Future hall of famers????

Huges
St Pierre
Anderson Silva
Penn


I get Gracie, Shamrock, Severn, liddell, Couture but why is Coleman in there

Tito Ortiz
Matt Hughes
Anderson Silva
Jens Pulver
BJ Penn
and MAYBE Rich Franklin

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Posted by State_Champ

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Posted by Violence108

Matt Hughes - greatest welter weight Champ on all time

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Not for long......
GSP is quickly closing in on "greatest WW champ of all time" title.

Arguably, GSP is already the greatest. But personally, I think he needs a few more title defenses.

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Not sure i agree with that. Im a GSP nuthugger but he has a ways to go before he will surpass hughes' credentials. Just to put it in perspective, hughes has 7 succesful title defenses and st. pierre has 3 thus far. Not saying it wont happen, in fact i agree it probably will, but i dont think it will be anytime soon. GSP has annihilated all competition so far but hughes was pretty dominant in his hayday as well, not to mention he has way more fights in the ufc overall.

I think definately Rich Franklin. He is kind of an ambassador for the UFC or MMA in general...he has been the main event in new places all the time. He has been champion and i dont think i have seen one boring fight of his...except for maybe the Yushin Okami fight... but every Okami fight seems to end up a bit slow lol imo

bt they will ever have Hendo in there if he signs with another org, however there should eventually be an MMA HOF and he would definately deserve a spot IMO.

Above anyone else, I honestly think Hughes should be put in next. After him would probably be Silva.

BJ Penn
GSP(if the dominance continues over the next few fights)
The Spider of course

If Arlovski is still eligible since moving onto another organization, I'd really like to see him added into there. He was a very entertaining fighter to watch and always attracted fans.

Forrest is guaranteed HOF status, the guy is part of the reason why MMA is so big, even if he never won a fight again he will be in the HOF no doubt.

other guaranteed HOF's

Tito Ortiz
Matt Hughes
BJ Penn
Anderson Silva
GSP

Possible future HOF's

Hendo(if he signs back to the UFC)
Rampage
Big Nog
Wandy
Vitor Belfort
Rich franklin
Machida
Lesnar (if he gets healthy again)
Pat Miletich

At first when I saw Griffin I thought no way but some of these comments have got me thinking that he really was in one of the most important fights in the UFC, and has come out on top in some really key fights, but also lost a couple times to some of the best in the world. I'm not 100% sure but I'm leaning towards him being in it now. I know I want him to be.

Guys I think should be in soon/will be in if they continue dominating:
Jens Pulver
Matt Hughes
Anderson Silva
Georges St. Pierre
Brock Lesnar
Forrest Griffin

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Posted by spikerman19

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Posted by emfleek

Anderson Silva
BJ Penn
Georges St. Pierre
Joe Rogan
Lyoto Machida
Forrest Griffin
Quinton Jackson
Frank Mir
Pat Militech
Matt Hughes
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria
Tito Ortiz
Evan Tanner

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I would say no to:
Griffin
Jackson

This might sound weird but what abut Sylvia just for his title fights.

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you say no to Forrest and Rampage, but you think Tim Sylvia is in with a good shot?

I think if your a Former Champ you should be in The Fall of Fame at some points, its not easy getting the Belt .
so fighters like
Rich Franklin
Forrest Griffin
Rashad Evans
Rampage Jackson
Evan Tanner
Tim Sylvia
AA
Brock Lesnar
Matt Hughes
GSP
Matt Serra
BJ Penn
Sean Sherk
Lil Evil

should at least be considerd every time

I see 5 current UFC fighters who are "no-brainers" for the HoF:

Matt Hughes: 16-5 in the UFC; tied with C. Liddell for most wins in the UFC, all-time; 9-3 in UFC title fights; tied with R. Couture for most wins in UFC title fights; 5 consecutive title defenses, tied with A. Silva and T. Ortiz for most, all-time; 2 different 6-fight winning streaks (tied with several others for 10th-place, although he's the only one of them with two such winning streaks).

