Fedor Emelianenko demonstrated once again last weekend that he is the best heavyweight in mixed martial arts, beating a game Brett Rogers by second-round TKO on CBS.Meanwhile, the UFC's heavyweight division is reeling: Champion Brock Lesnar is battling a serious illness, No. 1 contender Shane Carwin is recovering from a knee injury, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is suffering from staph infection. So while the UFC still has most of the Top 10 heavyweights in MMA, Dana White can't feel great about the heavyweight division right now.
My rankings are below.
Top 10 Heavyweights in MMA
1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Brock Lesnar
3. Frank Mir
4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
5. Shane Carwin
6. Josh Barnett*
7. Alistair Overeem
8. Cain Velasquez
9. Junior dos Santos
10. Brett Rogers
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Mr. MDS did you have to put another article with Fedor again. I hope you saw what has been happening here in the past couple weeks on these forums regarding him and the UFC heavyweights.
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Isn't it a shame when we can't have an article about Fedor without these rampant forum trolls coming over and starting drama?
Well, I guess my previous post isn't going to make it which is all right. PCA I don't think you are aware of this, but I WAS NOT TRYING TO DELIBERATELY give MDS a low blow about the article. In fact, the reason I come to this website is because MDS AND OTHERS write some very interesting and informative articles. I probably should have made it clear that I WAS SIMPLY JOKING. But the fact is, in case you haven't noticed, whenever an article pops up about Fedor and other heavyweights, there is always going to be a big fight about it. I don't really care what MDS writes about overall, though. This is, afterall, his work. So, I hope you find this comment more ENLIGHTENING. Yes you PCA. NEXT TIME I WILL NOT BE SO COURTEOUS.
And by the PCA. It wasn't too long ago that MDS, actually DID respond to some of the postings on this website.
Barnett: #6 until they finally drop the banhammer on him.
Overeem: #7 until he comes to the US to fight again (finally) and gets dropped for a piss test.
i think barnett is under rated, i really dont see mir beating barnett, much less carwin beating barnett. i'd say lesnar would be a very close match up, and barnett may well knock him out. lesnars chin is suspect.
overeem is likely the 3rd/4th bes hw.
that carwin, vesquez, and dos santo are even in a top 10 of the world is a sorry statement of the hw division.
I agree with you about Barnett; he could be ranked # 2. However, unfortunately dumbass Barnett can't seem to stay clean and pass his drug tests.
I can't believe Carwin is ranked #6. One big win over Gonzaga and he's entitled to that spot? Cain has beaten better opponents recently as has JDS, so why is Shane ranked over him? Because Shane is in line for a UFC title shot? That should be irrelevant. Barnett is ranked a bit low and is definitely top 5. Overeem is too high, never having beat a top 10 heavyweight. Everyone's lists are different i suppose, but i definitely think you overrated Shane.
Thanks Rich. Don't know what that yggdrasil character wrote, but thanks.
There you go again making insinuations and thinly veiled accusations of impropriety. If you don't like it here then go to another site. I can assure you that you will not be missed.
Spineless coward saying MDS is biased ... You've accused him of taking bribes recently from M-1, being a UFC lackey and questioning his journalistic integrity. Your a pathetic excuse for a troll.
Not a bad list but not exactly how I'd pick the top 10.
My list:
1. Fedor
2. Noguiera
3. Overeem
4. Barnett
5. Velasquez
6. Lesnar
7. Dos Santos
8. Carwin
9. Rogers
10. Arlovski / Mir / Werdum / Gonzaga (tied)
Todd Duffe, Stanislav Nedkov & Bobby Lashley are also getting consideration from me and if they can keep winning and start facing tougher opponents then they'll certainly have a good case for the top 10 sometime next year. I have the feeling Kongo is going to beat Mir in their upcoming bout and really sort of highlight the fact that Mir's win against Noguiera was a fluke. I think Mir has always been overrated and he hasn't proved that he is a top 10 fighter in my opinion. If Monson had beaten Rizzo in September then he would be in the top 10 without a doubt.
