411 MMA Rankings 09.01.09: Middleweight Division
Posted by Jonathan Solomon on 09.01.2009
The 411 MMA zone ranks the middleweights of the world because after all, there are so many guys besides Anderson Silva. After UFC 102 can Nate Marquardt push Dan Henderson out of the passenger seat? See where Bully Beatdown's Jason Miller places and which new stud ranks for the first time as a middleweight. All that and much more in this jam packed edition of MMA Rankings.
Welcome back as this week brings us the 185ers that make up the middleweight division. For a while this division was known simply by that of its top fighter, Anderson Silva. However, these days the talent is not as lacking. In the UFC alone, there are two viable contenders to Silva's crown in Dan Henderson and Nate Marquardt. Each are coming off wins by devastating knockouts at UFC 100 and 102, respectively. Vitor Belfort is back where he became famous and Yoshihiro Akiyama figures to be as much a force as anyone else.
Outside of the UFC, Jacare Souza and Mayhem Miller are fresh signers with Strikeforce. As a matter of fact, top welterweight Jake Shields is sticking around at middleweight after submitting Robbie Lawler and will fight Miller to determine the interim middleweight champion while Cung Le remains inactive. Speaking of Lawler, once ranked as a top-four fighter, his future may not be so bright as once thought. His weakness is apparently expert grapplers so a fight with Souza may be declined if indeed it is offered. Jorge Santiago remains the Sengoku middleweight champion but news on his immediate fight future has been next to nonexistent.
One fighter on the list remains a free agent after the demise of Affliction and that is Matt Lindland, who won't be fighting inside the UFC for a long time, if ever again. He last fought in January and was knocked out by Belfort. While he failed to make the top-15 for the first time ever, Thales Leites did receive some votes. He is the second free-agent total having recently been cut by the UFC. Talk about going from top to bottom, not too long ago he challenged Anderson Silva for his championship and one fight later, he's cut by the UFC.
Let's get on with the show as we rank the best middleweights in the world.
FEEDBACK to Last Week's Welterweight Rankings
From AdamS:
These rankings are damn good, guys. My only thought is that I beleive Brock Larsen should be 2-3 spots higher. But...I cant really fault his spot TOO much so I will give praise and await the heavyweight rankigns that are apparently going to make people angry. Thanks. Based on record, Larson should probably be higher than 15 but people look at his record and they don't see that huge name he's beaten.
From JEREMY s:
Not much to say about this list. Damnit I can't work under this kind of pressure!!
Although I probably wouldn't have put Hughes in the top 10 anymore, much as I like the guy.
You know, sometimes for guys like GSP and (Anderson) Silva, they should get like both #1 & 2 rankings just to show how far ahead of the pack they are. lol You're under pressure?, awww.... :) Much as some may say Hughes is too old to compete at the top of the division, his only defeats (recently) are against GSP and Alves. Nothing to be embarrassed about. However, I would like to see him more active but it's coming to that point in his career where days of fighting three or four times in a year are done. And yes, I'd say both GSP and Silva are far ahead of their top competition. When they fight, it looks like they are never in danger and it's just a countdown until they finish the fight.
From Brad:
Perfect.
Paulo Thiago is the unluckiest guy in MMA.... Well I don't know about that, a lot of people wanted to find out more about Thiago when he fought Fitch. It was not an impressive performance and questions still remain so most don't consider him among the best in the division. Him coming in dead last this month, well yeah, I guess that is a bit unlucky.
From A. Coolman:
The talk comes from people who are not into the sport.....and wiseass people that I know. Not the wise, educated and very mature folks who populate and regularly view this great site, of course. Like you have never heard a "two half-naked men laying all over each other" joke from some douchebag. Obviously, those uneducated about the sport will say stupid stuff. You have that with everything. People who are not fans of MLB, NFL, or NBA may criticize those sports for silly factors.
