Aldo vs. Pettis promo by NickTheFace

Created by: NickTheFace

Changing of the Guard?

Chris Weidman:

 - Challenges for Silva's middleweight title at UFC 162

 - Defeated Mark Munoz (ranked #3 at the time) and Demian Maia (ranked #6 at the time) on 10 days notice

 - Currently has a 19% chance of beating Anderson Silva

 - Higher than Chael Sonnen's second attempt at 18%







Johny Hendricks:

 - Challenges for St-Pierre's welterweight title at a date TBD

 - Defeated former interim champion Carlos Condit (ranked #2 at the time) and Martin Kampmann (ranked #3 at the time)

 - Currently has a 23% chance of beating Georges St-Pierre

 - Highest chance since UFC 94's BJ Penn at 29%






Anthony Pettis:

 - Challenges for Aldo's featherweight title at UFC 163

 - Former WEC Lightweight champion and the last person to defeat current UFC lightweight Champion Ben Henderson

 - Currently has a 32% chance of beating Jose Aldo

 - The highest chance of victory against Jose Aldo to date

Heavyweight Lineal Champions 1993-present

1993 Ken Shamrock
















1993-1995 Royce Gracie

November 12, 1993 Royce Gracie beats Ken Shamrock

1996-1999 Bas Rutten

Gracie then goes inactive; lineage vacant










2001-2003 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Rutten goes into retirement after winning the UFC Heavyweight Title; lineage vacant 













2003-2010 Fedor Emelianenko

March 16, 2003 Fedor Emelianenko beats Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 














2010-2011 Fabricio Werdum

June 26, 2010 Fabricio Werdum beats Fedor Emelianenko 











2011-2013 Alistair Overeem

June 18, 2011 Alistair Overeem beats Fabricio Werdum 









2013 Antonio Silva

February 2, 2013 Antonio Silva beats Alistair Overeem 










2013-present Cain Velasquez

May 25, 2013 Cain Velasquez beats Antonio Silva 

Jose Aldo's Chances of Losing the Featherweight Title

Aldo's opponents chances from highest to lowest:

Frankie Edgar              28% Chance

Chad Mendes              18% Chance

Kenny Florian              13% Chance

Mark Hominick              9% Chance

Betting Odds for Superfights

Anderson Silva +315 vs. Jon Jones -375 (if fought at light heavyweight)

These odds would give Silva a 13% chance of defeating Jones. Giving Jones an 87% chance of victory.






Anderson Silva -235 vs. Georges St-Pierre +190 (if fought at middleweight)

These odds give St-Pierre a 21% chance of defeating Silva. Giving Silva a 79% chance of victory.

Ben Henderson's Chances of Losing the Lightweight Title

Henderson's opponents chances from highest to lowest:

Frankie Edgar                   25% Chance

Nate Diaz                           24% Chance

Gilbert Melendez               15% Chance

Georges St-Pierre's Chances of Losing the Welterweight Title

GSP's opponents chances from highest to lowest:

BJ Penn                                                    29% Chance

Thiago Alves                                            19% Chance

Carlos Condit                                           16% Chance

Jon Fitch                                                  13% Chance

Jake Shields and Josh Koscheck             11% Chance

Nick Diaz                                                  10% Chance

Dan Hardy                                                 8% Chance

Jon Jones's Chances of Losing the Light Heavyweight Title

Jon Jones's opponents chances from highest to lowest:

Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson         10% Chance

Vitor Belfort                                                                          6% Chance

Chael Sonnen                                                                      5% Chance

Anderson Silva's Chances of Losing the Middleweight Title

Anderson Silva's opponents chances from highest to lowest:

Henderson                                       33% chance 

Marquardt                                        30% chance 

Franklin                                            24% chance 

Belfort                                              22% chance 

Sonnen (2nd time around)              18% chance 

Sonnen (1st time around)                11% chance 

Leites                                                9% chance 

Cote & Okami                                    8% chance 

Maia                                                  6% chance 

MMA Rankings After UFC 160 Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

Heavyweight

1. Cain Velasquez - UFC Champion
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Antonio Silva
5. Alistair Overeem
6. Frank Mir
7. Fabricio Werdum
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Josh Barnett
10. Sergei Kharitonov 

