kds13

So here's the deal. We had paid members rank their Top 10 in each Division, HW to LW. With a set scoring system, we compiled their Rankings and gave them a point value. The fighter with the highest point total became the #1 fighter and so on. The number in parenthesis next to each fighter is the # of Points they received.

Here's the scoring system:
So, without further ado...

Here are MMA Forum's Official Top 10
POST UFC 83



Heavyweight




1. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (192)
2. Fedor Emeleianenko (178)
3. Tim Sylvia (136)
4. Andrei Arlovski (122)
5. Josh Barnett (111)
6. Fabricio Werdum (105)
7. Randy Couture (92)
8. Gabriel Gonzaga (60)
9. Heath Herring (33)
10. Alexander Emelianenko (24)

Others Recieving Votes: Mirko Cro Cop (14), Kongo (13), Brandon Vera (12), Frank Mir (7)

Notes:
-Barnett jumped up 2 spots after he had fell to #7.
-Nogueira distanced himself from Fedor, gaining 6 more points on the Russian.
-Couture's battle with the UFC has seen his ranking take a hit.
-Heath Herring makes his first appearance in the Top 10 since his move to the UFC.


Light Heavyweight



1. Quinton Rampage Jackson (199)
2. Lyoto Machida (152)
3. Chuck Liddell (148)
4. Forrest Griffin (145)
5. Shogun Rua (121)
6. Keith Jardine (104)
7. Wanderlei Silva (70)
8. Remeau Thierry Sokoudjou (42)
10. Dan Henderson (26)
10. Rashad Evans (26)

Others Receiving Votes: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (22),Thiago Silva (20), Ricardo Arona (10), Tito Ortiz (9), Wilson Gouveia (3), Brian Stann (1).

Notes:

-Rampage did not join Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre as unanimous #1 selections. The other #1? Chuck Liddell.
-That becomes Liddell's first #1 vote since he lost the title.
-Forrest Griffin fell two spots to #4.

Eye Poppers
- Keith Jardine was left off 4 ballots.




Middleweight



1. Anderson Silva (200)
2. Rich Franklin (163)
3. Paulo Filho (149)
4. Dan Hendersom (137)
5. Robbie Lawler (100)
6. Nate Marquardt (76)
7. Yushin Okami (64)
8. Matt Lindland (58)
9. Yoshihiro Akiyama (55)
10. Kazuo Misaki (43)

Others Receiving Votes: Denis Kang (27), Frank Trigg (11), Cung Le (7), Chael Sonnen (4), Ricardo Almeida (1), Frank Shamrock (1).

Notes:

-Anderson Silva got all the first place votes, joining Georges St. Pierre as a unanimous vote getter.
-Dan Henderson is Ranked at both MW and LHW.


Eye Poppers
-Michael Bisping was getting votes...before he'd even fought at MW. Now he has no votes.



Welterweight



1. Georges St. Pierre (200)
2. Jon Fitch (171)
3. Matt Hughes (156)
4. Josh Koscheck (125)
5. Matt Serra (91)
6. Thiago Alves (83)
7. Karo Parisyan (72)
8. Diego Sanchez (54)
9. Jake Shields (53)
10. Carlos Condit (46)

Other Receiving Votes: Marcus Davis (29), Shinya Aoki (15), Hayato Sakurai (4), Paul Daley (1).

Notes:

- Georges St. Pierre, after avenging his loss to Serra, became the unanimous vote getter.
- Karo Parisyan dropped 3 spots after losing the easier fight he had asked for.

Eye Poppers
- Former WW Champ Matt Serra went unranked on two ballots.
- Josh Koscheck was left off one ballot.



Lightweight



1. BJ Penn (170)
2. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante (169)
3. Takanori Gomi (158)
4. Sean Sherk (149)
5. Shinya Aoki (121)
6. Kenny Florian (75)
7. Mitsuhiro Ishida (67)
8. Tatsuya Kawajiri (54)
9. Gilbert Melendez (47)
10. Joachim Hansen (19)

Others Receiving Votes:
Hayato Sakurai 14
Joe Stevenson 11
Nick Diaz 8
Roger Huerta 7
KJ Noons 7
KID Yamamoto 5
Tyson Griffin 4
Gray Maynard 3
Vitor Ribeiro 3
Clay Guida 2
Nate Diaz 1
Mac Danzig 1

Notes:

- 22 different LW's got there name's mentioned for Ranking.

Eye Poppers
- Sherk was left off 1 ballot.

kds13's Editorial Note: The Rankings took place before DREAM 2, therefore the next LW Rankings may have a different look, as JZ lost to Aoki and other influential match-ups will take place at DREAM 3.






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Big, big ups to my boy cplmac for helping compile the Rankings.

A big thanks to all that voted. We had 25 dudes cast ballots this time around. If you are a paid member and didn't get your Rankings in, we'll be updating it after UFC 82. If you aren't a Paid Member and would like to participate...shell out 5 or 10 bucks.

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