From GeeSpotter:
Not sure why Hughes is still so high and Larson is soooooooo low. Hardy at 12?? W....T....F?! I don't see Hardy even beating your "other fighters receiving votes." Well, except for Marcus, of course It's not like Hughes is a top-five guy, he rounds out the top-ten. Would you say Nick Diaz is better than Hughes, I wouldn't. As for Hardy, what's your beef with him?
From Brian:
Great rankings guys!
My only gripe is that I think Jonathan Solomon has a hard on for Kos and he skewed the rakings a bit. Kos cannot be above Alves - sorry but had to call you out..... Thanks. I can safely say my hard ons have nothing to do with Koscheck. As for the rankings, perhaps I did drop Alves a bit too low considering he was not finished by GSP. I'll admit I possibly did that. I am higher on Koscheck then some of my colleagues here but when I look at him, I see a great wrestler with great striking. He's only lost to GSP and Alves, so I think he belongs amongst the top of the division. As for skewing the overall rankings, Alves did not come close to overtaking Shields' 3rd spot at all this month. Spots five and six, then six and seven were closer (within a five-point difference) but it would have taken more than my vote to really shake things up.
From dale:
pretty solid. surprised that only two people got the Nick Diaz ranking right. He definitely does not belong in the top-10. We'll agree to disagree I guess. I see Diaz as a top-10 guy at 170 easily. Only one of the voters had Diaz substantially low (14) but I chalk that up to Diaz's recent drug mess. Taking the recent fiasco out of the equation, how is Diaz not a viable top-ten guy?
From MJH:
Great rankings - love seeing everyone's individual list.
1. F Diaz. He is a cancer - unreliable and a known cheater. He doesn't deserved to be ranked.
2. What is the status on Jake Shield's contract? I would love to see him fight the top guys. Seeing him call out Frank Shamrock just makes me sad.
3. Great to see Brock Larson on the list. 26-2 is pretty sweet. Thanks. As for Diaz, thankfully 411 does not have to book him to show up and pass a drug test. All we do is rank the man amongst his peers. And he is one damn good fighter. Jake Shields is signed with Strikeforce and I assume is not close to becoming a free-agent. I'm not sure on how many more fights he has on his current deal.
From James R:
Alves is a little low no? He has beaten Hughes and Kos and only lost to the best WW, if not the best MMA fighter in the world. A little harsh, Shields competition isn't of the highest standard, plus his last fight wasn't even at WW. He is moving to MW full-time soon anyway, so he can be ranked.
Kampann should be higher than Kos, if were taking fights at a different weight class.
Suprised to see no Johnson, other wise good rankings. Once Shields' future plans become a bit more concrete, his status in the 170 rankings will be decided by the staff. As for Alves, he dropped from #2 to #4 in the aftermath of UFC 100. Last year, after losing to GSP, Jon Fitch did not drop at all and remained at #2. So the staff did see Alves as not maintaining the same ferocity over competition, if that makes sense. Alves is still a bad MFer but should he have remained in the 2-spot? Jon Fitch appears to be back on the successful road and Jake Shields is simply beating whomever they put in front of him. I could see an argument for Alves at 3 but still at the 4-spot, he remains a big threat in the division. He just takes a step to the back of the line, I assume.
Thanks for the comments, questions, and love/hate. It's always appreciated
Middleweight Rankings From One Year Ago
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Paulo Filho
4. Rich Franklin
5. Yushin Okami
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Matt Lindland
8. Nate Marquardt
9. Jacare Souza
10. Gegard Mousasi
Yoshihiro Akiyama, Jason Miller, Thales Leites, Frank Trigg, Kazuo Misaki, Denis Kang, Patrick Cote and Vitor Belfort were "On The Bubble."
THE CREW
The 411 MMA staff has decided to pull back the curtain and reveal the great 411 Oz. After some consideration, for the the first time in the soon-to-be two-year history of 411 MMA Rankings that you will be able to see which knucklehead put which fighter where.
