BRADDAH SHANO'S MMA ~ WORLD RANKINGS
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LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHTS (as of 5/1/04)
186 - 205 pounds
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WORLD CHAMPION: Vitor Belfort
Pro Record: 12-3
Weight: 204
Affiliation: Brazil Fight Club
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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UFC CHAMPION: Vitor Belfort
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PRIDE CHAMPION: Wanderlei Silva (PRIDE MW Champ)
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SHOOTO CHAMPION: vacant
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PANCRASE CHAMPION: Yoshiki Takahashi (PANCRASE HW Champ)
NOTE: Fight weight is 195-205
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TOP TEN
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1. Wanderlei Silva
Pro Record: 25-3-1
Weight: 207(?)
Affiliation: Chute Boxe Academy
Home: Curitiba,Parana,Brazil
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2. Randy Couture
Pro Record: 12-6
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 205-226
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Everett,WA/Gresham,OR,USA
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3. Dan Henderson
Pro Record: 14-3
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Huntington Beach,CA,USA
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4. Quinton Jackson
Pro Record: 17-4
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 198
Weight Range: 198-215
Affiliation: Team Oyama
Home: Memphis,TN/Westminster,CA,USA
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5. Chuck Liddell
Pro Record: 14-3
Weight: 204
Weight Range: 195-225
Affiliation: Pitfight Team
Home: San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
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6. Jeremy Horn
Pro Record: 67-12-6
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 200
Weight Range: 199-230
Affiliation: Miletich Martial Arts
Home: Omaha,NE/Cedar Rapids,IA,USA
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7. Renato Sobral
Pro Record: 21-5
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Ruas Vale Tudo
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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8. Ricardo Arona
Pro Record: 8-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Brazil
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9. Ryoto Machida
Pro Record: 4-0
Home: Japan
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10. Tito Ortiz
Pro Record: 11-4
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 199-220
Affiliation: Team Punishment
Home: Huntington Beach,CA,USA
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FRINGE CONTENDERS
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Paulao Filho
Pro Record: 5-0
Weight: 185
Weight Range: 185-200
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
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Yuki Kondo
Pro Record: 41-13-5
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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Kevin Randleman
Pro Record: 15-7
Weight: 204
Affiliation: Hammer House
Home: Sandusky,OH,USA
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Rich Franklin
Pro Record: 13-1
Am Record: 1-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Meat Truck Inc.
Home: Cinncinnati,OH,USA
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Mauricio Rua
Pro Record: 6-2
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Chute Boxe Academy
Home: Curitiba,Parana,Brazil
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Evan Tanner
Pro Record: 28-4
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Amarillo,TX/Gresham,OR,USA
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Forrest Griffin
Pro Record: 9-2
Am Record: 6-0
Weight: 201 lbs/91 kg
Home: USA
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August Wallen
Pro Record: 4-1
Affiliation: Lupus Shootfighting
Home: Sweden
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Sanae Kikuta
Pro Record: 23-6-3
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 199-210
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Narima,Japan
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Frank Shamrock
Pro Record: 22-7-2
Weight: 190
Weight Range: 185-210
Affiliation: The Alliance
Home: Santa Monica,CA,USA
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Rogerio Nogueira
Record: 7-1
Weight: 205 lbs/93 kg
Weight Range: 205-220
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Brazil
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Dean Lister
Pro Record: 6-2
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Gracie United
Home: San Diego,CA,USA
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Bill Mahood
Pro Record: 12-3-1
Am Record: 0-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: PG Fight Club
Home: Prince George,BC,Canada
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Sokun Koh
Pro Record: 4-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Japan
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Jason Macdonald
Pro Record: 7-1
Weight: 205
Home: Red Deer,ALB,Canada
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Yoshiki Takahashi
Pro Record: 26-18-3
Weight: 196
Weight Range: 195-205
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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Jesper Hallberg
Pro Record: 17-2-2
Weight: 191
Affiliation: Lupus Shootfighting
