Velasquez Takes Top LA Times MMA Ranking
According to the LA Times, Cain Velasquez is the top
heavyweight in MMA at present. Todd Martin of the Times compiled the rankings. According
to his reporting, Velasquez, at least in part, earned that ranking because of
his performance against Dos Santos in their 2012 rematch. Dos Santos knocked
out Velasquez the first time they met in the first round of their match. When
the two met again, Velasquez went for 25 minutes against Dos Santos to claim
the UFC Heavyweight title. The fight was widely considered a victory in every
regard for Velasquez, who owned the cage for the entire time that the fight
went on.
Where the Light Heavyweight class is concerned, the Times
gives it to Jon Jones, followed by Rashad Evans in the second spot. The
upcoming fight between Jones and Sonnen may be dominating the news right now,
but plenty of fighters out there want to take a shot at the title for this
division. The Times mentioned that Glover Teixeira might be a contender for
this division that isn't getting the consideration he deserves. He meets
Quinton Jackson this Saturday night on Fox.
Perhaps not too surprisingly, Anderson Silva holds the top
ranking in the LA Times's listing of fighters for the Middleweight class.
According to Martin, Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold are both seeing their
chances of getting a shot at Silva. He doesn't believe that Costa Philippou,
Vitor Belfort or Yushin Okami are likely to meet Silva in the cage anytime
soon.
In the Welterweight class of fighters, Martin gives it to
popular fighter Georges St. Pierre, with Johny Hendricks occupying the Number 2
spot in the listing. The rankings given cover MMA in general, and include fighters
from UFC and other promotions among their number.
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