So here are the nuts and bolts, the breakdown of the rankings from your favorite 411 MMA personalities:
Patrick Mullin
1. Anderson Silva
2. Nate Marquardt
3. Dan Henderson
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Jacare Souza
6. Demian Maia
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
8. Yushin Okami
9. Jake Shields
10. Robbie Lawler
11. Jorge Santiago
12. Michael Bisping
13. Mayhem Miller
14. Matt Lindland
15. Alessio Sakara
Scott Kuczkowski
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Demian Maia
6. Jacare Souza
7. Yoshishiro Akiyama
8. Kazuo Misaki
9. Jorge Santiago
10. Vitor Belfort
11. Robbie Lawler
12. Mayhem Miller
13. Frank Trigg
14. Thales Leites
15. Matt Lindland
Bill Wannop
1 Anderson Silva
2 Dan Henderson
3 Nate Marquardt
4 Yushin Okami
5 Robbie Lawler
6 Jorge Santiago
7 Gegard Mousasi
8 Demian Maia
9 Kazuo Misaki
10 Jacare
11 Yoshihiro Akiyama
12 Vitor Belfort
13 Thales Leites
14 Jason Miller
15 Alessio Sakara
Jeffrey Harris
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Demian Maia
5. Vitor Belfort
6. Jacare Souza
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
8. Yushin Okami
9. Jake Shields
10 Robbie Lawler
11. Jorge Santiago
12. Michael Bisping
13. Mayhem Miller
14. Denis Kang
15. Matt Lindland
Todd Bergman
1. Anderson Silva
2. Yushin Okami
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Dan Henderson
5. Jorge Santiago
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Vitor Belfort
8. Kazuo Misaki
9. Demian Maia
10. Yoshihiro Akiyama
11. Jacare
12. Jason Miller
13. Paulo Filho
14. Michael Bisping
15. Chael Sonnen
Jonathan Solomon
1. Anderson Silva
2. Dan Henderson
3. Nate Marquardt
4. Yushin Okami
5. Jorge Santiago
6. Kazuo Misaki
7. Yoshihiro Akiyama
8. Jake Shields
9. Vitor Belfort
10. Jacare Souza
11. Mayhem Miller
12. Demian Maia
13. Robbie Lawler
14. Joey Villasenor
15. Michael Bisping
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* denotes a statistical tie
^ Cung Le was removed from contention because he has not fought in over a year nor does he have a fight scheduled.
411's Official MMA Rankings: Middleweight Division
Middleweight Division (185 pounds)
1) Anderson Silva (25-4)
Height: 6'2
Birthday: April 14, 1975
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Forrest Griffin - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 101: Declaration - August 8, 2009
- vs. Thales Leites - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 97: Redemption - April 18, 2009
- vs. Patrick Cote - Win via TKO (injured knee) - UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote - October 25, 2008
- vs. James Irvin - Win via KO (punches) - UFC: Fight Night 14 - July 19, 2008
- vs. Dan Henderson - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
Comment: Anderson Silva has been and will be in this spot for a long, LONG time.
