New top 10 MMA Rankings

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10. Dominick Cruz
Points: 46
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: WEC (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 15-1 (has won past six)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Brian Bowles, R2 TKO, March 6
Analysis:No one has been able to solve Cruz since he dropped to 135 pounds.

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Shields

9. Jake Shields
Points: 46
Affiliation: Free agent
Weight class: Welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 25-4-1 (has won past 14)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Dan Henderson, unanimous decision, April 17
Analysis:An intriguing UFC debut against Martin Kampmann should determine his spot in the UFC welterweight pecking order.

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Machida

8. Lyoto Machida
Points: 50
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Belem, Brazil
Record: 16-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 7
Most recent result: lost to Mauricio Rua, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: A November matchup against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson will go a long way toward determining the light heavyweight title scene in 2011.

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Penn

7. B.J. Penn
Points: 62
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 15-6-1 (lost previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 6
Most recent result: lost to Frank Edgar, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his chance to prove razor-thin loss to Edgar was a fluke.

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Edgar

6. Frank Edgar
Points: 65
Affiliation: UFC (UFC lightweight champion)
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 12-1 (has won past four)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: def. B.J. Penn, unanimous decision, April 10
Analysis:Has his loss to prove razor-thin win over Penn wasn’t a fluke.

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Emelianenko

5. Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 67
Affiliation: Strikeforce/M-1
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 31-2, one no-contest (lost past 1)
Last month’s ranking: 8
Most recent result: lost to Fabricio Werdum, R1 submission, June 26
Analysis:Dropped to eighth last month after just one loss. Clearly some voters re-evaluated and felt the greatest heavyweight of all time fell too far.

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Rua

4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 117
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: Knee surgery is expected to keep the new champ out until at least March.

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Aldo

3. Jose Aldo
Points: 145
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (has won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Urijah Faber, unanimous decision, April 24
Analysis:With Silva’s narrow escape, one could argue Aldo has the most definitive unbeatable aura of any weight-class champ.

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Silva

2. Anderson Silva
Points: 192 (12 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 27-4 (has won past 12)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: def. Chael Sonnen, R5 submission, Aug. 7
Analysis: Was Silva’s struggle against Sonnen the product of a rib injury, or is he finally slowing down at 35? Time will tell.

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St. Pierre

1. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 182 (11 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (has won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: def. Dan Hardy, unanimous decision, March 27
Analysis:On hold until “The Ultimate Fighter” runs its course.

How is Brock not even in the top 10 anymore?

easily, basically hes just raw power and strentgh, which he cant translate into a good fighting technique that flows

^ do you even know what you're talking about ?? O.O

Guilha wrote:

^ do you even know what you're talking about ?? O.O

I know exactly what I am talking about and Lesnar has to be in the top 10. Lesnar is the undisputed WHC, in the undisputed leader in MMA. If you think Brock is nothing but brute force, watch the way he tapped Shane Carwin.

I was referring to Trixx's post , CJ

Trixx wrote:

easily, basically hes just raw power and strentgh, which he cant translate into a good fighting technique that flows

^^I know. I am just telling that I have given up on having a life and follow the UFC instead.

^ Oh lol ok, fair enough

The only one around here that knows more then me about the UFC is baba. I'm not bragging, I'm just tell you how it is.

^ Never said otherwise. I don't watch much MMA myself, I just know the basic stuff about it, mainly UFC

^^Understood. If you ever have questions about MMA baba or myself can answer it.

^ Sure, thanks

Concrete Jesus wrote:

^^Understood. If you ever have questions about MMA baba or myself can answer it.

Great, drag me into this

And while Brock may be the HW champ, I wouldn't have put him very high on the list myself. Definitely would've put him over Cruz and I've never felt as though BJ deserved all the high rankings he's gotten (though he'd still be top 10), I don't think I'd put Lesnar anywhere higher than 8th since he still doesn't have the kind of experience and track record as some of the other guys on the list.

^^It was a compliment dick