Home: Gothenburg,Sweden
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Jason Flynn
Pro Record: 10-2
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Primal Tribe Fighting Club
Home: Twin Falls,ID,USA
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Anthonie Rethmeier
Pro Record: 17-4-2
Weight: 198
Home: Gothenburg,Sweden
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Guy Mezger
Pro Record: 30-13-2
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Lion's Den Texas
Home: Dallas,TX,USA
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Marcelo Alfaia
Pro Record: 3-1
Affiliation: Brazilian Top Team
Home: Porto Alegre-IAPI,Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil
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Marvin Eastman
Pro Record: 6-3
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Nova Uniao
Home: Las Vegas,NV,USA
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Patrick Steibling
Pro Record: 17-5
Weight: 198
Affiliation: Integrated Fighting Academy
Home: Indianapolis,IN,USA
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Chael Sonnen
Pro Record: 10-2-1
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Quest
Home: Bend,OR,USA
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Kestutis Smirnovas
Pro Record: 11-3
Weight: 198 lbs/90 kg
Affiliation: Audra Gym
Home: Lithuania
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Sam Nest
Pro Record: 14-0
Weight: 200 lb/90 kg
Affiliation: Rings Australia
Home: Brisbane,QLD,Australia
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Patrick Cote
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Team Union
Home: Quebec,Canada
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Bobby Rehman
Pro Record: 2-0
Weight: 194
Affiliation: MMA Alliance NHB Team
Home: Finland
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Shane Johnson
Pro Record: 4-1
Weight: 205
Weight Range: 205-209
Affiliation: Black Tiger Fighting Team
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Arman Gambaryan
Pro Record: 24-4-1
Weight: 200
Affiliation: Red Devil Sport Club
Home: Russia
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Kassim Annan
Record: 6-1
Affiliation: Quoniam Gym
Weight: 200 lbs/91 kg
Home: France
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Daniel Tabera
Pro Record: 3-0-2
Weight: 205 lbs/93 kg
Home: Spain
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Daniel Bergman
Pro Record: 11-2-1
Weight: 198
Affiliation: Shootfighting Stockholm
Home: Umea,Sweden
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Mike Foland
Pro Record: 7-0
Weight: 201
Affiliation: J-Sect Jiu-Jitsu
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Joey Villasenor
Pro Record: 12-3
Weight: 195
Home: Farmington,NM,USA
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Brian Gassaway
Pro Record: 19-11-1
Weight: 190
Weight Range: 180-220
Affiliation: Chicago Fitness Center & Hackney's Reality Combat
Home: Chicago,IL,USA
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Jordanas Poskaitis
Pro Record: 9-0
Home: Lithuania
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Paulo Lima
Pro Record: 3-0
Weight: 185
Home: Brazil
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Cyrille Diabate
Record 7-2-1
Weight: 205 lbs/93 kg
Weight Range: 205-212
Affiliation: French Konnection
Birthplace: Paris, France
Home: Rueil Malmaison,France
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Stephan Bonnar
Pro Record: 4-0
Weight: 205
Affiliation: Carlson Gracie Team
Home: Chicago,IL,USA
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Jussi Jokinen
Pro Record: 3-0
Home: Finland
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Tommi Haapanen
Pro Record: 5-1
Weight:
Affiliation: Vaasan Vapaaottelijat
Home: Finland
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Scott Smith
Pro Record: 6-2
Weight: 195
Affiliation: BJJ Training Center Sacramento
Home: Sacramento,CA,USA
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Tim Kennedy
Pro Record: 5-1
Weight: 195
Affiliation: Pitfight Team
Home: San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
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Anthony Rea
Pro Record: 5-1
Weight: 203
Weight Range: 195-205
Affiliation: Elite Training Center
Home: Toulous,France
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Gary Armbrust
Pro Record: 5-0
Am Record: 3-0
Weight: 193
Home: Vernon,B.C.,Canada
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good poinjts all around HB but...
i think Arona is more than deserving of his ranking and he will be fighting again soon...most likely winning and ending up at that spot or higher again anyways
I think Horn would beat Lidell, Sobral and Rampage right now...then again, we never know WHICH Horn will show up!?
He's still one of the most impressive LHW's out there and has more wins than anyone.
His win over Lidell was awhile ago but, he did choke him out and i dont think Lidell would fare any better in a rematch...nothing agaist Chuck...i just think he doesnt match-up well against Horn...same for Rampage...i think Horn would choke him out too...Busta almost did and Sak did...Horn's ground skills are too much for all three of these guys.
Sobral beat him square but Sobral isnt really THAt good to beat himk in a rematch...but the reason Horn is ranked above him is because Sobral's recent performance pales in comparison to Horn's....you gotta stay busy to stay on top!
Thanks for the comments and praise!
--braddah shano
BJ Penn is not a LHW