Lesnar has win's over Frank Mir, Min Soo Kim, Randy Couture and Heath Herring ... only one of those guys is currently ranked in anyones top 10 so I also think he is overrated on the list. Velasquez (and probably Dos Santos) have beaten better competition than Lesnar.
Velasquez has proved he is the real deal in my mind ... more so than Lesnar and Carwin and thats why I have him rated higher.
Well, Johnny. This is off subject about your list. We all are going to have disagreements about topics. Even if they can be very "unbalanced". These past couple of weeks have been very interesting, to say the least, on this website. Especially, since you've been right in the center of virtually all of it. I just let others say what they have to say and then move on.
j5, lesnar was a div. 1 national champ.
its real doubtful velasquez, dos santos & carwin out wrestle lesnar, that leaves a punchers chance. we dont know how well brock takes a punch, randy hurt him and mir almost had him. we do know if lesnar hits you its pretty much lights out. he'll knock you down with a punch and get on top of you and theres no scape from there.
the only way i see beating lesnar is to either stop his take down (near impossible) or sub him from the bottom, no easy task now that he learned to flaten hips.
its hard to say if brock makes it back. God's speed, i wish the best for him.
you guys kidding me overeem? he's not top 10, top 20 yes
exp you are the lord of the trolls.
i can't believe no one had kimbo on their list!! god!!
no seriously, it's tough to say who's where right now more than half the guys on the list are still up & comers and need a few more fights to really see how they handle different situations. only one thing we all agree on and that's fedor.
i personally hope frank mir pulls a few big wins out, i've always been a fan. even though he's annoying, i happen to think he's a really skilled fighter with his prime still to come, if his ankle holds up. big nog's taken a few too many hard hits, i think he's about winding down, and always goes to decisions. also, regardless of what kept alistair overseas for so long, i'd like to see him win with some impressive ko's. i can't stand the site of overweight guys who make the minutes on the clock wind down in slow motion. i wanna see fighters with some martial arts skills, be it with the ability to maneuver and apply tricky sub's or the striking to finish an opponent with something more artistic than a hammer punch or sloppy gnp.
i really haven't seen enough from dos santos, carwin or cain to be able to form an opinion on them. barnett is up there. i think rogers is up there and his striking is game. we're getting into a new generation of hw's, i wonder how long fedor is gonna stay at the top.
Kimbo will kill Fedor. Fedor wouldn't even have a chance. I'm just kidding, just wanted to add a little humor. Since the UFC is thin on threats to the king, who should be his next opponent and who has the best chance of beating Fedor.
Johnny...seriously?
Overeem has beaten WHAT top 10 opponent?
Velasquez's wins over unranked Kongo and unranked Rothwell were better than Lesnar's over a highly ranked Mir and highly ranked Couture?
Though you think Mir is overrated, he still had wins over Minotauro Nogueira and Brock Lesnar.
1. Fedor
2. Brock
3. Nog
4. Mir
5. Barnett
6. Cain Velasquez
7. Brett Rogers
8. Junior Dos Santos
9. Shane Cawin
10.Andrei Arlovski/ Alistair Overeem
honestly if i put it talent wise/ how good of a figher they are it would be
1. fedor
2. nog
3. lesnar
4. barnett
5. overeem
6. cain
7. JDS
8. Arlovski
9. Mir
10. Brett Rogers
but ranking are supposed to be derived from FACT and not bias. Just because i THINK Mir is overrated is irrespective to who he has beat.
Well the thing is that Noguiera had a staph infection and was hospitalized before that fight. Against Lesnar Mir got stood up when he should have been tapping out. I'm not biased per se against him I just think he is overrated and I don't put much stock in his recent wins. It's my opinion and you have your own ... big whoop.
y0u crazy man fador ant all that or he would have come to ufc to face brock i think he scared and whooo is breet rogers come on any one can beet him