2) Dan Henderson (25-7)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: August 24, 1970
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Michael Bisping - Win via KO (punches) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009
- vs. Rich Franklin - Win via decision (split) - UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson - January 17, 2009
- vs. Rousimar Palhares - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 88: Breakthrough - September 6, 2008
- vs. Anderson Silva - Loss via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008
- vs. Quinton Jackson - Loss via decision (unanimous) - UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion - September 8, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
3) Nathan Marquardt (29-8-2)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: April 20, 1979
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Damian Maia - Win via KO (punch) - UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira - August 29, 2009
- vs. Wilson Gouveia - Win by TKO (strikes) - UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson - February 21, 2009
- vs. Martin Kampmann - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 88: Breakthrough - September 6, 2008
- vs. Thales Leites - Loss via decision (split) - UFC 85: Bedlam - June 7, 2008
- vs. Jeremy Horn - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - UFC 81: Breaking Point - February 2, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
4) Yushin Okami (23-4)
Height: 6'2
Birthday: July 21, 1981
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Dean Lister - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 92: Ultimate 2008 - December 27, 2008
- vs. Evan Tanner - Win via KO (knee) - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion - March 1, 2008
- vs. Jason MacDonald - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 77: Hostile Territory - October 20, 2007
- vs. Rich Franklin - Loss via decision (unanimous) - UFC 72: Victory - June 16, 2007
- vs. Mike Swick - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 69: Shootout - April 7, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Chael Sonnen - UFC 104 - October 24, 2009
5*) Demian Maia (10-1)
Height: 6'0
Birthday: November 6, 1977
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Nate Marquardt - Loss via KO (punch) - UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira - August 29, 2009
- vs. Chael Sonnen - Win via submission (triangle choke) - UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson - February 21, 2009
- vs. Nate Quarry - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar - November 15, 2008
- vs. Jason MacDonald - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - UFC 87: Seek And Destroy - August 9, 2008
- vs. Ed Herman - Win via technical submission (triangle choke) - UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre II - April 19, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
5*) Vitor Belfort (18-8)
Height: 6'0
Birthday: January 4, 1977
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Matt Lindland - Win via KO (punches) - Affliction: Day Of Reckoning - January 24, 2009
- vs. Terry Martin - Win via KO (punches) - Affliction: Banned - July 19, 2008
- vs. James Zikic - Win via decision (unanimous) - Cage Rage 23 - September 22, 2007
- vs. Ivan Serati - Win via TKO (punces) - Cage Rage 21 - April 21, 2007
- vs. Dan Henderson - Loss via decision (unanimous) - PRIDE 32: The Real Deal - October 21, 2006
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Rich Franklin - UFC 103 - September 19, 2009
7) Jorge Santiago (21-7)
Height: 6'1
Currently Fighting With: Sengoku
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Kazuo Misaki - Win via technical submission (rear-naked choke) - Sengoku 7: no Ran 2009 - January 4, 2009
- vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura - Win via TKO (punches) - Sengoku 6 - November 1, 2008
- vs. Siyar Bahadurzada - Win via submission (heel hook) - Sengoku 6 - November 1, 2008
- vs. Logan Clark - Win via submission (arm-triangle choke) - Sengoku 5 - September 28, 2008
- vs. Yuki Sasaki - Win via submission (armbar) - Sengoku 2 - May 18, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
8) Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1)
Height: 5'10
Birthday: July 29, 1975
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Alan Belcher - Win via decision (split) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009
- vs. Masanori Tonooka - Win via submission (arm bar) - DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - September 23, 2008
