I was just wondering what the readers of BE thought. I am having a pretty funny discussion with some people about it.They keep bringing up people he's beaten years ago, and those people aren't even held in very high regard.  I just don't see any way he could be in the top 10 on anybody's list, even by default. He could be top 20 by default, but I think there are 20 guys that could beat him. His best win recently was over Gesias, but who has Gesias beaten that's good enough for him to be held in such high regard? I think some MMA fans rate people that compete overseas WAY too highly. Just because the fight in a bigger organization, doesn't mean the talent is on par with the elite fighters of the world. Kawajiri is a big fish in a small pond, a pond that picks opponents for the native fish. Many good wrestlers would smother him for 15 minutes.

If you say NO(which you should) or YES, please explain why.

I know BE has him at #8, but do you really think he'd beat Tyson Griffin(#9), Sean Sherk(#10), Diego Sanchez(#12), and Jim Miller(#13)? They'd smother him all day.

http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=eventDetail.FightCard&eid=2469

Awesome card. The PPV's have been 11 fights this year for the most part, so I doubt Kimbo v.s. Alexander will be added. What do you guys think of this card? This will be my first live UFC since UFC 100, I am already pumped.

BJ Penn Vs. Diego Sanchez
	Name: BJ Penn Height: 5' 9" (175 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 14-5-1	"The Prodigy"		Name: Diego Sanchez Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 23-2-0	"Nightmare"

Frank Mir Vs. Cheick Kongo
	Name: Frank Mir Height: 6' 3" (191 cm) Weight: 240 (109 kg) Record: 12-4-0			Name: Cheick Kongo Height: 6' 4" (193 cm) Weight: 240 (109 kg) Record: 24-5-1

Thiago Alves Vs. Paulo Thiago
	Name: Thiago Alves Height: 5' 9" (175 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 22-5-0	"Pit bull"		Name: Paulo Thiago Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 11-1-0

Kenny Florian Vs. Clay Guida
	Name: Kenny Florian Height: 5' 10" (178 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 13-4-0	"KenFlo"		Name: Clay Guida Height: 5' 7" (170 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 25-7-0	"The Carpenter"

Paul Buentello Vs. Todd Duffee
	Name: Paul Buentello Height: 6' 2" (188 cm) Weight: 235 (107 kg) Record: 27-10-0	"The Headhunter"		Name: Todd Duffee Height: 6' 3" (191 cm) Weight: 260 (118 kg) Record: 6-0-0

Alan Belcher Vs. Wilson Gouveia
	Name: Alan Belcher Height: 6' 2" (188 cm) Weight: 185 (84 kg) Record: 13-5-0	"The Talent"		Name: Wilson Gouveia Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 185 (84 kg) Record: 12-6-0
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Matt Wiman Vs. Shane Nelson
	Name: Matt Wiman Height: 5' 10" (178 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 10-5-0	"Handsome"		Name: Shane Nelson Height: 5' 9" (175 cm) Weight: 155 (70 kg) Record: 13-4-0	"Sugar"
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Johny Hendricks Vs. Ricardo Funch
	Name: Johny Hendricks Height: 5' 9" (175 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 6-0-0			Name: Ricardo Funch Height: n/a Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record:
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Rousimar Palhares Vs. Lucio Linhares
	Name: Rousimar Palhares Height: 5' 8" (173 cm) Weight: 185 (84 kg) Record: 18-2-0	"Toquinho"		Name: Lucio Linhares Height: n/a Weight: 185 (84 kg) Record:
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DaMarques Johnson Vs. Edgar Garcia
	Name: DaMarques Johnson Height: 6' 1" (185 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 14-7-0			Name: Edgar Garcia Height: 5' 11" (180 cm) Weight: 170 (77 kg) Record: 7-1-0
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