Sunday, June 16, 2013

UFC 162 Silva vs. Weidman preview

                                                         UFC Zuffa owned.

MMA Rankings After UFC 161 Evans vs. Henderson

Heavyweight
(Pictured HW Contender Stipe Miocic)

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

Other Contenders: Mark Hunt, Travis Browne, Stipe Miocic, Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga

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

Stipe Miocic enters the contenders list with the win over Roy Nelson. 

(Pictured LH #4 Evans)
Light Heavyweight

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

Other Contenders: Quinton Jackson, Thiago Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Rafael Cavalcante, Gegard Mousasi



(Pictured UFC MW Champion #1 Silva)
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




(Pictured WW Contender Josh Burkman)
Welterweight

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


Other Contenders: Josh Koscheck, Josh Burkman, Jon Fitch, BJ Penn, Erick Silva

Josh Burkman enters the contenders list with his upset over Jon Fitch. 

Jake Shields successfully returns to the welterweight division. 


(Pictured UFC LW
Champion #1 Henderson)
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
(Pictured UFC FW Champion #1 Aldo)

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
(Pictured UFC Interim BW Champion #1 Barao)

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. Marlon Moraes 
10. Miguel Torres 

Other Contenders: Tyson Nam, Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Travis Marx, Raphael Assuncao

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

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


(Pictured UFC FLY
Champion #1 Johnson)
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

(Pictured best pound for pound
fighter in the world Anderson Silva)
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.

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Robberies 1st Update

These are robberies I take into account when creating my rankings:

Pague beat Jabouin 2013
Dunham beat Dos Anjos 2013  
Larkin beat Carmont 2013
Gomi beat Sanchez 2013 
Hioki beat Guida 2013
Gomez beat Harris 2013

Lawlor beat Carmont 2012
Koscheck beat Hendricks 2012
Lombard beat Boetsch 2012
Mizugaki beat Cariaso 2012
Tibau beat Nurmagomedov 2012
Madadi beat Marcello 2012 

Rua and Henderson fight to a draw 2011
Omigawa beat Elkins 2011
Galvao beat Vila 2011
Galvao beat Warren 2011

Freire beat Warren 2010
Kampmann beat Sanchez 2010  
Brilz beat Nogueira 2010

Rua beat Machida 2009
Hioki beat Omigawa 2009
Beebe beat Easton 2009 

Sunday, June 9, 2013

MMA Rankings After UFC on Fuel TV 10 Nogueira vs. Werdum II

(Pictured #6 HW Werdum)
Heavyweight

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

Other Contenders: Mark Hunt, Roy Nelson, Travis Browne, Gabriel Gonzaga, Stefan Struve

Sergei Kharitonov is ineligible for inactivity. He'll be re eligible once he returns from layoff. With Kharitonov ineligible Stefan Struve enters the contenders list. 
(Pictured LH contender
Thiago Silva)

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, Thiago Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Rafael Cavalcante, Gegard Mousasi

Thiago Silva and Rafael Cavalcante return from suspension to the contenders list. 


(Pictured UFC MW Champion #1 Silva)
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. 


(Pictured WW contender Erick Silva)
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

(Pictured UFC LW
Champion #1 Henderson)
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
(Pictured UFC FW Champion #1 Aldo)

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. 


(Pictured BW contender Raphael Assuncao)
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. Marlon Moraes +1 
10. Miguel Torres +1 

Other Contenders: Tyson Nam, Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao, Travis Marx, Raphael Assuncao

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

Brian Bowles is ineligible for his suspension. He'll be re eligible once he fights once after his suspension. With Bowles ineligible Raphael Assuncao enters the contenders list.  


(Pictured UFC FLY
Champion #1 Johnson)
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

(Pictured best pound for pound
fighter in the world Anderson Silva)
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.

