Originally Posted by SlaveTrade

My rankings are a combination of achievements and recent activities.

Aoki - Aoki is the clear choice for being the #1 LW in the world. He's had nothing but success recently and after beating JZ, I think he deserves to be #1. Aoki is very consistent as well so him being #1 is an obvious choice.

JZ - I would've probably agreed with JZ being #1 before his loss to Aoki but since he's lost to Aoki, I think with his outstanding performance before the losses take him to #2.

Gomi - This is where people disagree with me because people think Penn deserves to be ranked higher than Gomi. Gomi may have lost to Penn before but that was a long time ago and since then, he's been on an absolute tear. He's won the Pride LW GP and while he does have losses to Diaz and Aurelio, he has avenged the Aurelio loss and he had a solid performance against Ludwig.

Penn - This guy is talented, no doubt about it. He does have the potential to become the #1 fighter in the world, however let's face it, this guy's recent wins were over Pulver, Stevenson and Sherk, with Sherk being his only impressive win.