I guess in the end it's all meant to be fun and a life style.. that is, when you don't go professional and money is not (or should not be) one of the goals.
Emelianenko and Vitor belfort are still my favorites in the cage, of course they are not the best of the best, I mean, no one ever is, if you really think about it, unless you judge things by number of titles. I base my liking on the fighting style and their character. They don;t get lost in big words, they just go for it and at the end of the game they accept the outcome. After loosing to Werdum, Emelienenko said something in the lines of "maybe it's better I lost this fight, this way people can see I am just human, not a god". I for one, really appreciate such attitude. Keeping humble, although such powerful potential lies behind...