Friday, June 7, 2013

2012 Edition: Injury Bug

UFC 155:

Forrest Griffin vs. Phil Davis
Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas - eventually rescheduled 
Gary Maynard vs. Joe Lauzon
Matt Mitrione vs. Phil De Fries - eventually rescheduled 
Chris Weidman vs. Tim Boetsch 
Karlos Vemola vs. Chris Leben 
Cody McKenzie vs. Leonard Garcia - eventually rescheduled 

TUF 16 Finale: 

Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard - eventually rescheduled 
Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson 

FX 6:

Kyle Noke vs. Seth Baczynski 
Anthony Perosh vs. Joey Beltran 
Ednaldo Oliveira vs. Krzysztof Soszynski 
Eddie Mendez vs. Nick Penner 
Hacran Dias vs. Chad Mendes 

Fox 5:

Rafaello Oliveira vs. Michael Chiesa 
Marcus LeVesseur vs. Michael Chiesa 
TJ Dillashaw vs. Mike Easton 
Bryan Caraway vs. Mike Easton 
Eddie Yagin vs. Dennis Siver 
Yves Edwards vs. John Cholish 
Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub - eventually rescheduled 

UFC 154:

Fabio Maldonado vs. Cyrille Diabate 
Besam Yousef vs. Stephen Thompson 
Nick Ring vs. Costa Philippou 

Fuel TV 6: 

Marcelo Guimares vs. Hyun Gyu Lim 
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Alex Caceres - eventually rescheduled 

UFC 153: 

Vitor Belfort vs. Alan Belcher 
Quinton Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira - eventually rescheduled 
Geronimo Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga 
Erik Koch vs. Jose Aldo 
Frankie Edgar vs. Jose Aldo - eventually rescheduled

FX 5:

Louis Gaudinot vs. Darren Uyenoyama 
Rob Broughton vs. Matt Mitrione 

Fuel TV 5:

Pascal Krauss  vs. Gunnar Nelson 

UFC 152: 

BJ Penn vs. Rory MacDonald - eventually rescheduled 
Matt Hamill vs. Vladimir Matyushenko 

UFC 150: 

Yushin Okami vs. Luiz Cane 
Yushin Okami vs. Rousimar Palhares 

Fox 4: 

Chad Griggs vs. Phil Davis 
Brian Stann vs. Hector Lombard 
Pablo Garza vs. Josh Grispi 
Joe Lauzon vs. Terry Etim 
Rob Broughton vs. Matt Mitrione 
Ben Rothwell vs. Travis Browne 

UFC 149: 

Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch 
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch 
Thiago Alves vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama 
Thiago Alves vs. Siyar Bahadurzada 
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Chris Clements 
Thiago Silva vs. Mauricio Rua 
George Roop vs. Antonio Carvalho 
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cheick Kongo 
Claude Patrick vs. James Head 

Fuel TV 4: 

Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor 
Aaron Simpson vs. Jon Fitch 

UFC 148: 

Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch 

UFC 147: 

Cezar Ferreira vs. Daniel Sarafien 
Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva 

FX 4: 

Rick Story vs. Rich Attonito 
Rick Story vs. Papy Abedi 
Jimy Hettes vs. Steven Siler 
Matt Riddle vs. Luis Ramos 
Ken Stone vs. Edwin Figueroa 
Ken Stone vs. Francisco Rivera 

FX 3: Remained intact!! 

TUF 15 Finale: 

Byron Bloodworth vs. Erik Perez - eventually rescheduled 

UFC 146: 

Evan Dunham vs. Edson Barboza 
Stefan Struve vs. Mark Hunt - eventually rescheduled 
Roy Nelson vs. Gabriel Gonzaga 
Shane Del Rosario vs. Gabriel Gonzaga 

Fuel TV 3: 

Brandon Vera vs. Thiago Silva 
Yves Edwards vs. Donald Cerrone 
Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin 
Aaron Riley vs. Cody McKenzie 
Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto 

Fox 3: 

Tony Ferguson vs. Dennis Hallman 
Tony Ferguson vs. Thiago Tavares 
Darren Uyenoyama vs. John Dodson 
Johnny Bedford vs. Nick Denis 