Other Contenders: Andrei Arlovski, Mark Hunt, Roy Nelson, Travis Browne, Jeff Monson 

Light Heavyweight

1. Jon Jones - UFC Champion
2. Lyoto Machida
3. Alexander Gustafsson
4. Dan Henderson
5. Mauricio Rua
6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
7. Rashad Evans
8. Phil Davis
9. Glover Teixeira
10. Ryan Bader

Other Contenders: Quinton Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Gegard Mousasi, Matt Hamill, James Te Huna

Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante are ineligible for their suspensions. They'll be re eligible once they fight once after their suspension. 

Middleweight

1. Anderson Silva - UFC Champion
2. Vitor Belfort
3. Chris Weidman
4. Michael Bisping
5. Yushin Okami
6. Constantinos Philippou
7. Hector Lombard
8. Mark Munoz
9. Tim Boetsch
10. Luke Rockhold

Other Contenders: Ronaldo Souza, Brian Stann, Tim Kennedy, Cung Le, Rich Franklin

Jake Shields is ineligible for his suspension. He'll be re eligible once he fights once after his suspension. 

Welterweight

1. Georges St. Pierre - UFC Champion
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Carlos Condit
4. Nick Diaz
5. Martin Kampmann
6. Jake Ellenberger
7. Demian Maia
8. Rory Macdonald
9. Robbie Lawler
10. Josh Koscheck

Other Contenders: Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Erick Silva, Kyle Noke, Mike Pyle

Lightweight

1. Ben Henderson - UFC Champion
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. TJ Grant
4. Gray Maynard
5. Michael Chandler - Bellator Champion 
6. Eddie Alvarez 
7. Shinya Aoki - One FC Champion 
8. Anthony Pettis
9. Josh Thomson
10. Nate Diaz

Other Contenders: Donald Cerrone, Jim Miller,  Takanori Gomi, Diego Sanchez, Joe Lauzon

Pat Healy is ineligible for his suspension. He'll be re eligible once he fights once after his suspension. 

Featherweight

1. Jose Aldo - UFC Champion
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Ricardo Lamas
4. Chad Mendes
5. Pat Curran - Bellator Champion 
6. Cub Swanson
7. Hatsu Hioki
8. Clay Guida
9. Dustin Poirier
10. Nik Lentz

Other Contenders: Dennis Siver, Diego Nunes, Erik Koch, Patricio Freire, Daniel Straus

Chan Sung Jung is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff. 

Bantamweight

1. Renan Barao - Interim Champion
2. Urijah Faber
3. Eddie Wineland
4. Michael McDonald
5. Bibiano Fernandes - One FC & Dream Champion  
6. Scott Jorgensen
7. Brad Pickett
8. George Roop
9. Brian Bowles
10. Marlon Moraes 

Other Contenders: Miguel Torres, Tyson Nam, Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Travis Marx

UFC Champion Dominick Cruz is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff.

Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson - UFC Champion
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Ian McCall
4. John Dodson
5. Jussier Da Silva
6. John Lineker
7. Yasuhiro Urushitani 
8. Yosuke Saruta 
9. Kentaro Watanabe 
10. Shinichi Kojima

Other Contenders: Ryuichi Miki, Haruo Ochi, John Moraga, Darrell Montague, Mamoru Yamaguchi

Louis Gaudinot is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff. 

Pound 4 Pound

1. Anderson Silva
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jose Aldo
4. Jon Jones
5. Renan Barao
6. Cain Velasquez
7. Demetrious Johnson
8. Ben Henderson
9. Frankie Edgar
10. Gilbert Melendez

Other Contenders: Junior Dos Santos, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Joseph Benavidez, Lyoto Machida

UFC Champion Dominick Cruz is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff.