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Heavyweight
1) Fedor Emelianenko (WAMMA HW CHAMPION)
2) Brock Lesnar ( UFC HW CHAMPION)
3) Shane Carwin (INTERM UFC HW CHAMPION)
4) Cain Velasquez
5) Junior Dos Santos
6) Brett Rogers
7) Frank Mir
8) Alistair Overeem ( STRIKEFORCE HW CHAMPION)
9) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10) Fabricio Werdum
Didn't Make The Cut: Andrei Arlovski, Gabriel Gonzaga, Antonio Silva, Josh Barnett, Bobby Lashley
Breakdown: Until Fedor or Lesnar fall, the two remain entrenched at the top of the heavyweight division. Carwin, Velasquez and Dos Santos have each positioned themselves for a shot at the UFC title, with the interim champion Carwin getting the first nod this summer. All three fighters have impressed with wins over the last couple months and their next trips into the octagon could alter the heavyweight landscape. Mir takes a significant drop after he was dominated by Carwin and may be hard-pressed to break back into the Top 5 anytime soon. Strikeforce has kept their talented big men out of action in 2010 in preparation for their Heavy Artillery fight card in May, which features title holder Overeem taking on Rogers and Arlovski battling Antonio Silva.
Light Heavyweight
1) Mauricio (Shogun) Rua
2) Lyoto Machida (UFC LW CHAMPION)
3) Rashad Evans
4) Quinton (Rampage) Jackson
5) Muhammed (King Mo) Lawal (STRIKEFORCE LW CHAMPION)
6) Gegard Mousasi
7) Anderson Silva
8) Jon Jones
9) Forrest Griffin
10) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Didn't Make The Cut: Thiago Silva, Randy Couture, Phil Davis, Luiz Arthur Cane, Vladmir Matyushenko
Breakdown: With only seven professional mixed martial arts contests under his belt, King Mo pulled off the upset on Mousasi and now holds the Strikeforce light heavyweight title. Mousasi is still a skilled combatant despite his uninspired effort and therefore his star doesn't fall very far. UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is difficult to project into the light heavyweight ranks, but he has looked exteremely comfortable fighting at the higher weight class and even showed a killer instict which has been lacking in some of his middleweight title defences. (Bones) Jones has the potential to skyrocket up the list over the next year. Plenty will be decided at UFC 113 and UFC 114, when six of the Top 10 fighters will be in action, including Machida putting his title on the line once again against Shogun, and Evans and Griffin settling their rivalry.
Middleweight
1) Anderson Silva (UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION)
2) Chael Sonnen
3) Nate Marquardt
4) Vitor Belfort
5) Jake Shields (STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION)
6) Demian Maia
7) Dan Henderson
8) Robbie Lawler
9) Yoshihiro Akiyama
10) Wanderlei Silva
Didn't Make The Cut: Patrick Cote, Jorge Santiago, Mamed Khalidov, Yushin Okami, Paulo Filho
Breakdown: Middleweight has been a magnet for controversy as of late with Silva's embarrassing antics at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, followed by Shields engaging in a post-fight brawl at Strikeforce Nashville. Regardless of his behaviour, Silva continues to dictate the terms of his fights and continues to earn victories. Sonnen has gone on record as saying he is the man to take down the champ, but it will take more than the words of a part-time politician to stop Silva's reign. Belfort is still sidelined by an injury and until his return he becomes an enigma. Shields survived a near first round knock out against Henderson to retain his Strikeforce title, but as a free agent he may be eyeing a shot with the UFC. It's nice that Maia is one of the world's most lethal fighters on the ground, but he was unable to get his hands on Silva and won't be a threat in the division if he can't improve his standup game.
Welterweight
1) Georges St. Pierre (UFC WW CHAMPION)
2) Jon Fitch
3) Thiago Alves
4) Josh Koscheck
5) Paul Daley
6) Paulo Thiago
7) Dan Hardy
8) Martin Kampmann
9) Nick Diaz
10) Mike Swick
Didn't Make The Cut: Carlos Condit, Rory MacDonald, Marius Zaromskis
Breakdown: It must have felt good for St. Pierre to hear chants of "GSP! GSP!" while sitting front row for Silva's bout in Abu Dhabi. The Canadian's next challenge is up in the air, but it appears like he will be staying at welterweight for the time being. Koscheck and Daley are getting ready for what should be an entertaining matchup at UFC 113 in Montreal. Fans who felt robbed of the chance to see Fitch and Alves collide at UFC 111 will be happy to know the two will likely meet this summer, possibly at UFC 115 in Vancouver. Thiago and Kampmann are already officially signed on to face off on the June 12 card at GM Place, as are Canadian Rory MacDonald and Carlos Condit.
