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Eight Walls MMA Rankings: Heavyweight and Light-heavyweight.

Posted by Kasey on October 1st, 2010 under MMA, Strikeforce, UFC

Eight Walls MMA Rankings: Heavyweight and Light-heavyweight.

Its not a penis! Ha Ha Ha Ha!

I just received word from Dana White that my rankings will be used in the BCS computers to help determine which of the top four fighters deserve the chance at Mythical National Title…belt.

Heavyweight Affiliation Last rank: July
1. Brock Lesnar UFC 2
2. Fedor Emelianenko M-1/Strikeforce 1
3. Cain Velazquez UFC 4
4. Shane Carwin UFC 3
5. Junior Dos Santos UFC 7
6. Frank Mir UFC 5
7. Fabricio Werdum Strikeforce N/A
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira UFC 6
9. Alistair Overeem Strikeforce 8
10. Gabriel Gonzaga UFC 10
11. Brett Rogers Strikeforce 11
12. Roy Nelson UFC 9
13. Antonio Silva Strikeforce 12
14. Cheick Kongo UFC 13

Obviously, my prior ranking, which cannot be found, was based prior to UFC 116 when Lesnar pulled out a gritty submission victory over Shane Carwin. We also see Fabricio jumping atop the MMA world as he subbed out the nearly invincible, Fedor, which caused him to once again become relevant in the heavyweight division.  Since then JDS won a very interesting fight against human punching bag, Big Country Roy Nelson, by obvious decision, and Frank Mir won a very ho-hum fight against Mirko Cro Cop, which should all but end the Croatian’s career in the octagon.  Alistair Overeem has the Strikeforce heavyweight title as he dismatled Brett Rogers in a dominating fashion, and now strikeforce is at a crossroads with their top 3 fighters in Fedor, Overeem, and Werdum.  Who fights who? The heavyweight division is muddled right now, but it will surely be rocked by November with Lesnar and Velásquez going down at UFC 121.

Light-Heavyweight Affiliation Last rank: July
1. Mauricio Rua UFC 1
2. Lyoto Machida UFC 2
3. Rashad Evans UFC 3
4. Jon Jones UFC 12
5. Ryan Bader UFC 13
6. Quinton Jackson UFC 4
7. Forrest Griffin UFC 6
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira UFC 5
9. Rich Franklin UFC 10
10. Randy Couture UFC 8
11. Thiago Silva UFC 7
12. Dan Henderson Strikeforce 11
13. Matt Hamill UFC 9
14. Jason Brilz UFC NR

Everything stays stagnant at the top, because I feel that the LHW division is Rua and Machida, then everyone else.  Of course Jon Jones and Ryan Bader are on a tear to the top and will be contending very soon.  We also see a dominance in rankings by UFC fighters, as only the Strikeforce journeyman, Dan Henderson makes the list.  I have him partially on the list due to his ability to fight in multiple classes, and because I needed a reason to out at least ONE Strikeforce guy on there. King Mo? Are you kidding me! In fact, the heavyweight division is really the only division that is comparable to UFC, with 5 out of my top 14 being from Strikeforce.  As much as we’d all love to see the Strikeforce champ vs UFC champ superfight, don’t hold your breath.

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  1. magnusbleuveigner said:

    October 1st, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Dammit I can’t stand Lesnar. It’s like watching a young Shaquille strong arming his way through the lane. I’m still pissed about the Carwin fight.

    The top heavyweight fight I’d like to see is Carwin Vs. Emelianenko. Obviously it will never happen, but it would be fun.

    If you keep your print that small, srr50 will never read this site.

  2. @ Magnus
    Agreed, that damn font size is brutal. Problem is, I have no idea how to change it. I’m new! Secondly, I never really got on the BROCKLESNARRRR! bandwagon like every other ex-WWE fan turned MMA fan; however, I did gain alot of respect for him from the fight with Carwin. The guy has heart.

    Fedor vs Brock will sadly never happen because Dana has a stick up his ass, and because Fedor’s promoters (M-1) have no interest in it. If that fight won’t happen, neither would Carwin unless he gives UFC the finger and heads to Strikeforce. That would be a great match though. Great skill match-up. Wrestling vs Judo/Sambo/everything else. Good lord, Fedor is still a beast.

  3. Great stuff, K.

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