He wasn't my top choice for sure.