New MMA Top 10 (9/12/06)

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HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)

1. Fedor Emelianenko

2. Mirko Cro Cop

3. Josh Barnett

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

5. Tim Sylvia

6. Andrei Arlovski

7. Aleksander Emelianenko

8. Fabricio Werdum

9. Sergei Kharitonov

10. Mark Hunt

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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)

1. Chuck Liddell

2. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

3. Wanderlei Silva

4. Ricardo Arona

5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

6. Renato "Babalu" Sobral

7. Tito Ortiz

8. Quinton Jackson

9. Alistair Overeem

10. Forrest Griffin

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MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

1. Rich Franklin

2. Matt Lindland

3. Anderson Silva

4. Paulo Filho

5. Dan Henderson

6. Denis Kang

7. Jeremy Horn

8. Kazuo Misaki

9. Nathan Marquardt

10. Amar Suloev

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WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)

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. Akira Kikuchi

10. Nick Diaz

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LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160 pounds and lower)

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

[NinjaMaster]

UFC champions are still holding on to 3 of the 5 weight classes.

[Bushido]

Isn't UFC bringing back the 150lb weight class in 07?

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Yes, they are brining the lightweight class back (155lb)

At UFC 64, Sean Sherk and Kenny Florian will fight and the winner will be crowned the lightweight champion. Since it hasn't happened yet, I'm guessing MMAWeekly is not counting those guys as lightweight class.

[MMA_Fan]

It's funny that at least Sean Sherk is listed as top 10 welter weight. Kenny is not even mentioned. But, if he (Kenny) wins, he'll be listed for the light weight class.

We shall see. It will be good for UFC to have the lightweight division.

[NinjaMaster]

Originally Posted by complete

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)

1. Rich Franklin

2. Matt Lindland

3. Anderson Silva

4. Paulo Filho

5. Dan Henderson

6. Denis Kang

7. Jeremy Horn

8. Kazuo Misaki

9. Nathan Marquardt

10. Amar Suloev

This is interesting. Matt Lindland just moved up one and Anderson Silva moved down one. Denis Kang also moved down one. Let's see what happens after UFC 64 when Rich Franklin fights Anderson Silva.