- vs. Katsuyori Shibata - Win via submission (GI choke) - DREAM 5: Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 - July 21, 2008
- vs. Kazuo Misaki - No contest (Akiyama KO'd by illegal kick) - Yarennoka - New Year's Eve 2007 - December 31, 2007
- vs. Denis Kang - Win via KO (punch) - K1 Olympia HERO's 2007 in Korea - October 28, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
9) Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (10-2)
Height: 6'0
Currently Fighting With: DREAM, Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Jason Miller - No Contest (Souza received a cut from an illegal kick) - DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round 2009 - May 26, 2009
- vs. Gegard Mousasi - Loss via KO (upkick) - DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - September 23, 2008
- vs. Zelg Galesic - Win via submission (arm bar) - DREAM 6: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - September 23, 2008
- vs. Jason Miller - Win via decision (unanimous) - DREAM 4: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - June 15, 2008
- vs. Ian Murphy - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - DREAM 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - April 29, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Jason Mayhem Miller - DREAM 11 - October 6, 2009 (may not happen since Souza signed with Strikeforce)
10) Robbie Lawler (16-5)
Height: 5'11
Currently Fighting With: Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Jake Shields - Loss via submission (rear naked choke) - Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields - June 6, 2009
- vs. Scott Smith - Win via TKO (kicks and punches) - EliteXC: Unfinished Business - July 26, 2008
- vs. Scott Smith - No contest (thumb in the eye) - EliteXC: Primetime - May 31, 2008
- vs. Murilo Rua - Win via TKO (strikes) - EliteXC: Uprising - September 15, 2007
- vs. Frank Trigg - Win via KO (strikes) - ICON Sport: Epic - March 31, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
11) Kazuo Misaki (22-9-2)
Height: 5'10
Birthday: April 25, 1976
Currently Fighting With: Sengoku, Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - Sengoku 9 - August 2, 2009
- vs. Jorge Santiago - Loss via technical submission (rear-naked choke) - Sengoku 7: no Ran 2009 - January 4, 2009
- vs. Joe Riggs - Win via TKO (punches) - Strikeforce "Playboy Mansion II" - September 20, 2008
- vs. Logan Clark - Win via decision (unanimous) - World Victory Road: Sengoku 3 - June 8, 2008
- vs. Siyar Bahadurzada - Win via submission (guillotine) - World Victory Road: Sengoku - March 5, 2008
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
12) Jason "Mayhem" Miller (22-6)
Height: 6'1
Birthday: December 24, 1980
Currently Fighting With: DREAM, Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Ronaldo Souza - No Contest (Souza received a cut from an illegal kick) - DREAM 9: Featherweight Grand Prix Second Round 2009 - May 26, 2009
- vs. Kala Hose - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - Kingdom MMA - April 18, 2009
- vs. Ronaldo de Souza - Loss via decision (unanimous) - DREAM 4 Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 - June 15, 2008
- vs. Katsyuori Shibata - Win via TKO (strikes) - DREAM 3 Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 - May 11, 2008
- vs. Tim Kennedy - Win via decision (unanimous) - HDNet Fights: Reckless Abandon - December 15, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- MTV's Bully Beatdown
- vs. Jake Shields - Strikeforce - Fall 2009 (for interim-Strikeforce middleweight championship)
13) Jake Shields (23-4-1)
Height: 5'11
Birthday: January 9, 1979
Currently Fighting With: Strikeforce
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Robbie Lawler - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - Strikeforce on Showtime - June 6, 2009
- vs. Paul Daley - Win via submission (armbar) - EliteXC "Heat" - October 4, 2008
- vs. Nick Thompson - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - EliteXC: Unfinished Business - July 26, 2008
- vs. Mike Pyle - Win via submission (rear naked choke) - EliteXC: Renegade - November 10, 2007
- vs. Renato Verissimo - Win via TKO (strikes) - EliteXC: Uprising - September 15, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- MTV's Bully Beatdown
- vs. Jason Mayhem Miller - Strikeforce - Fall 2009 (for interim-Strikeforce middleweight championship)
Comment: Shields makes his first appearance in our middleweight rankings. The man will be fighting Mayhem for the interim-Strikeforce 185-championship soon and it appears his intentions are to stick here for the time being. This probably means we may scratch him from the 170-rankings in the future.
