Okay- every few weeks- i will update top fighters in each division. this week will be the middleweights. Heres how i have them ranked & why i have them there.
1. Anderson "The Spider" Silva- UFC middleweight champ.
I have him here cause by far- he is the best fighter since chuck beat tito at UFC 47. He beat leben in debut, then Rich franklin(For belt), Then TUF 4 Winner Travis Lutter(non title), Then Nate marquardt, and rich Franklin agin. In March- he will be facing Dan henderson for the middleweight title. Can he pull it off??
2. Dan "Hollywood" Henderson.
Just after losing a 5 round war to Quentin "Rampage" Jackson- Henderson is now ready to go to middleweight. He gets andserson silva & i believe he can beat silva. He has ko power in both hands as well as great ground & ground & pound. Hendersopn should be a huge force in middleweight.
3. Chris "The Crippler" Leben
I have him here for a huge reason. His KO over Terry Martin propelled him Back into top contention. Leben has great skills- has awesome stand-up & is truly maturing inot a well rounded mma fighter. His Ground is improving very fast. He will contend soon i believe
4. Ed "Short Fuse" Herman
Ed herman is rising fast. He has won 3 straight & 2 of them were over notable opponents- Scott "Hands of steel" Smith & Joe "El Derte" Doerkson. Ed herman may be in top contention for the belt. But he needs at least 1 huge victory to seal the top contendership.
5. Patrick "The Predator" Cote
His wins over Scott smith & Kendall Grove propelled him back to the winning slot. He debuted at 205(lost to Tito ortiz by unanimous decision). Then dropped to middleweight. Lost 3 straight, then after the TUF 4- he got back to immediate success. I'd Keep an eye on him.
Notable considerations- Nate Marquardt, Rich Franklin, Yushin Okami, Jason MacDonald, and Terry Martin
