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MMA TOP 10!!!
Voters include:
Fighters (some vote every month, others vote every other month)--- BJ Penn, Dan Henderson, David Loiseau, Dennis Hallman, Din Thomas, Duane Ludwig, Evan Tanner, Frank Trigg, Jeff Curran, Josh Barnett, Matt Lindland, Nathan Marquardt, Pete Spratt, Phil Baroni, Sean Sherk, Steve Berger, and Yves Edwards
Broadcasters--- Erik Apple (King of the Cage), Randy Harris (WTAN Sports), Jeff Osborne (Hook N Shoot & Shooto), Ryan Bennett (IFC, K-1, WEC, Rumble on the Rock), and Monte Cox (Extreme Challenge)
HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (265-pound limit)
Update on May 31: Not surprisingly, every single ballot in the Heavyweight division had Fedor as #1, Nogueira as #2, and Cro Cop as #3.
What is surprising is that Andrei Arlovski still finished slightly ahead of Tim Sylvia, despite the fact that Sylvia defeated Arlovski in April. Arlovski and Sylvia have each beaten the other once, and they will meet for a third time in July.
Other Fighters Receiving At Least 5 Points:
Jeff Monson - 14 Points
Mark Hunt - 14 Points
Brandon Vera - 6 Points
Hidehiko Yoshida - 6 Points
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
Update on May 31: While the actual order of the top fighters did not change, some of the first-place votes did. Even though Shogun had three votes for first place and Wanderlei Silva had none, Wanderlei still managed to finish just ahead of Shogun in the overall point totals. Also, Forrest Griffin almost took the #10 spot from Vitor Belfort.
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MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
Update on May 31: Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson remained in an extremely close race for the #1 spot, and Franklin came out ahead by two points. Franklin's domination of David Loiseau, coupled with Henderson's unspectacular performance against Kazuo Misaki, is likely what shifted the balance in this race ever-so-slightly towards Franklin in recent months.
1. Rich Franklin - 95 Points (including 6 first-place votes)
2. Dan Henderson - 93 Points (including 3 first-place votes)
3. Matt Lindland - 83 Points (including 1 first-place vote)
4. Murilo Bustamante - 70 Points
5. Anderson Silva - 61 Points
6. Jeremy Horn - 41 Points
7. Nathan Marquardt - 21 Points
8. David Loiseau - 19 Points
9. Paulo Filho - 16 Points
10. Phil Baroni - 11 Points
Other Fighters Receiving At Least 5 Points:
Evan Tanner - 10 Points
Ivan Salaverry - 7 Points
Jason "Mayhem" Miller - 6 Points
WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
Update on May 31: Matt Hughes got every single first-place vote except for one. The last remaining ballot ranked BJ Penn as the #1 welterweight, in a vote that must have been cast by someone who believes that Penn was completely robbed by the judges in his loss to Georges St. Pierre.
In the meantime, St. Pierre finished as a strong #2 in overall points, Frank Trigg is making his last appearance on this list after recently announcing his retirement, and Sean Sherk is also making his last appearance on this list before his upcoming move to the 155-pound division.
1. Matt Hughes - 99 Points (including 9 first-place votes)
2. Georges St. Pierre - 89 Points
3. BJ Penn - 83 Points (including 1 first-place vote)
4. Karo Parisyan - 70 Points
5. Sean Sherk - 57 Points
6. Diego Sanchez - 44 Points
7. Jake Shields - 43 Points
8. Carlos Condit - 21 Points
9. Jon Fitch- 11 Points
10. Frank Trigg- 10 Points
Other Fighters Receiving At Least 5 Points:
Josh Neer - 9 Points
Akira Kikuchi - 6 Points
LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit in some organizations; 155-pound limit in other organizations)
Update on May 31: This was a fascinating race among many great fighters. Even though Takanori Gomi recently lost to Marcus Aurelio in a non-title match, the voters still chose Gomi as the top fighter in the weight class. Aurelio only finished in sixth place, even though he got three first-place votes, primarily because voters seemed to either make Aurelio number one on their ballots or pay him little attention at all. Yves Edwards is the only UFC fighter left on a list that is stacked with international talent.
That is a pretty impressive stat for UFC to have their best fighters making the number 1 list on 3 of 5 weight classes. Maybe, if they had a lightweight division champion, they would attractive even more top talents.
MMAWeekly Rankings last updated on August 29, 2006
1. Matt Hughes
2. Georges St. Pierre
3. BJ Penn
4. Diego Sanchez
5. Karo Parisyan
6. Sean Sherk
7. Jake Shields
8. Jon Fitch
9. Nick Diaz
10. Joe Riggs
I'm surprised they still list Sean Sherk in this weight class. He's battling for the lightweight champion in UFC soon. Also, how did Nick Diaz get ranked higher than Joe Riggs, who beat him by unanimous decision?
MMAWeekly Rankings last updated on August 29, 2006
1. Takanori Gomi
2. Hayato Sakurai
3. Tatsuya Kawajiri
4. Joachim Hansen
5. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
6. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro
7. Marcus Aurelio
8. Mitsuhiro Ishida
9. Gilbert Melendez
10. Genki Sudo
No mention of Sean Sherk and Kenny Florian, one of them will be the UFC lightweight champion. Also no mention of Jens Pulver, the former UFC lightweight champion. One of these 3 guys from UFC should at least be in the top 10, if not all.
MMA TOP 10!!!
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