Here's a fun way to show why the winner of Sonnen vs Belfort is the #1 contender for the belt. Based on the UFC rankings as well as most recent results. C - Chris Weidman 1 - Anderson Silva 2 - Vitor Belfort 3 - Lyoto Machida < Phil Davis < Anthony Johnson < Vitor Belfort 4 - Jacare Souza < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort 5 - Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort 6 - Tim Kennedy < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort 7 - Mark Munoz < Lyoto Machida < Phil Davis < Anthony Johnson < Vitor Belfort 8 - Michael Bisping < Vitor Belfort 9 - Francis Carmont < Jacare Souza < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort 10 - Costas Philippou < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort C - Chris Weidman 1 - Anderson Silva 2 - Vitor Belfort 3 - Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 4 - Jacare Souza < Gegard Mousasi < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 5 - Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort < Randy Couture < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 6 - Tim Kennedy < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort < Randy Couture < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 7 - Mark Munoz < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 8 - Michael Bisping < Chael Sonnen 9 - Francis Carmont < Jacare Souza < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort < Randy Couture < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen 10 - Costas Philippou < Luke Rockhold < Vitor Belfort < Randy Couture < Lyoto Machida < Shogun Rua < Chael Sonnen
Why is Anderson still the number 1 contender? He just dropped two straight, is 39 years old, and is recovering from a broken leg. He should be at 4 or 5 IMO.
Kimbo lost to Seth who lost to King Mo who lost to Rampage who lost to Rashad who lost to Machida who lost to Shogun who lost to Chael who lost to Anderson who lost to Weidman who lost to....who lost to...who lost to (TBA). Weidman is the G.O.A.T
I once used a similar formula to determine that Cedric The Entertainer was the greatest wrestler in the history of the WWE, it's amazing
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I think what all this mmath shows is that there are very few good mma fighters around. It amounts to mma inbreeding
Wow this made my head hurt. It's weird to think Shields beat Hendo and Hendo beat Fedor. I guess styles do make fights.