UFC 145: 

Mark Bocek vs. Matt Wiman 

Fuel TV 2: 

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alexander Gustafsson 
Jason Young vs. Akira Corassani 
Jorgen Kruth vs. Cyrille Diabate 

FX 2: 

Jared Hamman vs. Kyle Noke 
Robert Peralta vs. Mackens Semerzier 

UFC 144: 

Takanori Gomi vs. George Sotiropoulos 
Zhang Tiequan vs. Leonard Garcia 

Fuel TV 1: 

Rani Yahya vs. Jonathan Brookins 
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Bernardo Magalhaes 
Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts 

UFC 143: 

Georges St. Pierre vs. Nick Diaz - eventually rescheduled 
Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier 
Ricardo Lamas vs. Dustin Poirier 
Amir Sadollah vs. Jorge Lopez - eventually rescheduled 
Matt Riddle vs. Jorge Lopez 
Stephen Thompson vs. Justin Edwards 

Fox 2: 

Eddie Wineland vs. Johnny Bedford 
Paul Sass vs. Evan Dunham 
Cody McKenzie vs. Michael Johnson 
Chael Sonnen vs. Mark Munoz 

FX 1: 

Rafaello Oliveira vs. Reza Madadi 
Rafaello Oliveira vs. Fabricio Camoes 
Mike Brown vs. Vagner Rocha 
Ken Stone vs. Mike Easton 
Ryan Jimmo vs. Karlos Vemola 

UFC 142: 

Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Erick Silva 
Rob Broughton vs. Ednaldo Oliveira 
Paulo Thiago vs. Mike Pyle 
Caio Magalhaes vs. Fabio Maldonado 

Monday, June 3, 2013

Light Heavyweight Lineal Champions 1997-present



1997-1999 Frank Shamrock

After UFC 22 Shamrock retires and the lineage goes vacant until 2000 













UFC Lineage 

2000-2003 Tito Ortiz 

On April 14, 2000 Ortiz defeats Silva to claim the vacant UFC light heavyweight title and the UFC lineage 











2003-2004 Randy Couture 


On September 26, 2003 Couture defeats Ortiz to end the longest reign in UFC light heavyweight history. 


















2004 Vitor Belfort 

January 31, 2004 Belfort upsets Couture in a freak accident.














2004-2005 Randy Couture 

August 21, 2004 Couture gets revenge on Belfort 















2005-2007 Chuck Liddell 

April 16, 2005 Liddell Knocks out Couture to win the light heavyweight title 














2007-2008 Quinton Jackson 

May 26, 2007 'Rampage' defeats Liddell to win the light heavyweight title 








Pride Lineage 

2001-2005 Wanderlei Silva 

In March 25, 2001 Silva acquires the Pride lineage in Pride 13 after defeating Kazushi Sakuraba











2005 Ricardo Arona 

August 28, 2005 Arona pulls an upset on Silva to become the Pride lineal champion for a single moment. 








2005-2007 Mauricio Rua

Later that day, 'Shogun' would knockout Arona to win the Pride grand prix title and the Pride lineage.









2007-2008 Forest Griffin 

September 22, 2007 Griffin pulls an upset on 'Shoguns' UFC debut 














UFC vs. Pride Lineage

At UFC 86 the undisputed light heavyweight lineage is up for grabs, and the victor goes to... 










2008 Forrest Griffin

July 5, 2008 Griffin wins the light heavyweight title and the undisputed light heavyweight lineal crown. 















2008-2009 Rashad Evans 

December 27, 2008 Evans remains undefeated and wins the light heavyweight title 













2009 Lyoto Machida

May 23, 2009 welcome to the Machida Era 









2009-2011 Mauricio Rua

Even in defeat the lineage returns to 'Shogun'. He does go on to knockout Machida to officially claim the title on May 8, 2010 at UFC 113.













2011-present Jon Jones

On March 19, 2011 Jones wins the light heavyweight title and the lineage.