The Champion: Brock Lesnar
The Top Contender: The Winner of Mir vs. Nogueira
The Next Tier:
· Frank Mir
· Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
· Gabriel Gonzaga
· Cheick Kongo
· Fabricio Werdum
· Randy Couture
On the Rise:
· Cain Velasquez
· Shane Carwin
· Junior Dos Santos
Other Notables:
· Heath Herring
· Jake O’Brien
· Antoni Hardonk
· Mustafa Al Turk
· Justin McCully
· Eddie Sanchez
Scheduled Fights:
· Eddie Sanchez vs. Justin McCully @ UFC Fight Night 16 on December 10
· Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira @ UFC 92 on December 28 (For Interim Title)
· Cheick Kongo vs. Mustafa Al Turk @ UFC 92 on December 28
· Antoni Hardonk vs. Mark Burch @ UFC 92 on December 28
· Dan Evensen vs. Patrick Barry @ UFC 92 on December 28
· Jake O’Brien vs. Christian Wellish @ UFC 94 on January 31
Match Ups I’d Like to See:
· Heath Herring vs. Gabriel Gonzaga or Cain Velasquez
· Shane Carwin vs. Junior Dos Santos
· The loser of Mir vs. Nogueira vs. Randy Couture
Other Thoughts:
· The status of Fabricio Werdum is unknown. Rumors circulated that he was released from his UFC contract following a breakdown in contract negotiations. Then it was reported that Werdum was not leaving the UFC. If he stays he is a serious contender. I hope the UFC would consider this and want to keep him around
· The status of ProElite is uncertain, and I mention this because the UFC has the potential to sign a couple of good fighters from the EliteXC heavyweight division such as Brett Rogers and Dave Herman. It looked like Antonio Silva will head to Sengoku and Kimbo Slice, well….who cares!
· It is time for Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez to get more exposure and fight the best. They are real threats to Brock’s belt.
· A 2009 bout between Lesnar and the winner of the Mir vs. Nogueira fight is exciting
· We are hoping Randy Couture has a few fights left in the tank, and they probably will be at Heavyweight, but don’t expect him to fight no name fighters.
· Not sure where Mark Coleman fits into the heavyweight picture seeing as how he will be fighting Shogun at light heavyweight
Filed under: Antoni Hardonk, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Cheick Kongo, Christian Wellish, Eddie Sanchez, Fabricio Werdum, Frank Mir, Gabriel Gonzaga, Heath Herring, Jake O'Brien, Junior dos Santos, Mustafa Al-Turk, Randy Couture, Shane Carwin | Tagged: Antoni Hardonk, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Brock Lesnar, Cain Velasquez, Cheick Kongo, Dan Evensen, Eddie Sanchez, Fabricio Werdum, Frank Mir, Gabriel Gonzaga, Heath Herring, Jake O'Brien, Junior dos Santos, Justin McCully, Mustafa Al-Turk, Randy Couture, Shane Carwin
