HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds) 1. Cain Velasquez (1) 2. Junior dos Santos (2) 3. Daniel Cormier (3) 4. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva (4) 5. Alistair Overeem (5) 6. Fabricio Werdum (6) 7. Frank Mir (7) 8. Josh Barnett (8) 9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (9) 10. Mark Hunt (10)
Heavyweight MMA Rankings 1. Junior dos Santos (15-1) Dos Santos proved why he’s the best big man around by doing exactly what most expected him to: decimating ex-champ Frank Mir with a second-round stoppage at UFC 146. The next man to try for the Brazilian’s UFC belt seems likely to be the man [...]
Heavyweight MMA Rankings 1. Junior dos Santos (14-1) Now that his highly anticipated clash against Alistair Overeem has been scrapped, the UFC heavyweight champion turns his attention toward an entirely different type of challenge. After shocking the world with his 64-second knockout of Cain Velasquez last November, dos Santos locks horns with submission specialist Frank [...]
Heavyweight MMA Rankings 1. Junior dos Santos (14-1) Coming off of a UFC title win witnessed by tens of millions live in November, dos Santos is primed for the internationally high-profile fight of his career on May 26, as he will take on Alistair Overeem at UFC 146 in a bout that will uniquely [...]
Heavyweight MMA Rankings Junior Dos Santos UFC Champion He's got the hardware. Alistair Overeem (+40) retired Brock. Cain Velasquez (+80) ex-champ gets hit too easily. Fabricio Werdum (+100) YESSS! another legit HW. Shane Carwin (+300) big question about cardio, but nearly had the title. Frank Mir (+360) Can he stand-and-trade with the contenders? Nope. Can [...]
It stands to logic that winning, and then winning some more, will elevate you in the pecking order. That goes for all sports, really, not just mixed martial arts. But there are other ways to earn yourself acknowledgment as being among the crème de la crème. Bisping showed off his strength and grit in going [...]
Heavyweight MMA Rankings 1. Junior Dos Santos 2. Alistair Overeem 3. Cain Velasquez 4. Fabricio Werdum 5. Daniel Cormier 6. Frank Mir 7. Josh Barnett 8. Antonio Silva 9. Fedor Emelianenko 10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Alistair Overeem earned a title shot at UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos with a decisive first round knockout of [...]
Heavyweight MMA Rankings Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Junior dos Santos 100 UFC 1 2 Alistair Overeem 95 UFC 2 3 Brock Lesnar 90 UFC 3 4 Cain Velasquez 86 UFC 4 5 Fabricio Werdum 79 UFC 5 6 Frank Mir 74 UFC 6 7 Shane Carwin 73 UFC 7 8 Josh Barnett [...]
1 Cain Velasquez 100 UFC 1 2 Junior dos Santos 95 UFC 2 3 Alistair Overeem 90 UFC 3 4 Brock Lesnar 86 UFC 4 5 Fabricio Werdum 79 UFC 5 6 Frank Mir 74 UFC 6 7 Shane Carwin 73 UFC 7 8 Josh Barnett 68 Strikeforce 8 9 Daniel Cormier 67 Strikeforce [...]
Top Ten Heavyweight MMA Fighter Rankings 1. Cain Velasquez (UFC, 9-0, 347, 1) Last fight: Oct. 23: def. Brock Lesnar for UFC title in first-round TKO Next fight: tba; will be against Junior dos Santos 2. Brock Lesnar (UFC, 5-2, 321, 2) Last fight: Oct. 23: lost UFC title to Cain Velasquez in first-round TKO [...]
