Top 5 Canadian Fighters in MMA

Americans and Brazilians lead the landscape of the best MMA fighters, but there are some very talented Canadians in the sport and thriving in the UFC. Here are the top five:

1. Georges St-Pierre

The greatest welterweight of all time, GSP has won the UFC title on two separate occasions and defended it eight times. He is arguably the second best fighter of all time after Anderson Silva.

2. Rory MacDonald.

Dubbed as the Next One, Rory MacDonald is expected to take over the welterweight division in the UFC when GSP retires or loses, and that would make for possibly another welterweight champion from Canada. The original was Carlos Newton, then GSP, and possibly MacDonald in the future. He is very talented in all areas, but his ground and pound seems to be the most brutal attribute. His killer instinct and serial killer type of personality he has developed have made him one of the most feared forces at 170.

3. TJ Grant

This UFC lightweight fighter from Nova Scotia, Canada, brings a well rounded and dangerous attack. He has good wrestling, great BJJ, and his powerful punches make him a very strong threat on the feet. He finished off Matt Wiman and that's not easy task at all, as Wiman is a very gritty and tough lightweight. Additionally, Grant is just one win away (Gray Maynard) from getting a shot at Benson Henderson's UFC lightweight title.

4. Francis Carmont

Francis has been a perfect 5-0 in the UFC. The Tristar fighter out of Montreal has defeated Chris Camozzi, Magnus Cednblad, Karlos Vemola, Tom Lawlor, and Lorenz Larkin.

5. Jordan Mein

Another very strong prospect from Canada. He showed some moments of brilliance against Matt Brown in the UFC, but was steamrolled in the end by the Brown who was on fire that night in San Jose. However, I think that just Rory MacDonald learned from fighting the tough Carlos Condit in his second fight, Jordan Mein will also learn so much from his second fight in the league against Brown. Despite the loss, Mein has looked brilliant in fights against Dan miller, Evangelist Santos, Marius Zarmomskis, and Joe Riggs.