14) Michael Bisping (17-2)
Height: 6'2
Birthday: February 28, 1979
Currently Fighting With: UFC
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Dan Henderson - Loss via KO (punches) - UFC 100 - July 11, 2009
- vs. Chris Leben - Win via decision (unanimous) - UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben - October 18, 2008
- vs. Jason Day - Win via TKO (punches) - UFC 85: Bedlam - June 7, 2008
- vs. Charles McCarthy - Win via TKO (arm injury) - UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre II - April 19, 2008
- vs. Rashad Evans - Loss via decision (split) - UFC 78: Validation - November 17, 2007
Next scheduled appearance:
- vs. Denis Kang - UFC 105 - November 14, 2009
15) Matt Lindland (21-6)
Height: 6'0
Birthday: May 17, 1970
Currently Fighting With: Free Agent
Last 5 fights:
- vs. Vitor Belfort - Loss via KO (punches) - Affliction: Day of Reckoning - January 24, 2009
- vs. Fabio Negao - Win via decision (unanimous) - Affliction: Banned - July 19, 2008
- vs. Fedor Emelianenko - Loss via submission (arm bar) - BodogFight: Clash of the Nations - April 14, 2007
- vs. Carlos Newton - Win via submission (guillotine choke) - IFL: Houston - February 2, 2007
- vs. Jeremy Horn - Win via TKO (strikes) - IFL: Portland - September 9, 2006
Next scheduled appearance:
- Currently Unknown
Closing Comments: Others receiving votes include Thales Leites, Denis Kang, Frank Trigg, Paulo Filho, Joey Villasenor, Alessio Sakara and Chael Sonnen.
Trigg's first fight on his new UFC deal is at welterweight versus Josh Koscheck. After that fight and once his future becomes clearer, a decision will be made to either move him to welterweight or keep him amongst our middleweight rankings.
For the time being, Jake Shields will be ranked as both a welterweight and middleweight.
Both Jorge Santiago and Matt Lindland have less than five months to either fight or be booked for a fight or risk becoming ineligible to be ranked. Five months is a long time, just updating.
Posted By: S Dot (Guest) on September 01, 2009 at 12:44 AM
@1
I think its about how filho lost more than anything else.
Posted By: NewGuinea (Guest) on September 01, 2009 at 01:24 AM
Can't complain much about the list... though I wasn't sure what to make of Maia after his loss. I hate it when someone that seems really good loses so badly in a quick shot like that. Makes me wonder if he is deserving of still being ranked as high as he is or if he was just unlucky and we should wait and see how his next fight goes. Though I probably would put Vitor ahead of him at this point at least.
Posted By: Jeremy S (Registered) on September 01, 2009 at 01:38 AM
Bill W and Scott K's rankings should not be counted into the overall rankings cuz they wasted a spot when they voted for Thales Leites.
Not a bad list otherwise. Any rumors going around about the next time Jorge Santiago might fight? January was a looooong time ago
Posted By: GeeSpotter (Guest) on September 01, 2009 at 06:13 AM
Your rankings as always are excellent! The breakdowns by the "crew" is a great idea.
Love it how Paulo Filho is gone - for his own sake I hope he gets it back together.
Yushin Okami - I hate to see him at #4 as I find him so boring but I suppose he is somewhere up there.
I had no idea Jake Shields was moving to MW. Why is he doing this? Did he clean out WW? I cannot wait to see him go against Jason Miller!
Hope to see Michael Bisping off the list next time with another loss.... he may well be my least favorite UFC fighter.
Hope to see Nathan Marquardt and Dan Henderson fight next - let Anderson get one more good LW fight and then put the winner of Nate/Dan agaist him.
This website keeps getting better and better - my favorite MMA site by far.
Posted By: Brian (Guest) on September 01, 2009 at 12:10 PM
The main reason I think Nick Diaz isn't a top-10 fighter at WW is because WW has GSP, Alves, Koscheck, Fitch, Shields (sort of), Kampmann, Swick, Condit, Hardy, Johnson, even Hughes, Hieron and Mach (maybe)... who should all be ranked above him.
Plus, I don't think he's even a welterweight fighter anymore, he's accomplished nothing in the weight-class. His only two impressive wins since Koji Oishi tried to face attack him are over Shamrock and Smith. One was at 179. The other was at 180. Neither guy belongs in the top-10 of WW or MW.
There's also the whole test positive or just don't show up to the test at all thing going on.
I still hope he ends up back in the UFC so I can see him fight some real competition.
Middleweight rankings are very good. Hope to see Hendo/Marquardt fight, even though Hendo says he doesn't want to fight anybody but Anderson.
Posted By: dale (Guest) on September 03, 2009 at 10:46 AM
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