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All Time MMA Rankings Part 2: Bantamweight

I know last time I wrote that I'd be putting out men's flyweight rankings but that was before I really looked into it.  uhh..  Looking over at FightMatrix's top 10 fighters, I've seen barely half of them fight.  I've never even heard of the guy at #2.  So, sorry Demetrious Johnson, but I'm not going to be able to accurately rank #2-5 in your division.  Look out for him on the P4P list though.  So, let's move on to the Bantamweights.  Honorable mention: Cody Garbrandt, Brian Bowles, Joseph Benavidez, Eddie Wineland 5. Urijah Faber photo credit: Sherdog Years Active: 2003-present Record: 35-10 Big League Record: 20-9 Championships: GC (2x, 2 defenses), KOTC (5 defenses), WEC (featherweight, 5 defenses) Title Fight Record: 15-8 (9-4 at bantamweight) vs champs record: 6-8 vs top 5 record: 1-4 Notable Wins: Dominick Cruz, Jens Pulver (x2), Brian Bowles, Raphael Assuncao Urijah Faber put the little guys on the map at a time when the UFC didn

Hiking in Place: Colorado Springs

Bert Kreischer was the cause of our latest adventure.  I can't say that he's "at fault" because that has a negative connotation.  Some years back when Bert's Travel Channel show "Bert the Conqueror" showed this clip: I promised Mila that during one of our excursions out of San Angelo, we'd make our way to Colorado and scream in a canyon. mission accomplished Our time in Texas seems to be winding down and I hear that Colorado has this thing called winter, so that closes our window even more.  We decided to take advantage of the 4 day weekend over Labor Day to make the 700 mile trip up to Colorado Springs. It wasn't an easy choice, however.  There were a few big events going on that same weekend around the country.  My step brother Eric and his awesome wife Alyssa got married over in North Carolina.  Most, if not all, of my aunts and uncles (other side of the family) got together up in Wisconsin for a family reunion/final goodbye to Grandm