Anderson Silva: 10-0 in the UFC; longest winning streak in the history of the UFC; 5 consecutive title defenses, tied with M. Hughes and T. Ortiz for most, all-time.

Tito Ortiz: 14-6-1 in the UFC; tied with R. Couture for 3rd-most UFC wins, all-time; 6 wins in UFC title fights, tied with GSP for 3rd-most, all-time; 5 consecutive title defenses, tied with A. Silva and M. Hughes for most, all-time.

Georges St. Pierre: 13-2 in the UFC; 5th-most wins, all-time; 6-fight winning streak (tied with several others for 10th place); 6 wins in UFC title fights, tied with T. Ortiz for 3rd-most, all-time; 3 consecutive title defenses, 7th all-time.

Rich Franklin: 12-4 in the UFC; 6th-most wins, all-time; 7 consecutive UFC wins, tied with 4 others for 5th-place.


I expect B.J. Penn to earn a place in the Hall of Fame, provided he wants one. He says he wants to be considered one of the greatest of all time, and I have no reason not to believe him, but he hasn't done it yet, imo. And it's way too early to even mention Brock Lesnar. Lyoto Machida is only 31, and Shogun Rua turns only 28 next week.

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Posted by AchillesHeel
Lyoto Machida is only 31, and Shogun Rua turns only 28 next week.

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Not that I totally disagree with your list, but GSP is only 28 as well. Added to which I would discount Rua for the sole fact that he hasn't fought much in the UFC.



Of the ones mentioned in this thread, these are definite NOs IMO (as a general comment, I think if you've been caught with banned substances, I think you're out)
Forrest Griffin - other than being the first TUF winner and a one time champion, what has he done? And before someone lectures me about the Grifin-Bonnar fight, I don't buy the hype. TUF brought the UFC's popularity up, not Forrest Griffin. Also, Diego was also a TUF 1 winner and a much more dominant fighter on the show than Forrest. Not saying Diego should be in, but I'm just saying that being a TUF winner should not be considered for a HoF entry.

Quinton Jackson - more suitable champions that are currently not in, hasn't been much of a champion

Frank Mir - more suitable champions that are currently not in

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria - Not many fights in the UFC. Only one time champion

Shogun - not enough UFC fights and no title

Jens Pulver - more suitable champions that are currently not in

Tim Sylvia - Had spotty career in UFC.

Brock Lesnar - not enough fights and there is no assurances that he will be fighting again

Tanner - The guy had a great run in the UFC, but only one belt. Post humous sympathy may get him a spot though. However, I feel there are a number of other candidates that should come before him.

Henderson - Spotty showing in UFC, no championships, few UFC fights

Wanderlei Silva - Horrible record in UFC and even possibly a losing record, few fights

Matt Serra - Unless there is an award for running into a spinning backfist from the same guy twice, uh no, not even close.

Sean Sherk - UFC record is not that great, not many titles.

Evans - time will tell.


Guys that are on the cusp
Pat Militech - had a good run in the UFC, spotty elsewhere, but this is the UFC HoF not MMA HoF. He should be considered in the next couple years.

BJ Penn - Other's have better records, but BJ has pretty much only fought the best (like Randy has).

Franklin - depends on how he finishes his career. His record is decent, but in terms of titles, he is pretty much the same as Jens IMO

GSP - The guy still has a bright future in the UFC. Saying GSP should be in the HoF is like saying we should put Crosby or Ovechkin in the hockey HoF. Just too early, but it will come barring a disaster.

Machida - needs more title def.

Vitor Belfort - will depend on next few years and how he does in UFC. His banned substance issue is a blemish, but it didn't happen in the UFC, so It's debatable.

Arlovski - similar boat as Pat Miletich, but lower on the ladder. He may get a spot for the most diverse set of hair styles, each with their own ego, on a fighter.


The ones that are common names on this thread and not mentioned above are the definite no brainers for the next 2-3 years, depending on the number they induct each year. Add BJM and Bruce Buffer to the list of no brainers.

I think some people are missing the fact that his is the UFC HoF, not MMA HoF