| There is no doubt about it, the UFC
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| | when suddenly something happened.
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| heavyweight division is the most volatile
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| | Arlovski landed a crushing shot and
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| in MMA. There have been many changes over
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| | Sylvia went down, but Sylvia got up and
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| the last year, champions have come and
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| | when Arlovski moved in for the kill big
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| gone and now with Randy Couture leaving
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| | Tim nailed him, knocking him to the
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| the question must be asked; who is the
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| | canvas and then rained down strikes to
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| best heavyweight in the UFC?
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| | finish him. Still, I think Arlovski is a
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| Here are the fighters that I am
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| | contender on any given night for the
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| considering for the top dog position.
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| | heavyweight title.
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| - Although Randy Couture has left, I feel
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| | The "Next Big Thing" in the UFC
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| that he must at least be on the big list.
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| | heavyweight division may be Brock
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| - The "Maine-i-ac" Tim Sylvia is the
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| | Lensnar, but not yet. Brock needs to
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| former UFC heavyweight champion.
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| | prove himself against real competition
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| - Andrei Arlovski also a former UFC
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| | before he rises to the top of this list.
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| heavyweight champion.
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| | Mirko Cro Cop was/is one of the most
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| - Brock Lesnar, former WWE superstar and
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| | feared strikers in MMA, but back to back
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| outstanding amateur wrestler.
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| | losses have taken the snap off of his
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| - Mirko Cro Cop, former pride standout
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| | devestating leg kicks. Many fans have
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| and Pride open weight champion.
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| | written Cro Cop off, but I believe he
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| - Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira who was a long
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| | still has some great wins in front of
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| time Pride heavyweight champion.
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| | him. I can't give him top dog status
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| - Frank Mir, former UFC heavyweight
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| | because of those losses, but a win over a
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| champion.
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| | big name might just give him a title
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| - Gabriel Gonzaga, the guy who KO'd Mirko
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| | shot.
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| Cro Cop.
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| | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ( Big Nog) was
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| So, who is the best of the best? Who is
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| | the Pride heavyweight champion and as
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| the number one heavyweight in the UFC?
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| | such deserves respect. The only fighters
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| First of all, I'd like to take Randy
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| | to defeat Big Nog are Fedor, Josh Barnett
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| Couture out of the competition. Randy
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| | and Dan Henderson. Fedor is not fighting
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| certainly has the credentials to be
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| | in the UFC and Big Nog has avenged his
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| considered among the best heavyweight
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| | losses to Henderson and Barnett. Until
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| fighters in the UFC if not the world, but
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| | Nogueira gets beaten by someone in the
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| Randy has resigned. The resignation if
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| | UFC he must be considered one of the top
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| taken seriously essentially eliminates
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| | dogs in the UFC heavyweight division.
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| him from this group.
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| | Frank Mir hasn't done enough lately to
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| Tim Sylvia is the former UFC heavyweight
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| | deserve to be the number one ranked
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| champion and prior to him loosing
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| | fighter in the UFC. However, Mir has a
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| decisively to Randy Couture would have
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| | long history of winning big fights and
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| been my pick as the number one
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| | he's been looking better and better
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| heavyweight in the UFC. A lot has changed
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| | lately. Something tells me that we'll see
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| since his reign of terror however and Tim
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| | the championship quality version of Frank
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| has lost to three of the fighters on my
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| | Mir again before it's all over.
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| list. He lost of course to Randy Couture
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| | Gabriel Gonzaga has made his name mostly
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| in a five round decision. Tim also lost
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| | off his big win over Mirko Cro Cop.
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| to Andrei Arlovski by submission. Tim's
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| | Gonzaga started by catching Cro Cop's leg
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| most crushing defeat was to Frank Mir.
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| | kick to the body, taking him to the
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| Mir broke Sylvia's arm and submitted him,
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| | ground and then ground and pounding him
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| but it's worth noting that even with a
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| | for most of the first round. When the ref
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| broken arm Tim did not submit, the ref
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| | stood the fight up, Gonzaga KO'd Cro Cop
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| who heard the snap stopped the fight. Tim
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| | with one of the nicest kicks to the head
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| Argued, but of course the fight had to be
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| | (aside from Cro Cop's) that I've ever
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| stopped. Most recently Tim won over
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| | seen.
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| highly touted contender Brandon Vera in a
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| | So, that's the quick and dirty on all of
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| three round decision. Tim is certainly a
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| | our contenders. Who is the best UFC
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| top runner as one of the best
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| | heavyweight? Well, I already said that
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| heavyweights in the UFC.
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| | Randy Couture was out of the running, so
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| Andrei Arlovski was at one time
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| | I must give the honors to Antonio Rodrigo
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| considered the most dominant heavyweight
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| | Nogueira. With his only recent losses
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| in the UFC. He was knocking out and
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| | being to Fedor and Barnett, Nogueira
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| finishing opponents at a feverish pace.
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| | holds the title of best heavyweight in
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| His quick victory over a very tough Paul
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| | the UFC. I look forward to seeing who
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| Buentello was the last in a series of six
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| | eventually takes Randy Couture's title
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| dominant victories, including one ove Tim
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| | and look forward to a great year of
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| Sylvia. The rematch with Sylvia looked
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| | heavyweight fights in 2008.
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| like it was going to be the same thing
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