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CECIL PEOPLES: MMA Judge and P4P Rankings Guru

Everyone knows Cecil Peoples as one of the foremost judges at major MMA events, and a contributor to some of the most talked about decisions in the sport. Well, he arranged his contribution to the Yahoo! P4P MMA rankings but accidentally sent the list to me instead of the powers-that-be at Yahoo. So I figured I would publish them and give you a sneak peek…

20. TANK ABBOTT

Cecil Peoples: He showed great cardio in his last fight and I fully expect him to make some waves in the heavyweight division. If he takes on some serious heavyweight contenders like Fedor, Brock Lesnar or Warpath Villareal, he could skyrocket up this list.

19. MONSTAH LOBSTAH

Cecil Peoples: He is only about 25th on my P4P rankings as a fighter but he is P4P one of the best fight instigators in the sport. I expect big things from him in the future.

18. HERSCHEL WALKER

Cecil Peoples: The man is undefeated in his mixed martial arts career. That’s all there is to say on the matter.

17. KEITH HACKNEY

Cecil Peoples: He would be higher up on my rankings but groin strikes don’t end fights.

16. AFRO PUFF

Cecil Peoples: He did much better against Kimbo than The Bouncer.

15. KIMBO SLICE

Cecil Peoples: He beat Afro Puff.

14. MATT MITRIONE

Cecil Peoples: The man has a strong mental game. I hear voices in my head when I judge fights so I understand how this can work to his advantage in the cage.

13. ANDY WANG

Cecil Peoples: Game planner extraordinaire, plus he can take a punch.

12. JOSE CANSECO

Cecil Peoples: He gave up something like 70 pounds to Hong Man Choi and still won the fight. If you divide 70 pounds by 300 career home runs and multiply that by the number of punches he threw in celebrity boxing, you get 12, which is where I put him on my rankings.

11. KIMO LEOPOLDO

Cecil Peoples: He dropped from 11th to 14th on my rankings when I thought he was dead after that nasty internet rumor, but with confirmation that he is still alive, he retains his original position.

10. SEAN SALMON

Cecil Peoples: If that aerial kick had connected against Rashad Evans, he would be top five. I still gave him the win in that fight.

9. TEILA TULI

Cecil Peoples: It has not yet been proven that Sumo Wrestling is not dominant over all other martial arts in a head-to-head matchup. I expect it to hold up quite well against kickboxing, for example.

8. DMX

Cecil Peoples: Y’all gonna make me lose my mind, up in here, up in here!
CT: DMX? Has he even made his pro debut yet?
Cecil Peoples: 30-26 DMX.
CT: For what fight?
Cecil Peoples: 31-24 DMX.
CT: You can’t score 31 points in a three-round match.
Cecil Peoples: 30-25 DMX.

7. TIM SYLVIA

Cecil Peoples: We need to recognize the reality that both referees and judges often make mistakes in mixed martial arts. The official record shows that Tim Sylvia has performed poorly as of late but I gave him a clear decision victory over both Fedor Emelianenko and Ray Mercer. Tim Sylvia is riding an 11-fight winning streak that began with his victory over Frank Mir.

6. EMMANUEL YARBOROUGH

Cecil Peoples: His victory over Keith Hackney was nothing to sneeze at.
CT: Did Emmanuel win that fight?
Cecil Peoples: 30-29 Joe Son.

5. ZULUZINHO

Cecil Peoples: He knocked out Fedor in what, 30 seconds?

4. GIANT SILVA

Cecil Peoples: He won every fight I saw him in, then retired undefeated, and the inactivity period for the rankings list has not set in yet.

3. JOEY SCAROLA

Cecil Peoples: He can’t be bargained with. He can’t be reasoned with. He doesn’t feel pity or remorse or fear. And he absolutely will not stop – ever – until you are dead.

2. VIACHESLAV DATSIK

Cecil Peoples: (snoring)
CT: Cecil? Cecil?
Cecil Peoples: (snoring)
CT: Mr. Peoples?
Cecil Peoples: (snoring)

1. BUTTERBEAN

Cecil Peoples: He was pound for pound the greatest boxer of all time and is now dominating mixed martial arts. His victory over a much heavier Genki Sudo is a testament to his well-rounded MMA game.

A NOTE ON THE VERACITY OF THIS INTERVIEW

If you think any of this interview or the above mentioned events actually occurred, then you sound like you are qualified to judge an MMA event.

Please address any questions about Mr. Peoples’ rankings to Dana White’s twitter account at @danawhiteufc.