HeavyMMA.com compiles the top 10 heavyweight world rankings in mixed martial arts.
Heavyweight Rankings
1. Brock Lesnar
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. Cain Velasquez
5. Junior Dos Santos
6. Shane Carwin
7. Alistair Overeem
8. Frank Mir
9. Antonio Silva
10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
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Dennis Melnik of HeavyMMA.com recently sat down with UFC fighter and top contender Kenny Florida, who says he isn’t afraid to adapt.
Kenny Florian’s philosophy is simple: “If you don’t adapt in this sport, you’re going to die. You’re going to lose.” There was a time Florian thought he had all the answers. He was on a six-fight wining streak that earned him a shot at UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn.
The last time Florian lost was his first chance at glory, when Sean Sherk defeated him in a unanimous decision at UFC 64. He learned a lot from that loss. The problem was Florian thought he had learned it all. He entered the Penn fight determined to “kill the master” and that’s when complacency came to collect. ‘The Prodigy’ dismantled ‘Ken-Flo’ in four rounds of fighting, putting him at a crossroads and forcing him to completely reevaluate his entire regimen. When Florian responded with two straight dominant victories in later UFC matches, Dana White noticed. While condemning Diego Sanchez for leaving the lightweight division for a return to welterweight, the UFC president cited Florian as an example of learning from failure.
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Matt Brown of HeavyMMA.com ranked the top 10 pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the word.
Check out his list:
10. Brock Lesnar
I know, a heavyweight in pound for pound rankings? Well, Lesnar could fight at superheavyweight and wreck people there too. He’s improving every time he enters the octagon and may very well end up as one of the best heavyweight fighters ever.9. Dominick Cruz
Cruz (16-1) convincingly defended his WEC bantamweight title at WEC 50 by beating Joseph Benavidez for a second time. His lone defeat came at featherweight in 2007 against Urijah Faber, a fight he may get to avenge now that Faber has dropped to 135.8. Gilbert Melendez
Currently on a four-fight win streak with victories over Rodrigo Damm, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Josh Thomson and Shinya Aoki, Melendez has established himself as the No. 2 lightweight in the world. It will interesting to see where he ends up as he is in contract negotiations with Strikeforce.
Check out the entire list here.
As E. Spencer Kyte of HeavyMMA.com writes, it’s much more difficult for a fighter to finish a bout than you might think.
If you want to see every fight finished, go play Mortal Kombat.
The glorious game of my teen years, Mortal Kombat stood a beaten opponent in front of you, wobbling back and forth, offering visual and auditory encouragement to “Finish Him!”
If you knew the right controller combinations, your merciless martial artist could end the beating in impressive fashion. If you were like me, you tried to do something cool and ended up just punching the guy in the face, a move that should have been accompanied by the sound of Pacman dying to add to your embarrassment.
As much as some fans think of mixed martial arts as the closest we’re ever going to legally come to witnessing Mortal Kombat in real life, the cries of “finish him” that rain down during every fight can’t be satisfied with a button-mashing chain of commands.
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Nate Lawson of HeavyMMA.com downloads the news that UFC 123 is heading to Auburn Hills, Michigan this November.
UFC 123 now has a venue, according to UFC president Dana White.
MMAFighting.com reported the news earlier today that the November 20 event is set for Auburn Hills, Michigan and will take place at The Palace at Auburn Hills.
UFC 123 features a light heavyweight match up between two former champions in Lyoto Machida and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, along with a welterweight contest between Matt Brown and rising prospect Rory MacDonald. Neither fight has been made official by the promotion, but are anticipated to make the card nevertheless. No other fights have been rumored yet.
The event will be the first UFC event to be held in Michigan since 1996 and the second UFC event of November.
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