Lightweight
1) Frankie Edgar (UFC LW CHAMPION)
2) B.J. Penn
3) Gilbert Melendez (STRIKEFORCE LW CHAMPION)
4) Eddie Alvarez (BELLATOR LW CHAMPION)
5) Kenny Florian
6) Gray Maynard
7) Shinya Aoki (DREAM LW CHAMPION)
8) Tatsuya Kawajiri
9) Gesias (JZ) Cavalcante
10) George Sotiropoulos
Didn't Make The Cut: Ben Henderson, Jim Miller, Joachim Hansen, Mizuto Hirota, Sean Sherk
NOW HERE'S THE OFFICIAL BROKEANKLES MMA RANKINGS
HEAVYWEIGHT
1. FEDOR EMELIANENKO (STRIKEFORCE) WAMMA HW CHAMPION
2. BROCK LESNAR (UFC) UFC HW CHAMPION
3. SHANE CARWIN (UFC) INTERM UFC HW CHAMPION
4. JUNIOR DOS SANTOS (UFC)
CAIN VELAZQUEZ (UFC)
6. ALISTAR OVEREEM (K1/DREAM/STRIKEFORCE) STRIKEFORCE HW CHAMPION
7. BRETT ROGERS (STRIKEFORCE)
8. BOBBY LASHLEY (STRIKEFORCE)
9. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA (UFC)
10. FABRICIO WERDUM (STRIKEFORCE)
NOTABLES: FRANK MIR, ANDREI ARLOVSKI, JOSH BARNETT
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
1. LYOTO MACHIDA (UFC) UFC LHW CHAMPION
2. MAURICIO SHOGUN RUA (UFC)
3. QUINTON RAMPAGE JACKSON (UFC)
4. MUHAMMAD KING MO LAWAL (STRIKEFORCE) LHW CHAMPION
5. RASHAD EVANS (UFC)
6. ANDERSON SILVA (UFC)
7. GEGARD MOUSASI (STRIKEFORCE)
8. JON JONES (UFC)
9. RYAN BADER (UFC)
10. ANTONIO ROGERIO NOGUIERA (UFC)
NOTABLES: BRANDON VERA, RANDY COUTURE, FORREST GRIFFIN, PHIL DAVIS, THIAGO SILVA
MIDDLEWEIGHT
1. ANDERSON SILVA (UFC) UFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
2. CHAEL SONNEN (UFC)
3. JAKE SHIELDS (STRIKEFORCE) STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION
4. VITOR BELFORT (UFC)
5. NATE MARQUARDT (UFC)
6. DAN HENDERSON (STRIKEFORCE)
7. YOSIHIRO AKIYAMA (UFC)
8. DEMIAN MAIA (UFC)
9. WANDERLEI SILVA (UFC)
10. JORGES SANTIAGO (SENGOKU)
NOTABLES: ROBBIE LAWLER, MAMED KHALIDOV, PAULO FILHO, YUSHIN OKAMI
WELTERWEIGHT
1. GEORGE ST. PIERRE (UFC) UFC WW CHAMPION
2. JON FITCH (UFC)
3. JOSH KOSCHECK (UFC)
PAUL DALEY (UFC)
5. THIAGO ALVES (UFC)
6. NICK DIAZ (STRIKEFORCE) STRIKEFORCE WW CHAMPION
7. PAULO THIAGO (UFC)
8. DAN HARDY (UFC)
9. MIKE SWICK (UFC)
10. LYMAN GOOD (BELLATOR) BELLATOR WW CHAMPION
NOTABLES: RORY MCDONALD, CARLOS CONDIT, MARTIN KAMPMANN
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. FRANKIE EDGAR (UFC) UFC LW CHAMPION
2. BJ PENN (UFC)
3. EDDIE ALVAREZ (BELLATOR) BELLATOR LW CHAMPION
4. GILBERT MELENDEZ (STRIKEFORCE) STRIKEFORCE LW CHAMPION
5. SHINYA AOKI (DREAM/STRIKEFORCE) DREAM LW CHAMPION
6. KENNY FLORIAN (UFC)
7. TATSUYA KAWAJIRI (DREAM)
8. GRAY MAYNARD (UFC)
9. BEN HENDERSON (WEC) WEC LW CHAMPION
10. GESIAS JC CAVALCANTE (DREAM)
NOTABLES: JOACHIM HANSEN, MIZUTO HIROTA, SEAN SHREK, ROGER HUERTA
FEATHERWEIGHT
1.JOSE ALDO (WEC) WEC FW CHAMPION
JOE SOTO (BELLATOR) BELLATOR FW CHAMPION
3. URIJAH FABER (WEC)
4. BIBIANO FERNANDES (DREAM) DREAM FW CHAMPION
5. MIKE BROWN (WEC)
6. MANNY GAMBURYAN (WEC)
7. RAPHAEL ASSUNCAO (WEC)
8. MICHIHIRO OMIGAWA (SENGOKU)
9. HATSU HIOKI (SENGOKU) TKO FW CHAMPION
10. MARION SANDRO (SENGOKU) KING OF PANCRASE FW
NOTABLES: JEFF MAGPANTAY
Posted by: Jeff M
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