Georges "Rush" St. Pierre (15-2-0):


Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is ranked first in the world in his weight class on several lists, if you put any creedence in such things.

St. Pierre recently dismantled 9-time former champion Matt Hughes in their third meeting. Hughes had previously dominated the welterweight division with his wrestling ability and freakish strength, although he also has excellent grappling skills. A phenomenal wrestler, Hughes had basically taken down his prior opponents at will. St. Pierre stopped his takedown attempts, took Hughes down himself, and totally dominated the action on the ground, winning by armbar in the second round.

During training, St. Pierre spends a couple days a week striking with strikers, wrestling with wrestlers, and grappling with grapplers. As a result, his skills have gone through the roof when compared to other mma fighters, who tend to be generalists and less focused when it comes to training in specific disciplines.

By all accounts, he is also an extremely nice guy.

This fight is from the middle of his career, coming off his first loss. He really cranks the kimura that ends the match. It looks ridiculously painful.