Jordan Breen of Sherdog, discovered two of Anderson Silva’s “missing wins” from 1997 which evidently took place in an 8-man tournament at 165 pounds (in which the final never happened). This bumps Silva’s win total from 28, to 30, and will be reflected in our ratings upon the next update.
It will be interesting to see if the UFC acknowledges this record change.
The stage is set this Saturday from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for the co-main event at UFC 111: St. Pierre VS Hardy as Shane Carwin battles Frank Mir for the UFC interim heavyweight title. More importantly, on the line is a shot at Brock Lesnar and you have to know that is the real prize for the winner. Sports betting fans need all the analysis they can get on this match-up as Mir and Carwin are pretty evenly matched.
Both men are just itching to get their shot at the former WWE star who has been away from the octagon for what seems like an eternity due to medical reasons. Carwin was slated to challenge Lesnar for his belt at UFC 106 in November, and then again at UFC 108, but the champ pulled out due to a severe case of diverticulitis, leaving Carwin in limbo for almost a year.
Most MMA fans know the history between Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar, but if you’re new to this sport, I’ll give you a little history lesson. These two heavyweights met at UFC 81 and early it was Lesnar dominating the action before Mir, the experienced jiu-jitsu fighter, caught Lesnar’s leg and submitted him via knee-bar. These two met again at UFC 100 and it was an utter destruction of Frank Mir.
But it wasn’t so much the loss that people were talking about after, but how Lesnar humiliated him and wiped it in everyone’s face afterwards. Since the loss, Mir has been a man possessed and is on a crusade to get redemption for what Lesnar did to him.
He has fully dedicated himself to the gym and has packed-on some 20 pounds of muscle to try and match Lesnar’s size. Fans got to see his new frame on display in a fight with Cheick Kongo, as he choked out the French fighter with ease at UFC 107.
Carwin is a man that has always been dedicated to the gym, and is quite the specimen himself. “The Engineer” comes into this fight with a perfect 11-0 record, with all his wins coming via knockout. Fans got to see just how powerful this guy is in his last outing at UFC 96, where Carwin put Gabriel Gonzaga to sleep in the 1st Round after connecting with a short-right hook. When I say short right hook, I mean a punch that most people would toss at their buddy’s shoulder but he has so much power that it knocked Gonzaga out cold.
The problem with Carwin is that he is unpolished and was losing that fight to Gonzaga badly before connecting with the one big shot. Having that power is nice, but you’re not always going to get lucky and Frank Mir isn’t a guy you want to expect to get lucky against.
Mir’s only blemish lately was that loss to Lesnar at UFC 100 last July, and has won four of his last five fights. With that rubber match on the line, I just don’t see how Mir can lose this. At -155, I’ll take Frank Mir and sit and wait for what is going to be the most legendary fight in the UFC history, Mir vs. Lesnar III.
Our readers have been asking for this for a long time – and as we expanded to ranking 250 fighters in most divisions, it has become a necessity. Introducing the fighter search feature – now you can search our current ranking database for every fighter in the published lists, instead of having to look through countless pages to find a certain fighter.
Have you ever wondered how many Millers are ranked by Fight Matrix? Apparently 8 at the moment:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-search/?fName=Miller
Of course, Silvas have them beat:
http://www.fightmatrix.com/fighter-search/?fName=Silva
This means we are one step closer to making our entire ranking database searchable. In the coming weeks, we will be working on some additional improvements – soon we will have the ability to search for historical rankings, and eventually to track a fighter’s progress in rankings over time. As we are busy working on the new features, there will be no ranking release this weekend. The next release will be published after the ‘UFC on Versus’ event.
Another MMA tidbit from Deminski & Doyle – an interview with former UFC champion and Fightmatrix #3 ranked lightheavyweight, Michigan native Rashad Evans. Evans talks about UFC 108, Rampage, Dana White and more.
Actor Steven Seagal was interviewed by Deminski & Doyle (a Detroit radio talk show) today. He was asked about his feelings on the UFC. Here’s what he had to say:
Welterweight
8. 
James Wilks beat 9B. 
Frank Lester
Higher seed is now 20-7 (74%). 1 fight was contested between two unranked fighters.
Lightweight
4. 
Andre Winner beat 12. 
Cameron Dollar
3. Ross Pearson beat 1. Jason Dent
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First “upset” in weeks. Higher seed is now 19-7.
I don’t want to get into the habit of posting random YouTube videos… but this is great! Be sure to check this one out.
It’s been long overdue, but we finally have a Facebook page!
Notable Info
Notable Info
| OLD | NEW | |
| HW | >209 | >210 |
| LHW | 191-209 | 191-210 |
| MW | 177-190 | 176-190 |
| WW | 163-176 | 163-175 |
| LW | 151-162 | 150-162 |
| FW | 141-150 | 139-149 |
| BW | 131-140 | 131-138 |
| FLY | 130 and under | |
As a result of the above changes, there will be fluctuations resulting in fighters moving divisions, especially in Featherweight and Bantamweight.
Notable Info
* Rankings updated with effects from recent shows from PalaceFC, UFC, and others.
The new look of Fightmatrix.com is just the first of many improvements we will be making in 2009! Please bear with us as we iron out the minor kinks in the new site, and let us know in our forum what you think of the new design!
Numerous sources have put out the headline: Affliction show #2 postponed. Apparently, the show has been delayed until January and moved from Las Vegas to Anaheim. Only time will tell if the show comes off at all. Thoughts?
This is how UFC 86 stacks up. I will extend a word of caution for anyone looking to wager on Cote, as Almeida’s ranking is still volatile due to the fact he is only one fight off of a long bout of inactivity. He still needs to once again prove himself against a good opponent and has his chance to do so here.
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
[#1] Quinton Jackson vs. [#4] Forrest Griffin
Middleweight
[#18] Patrick Cote vs. [#91] Ricardo Almeida
Lightweight
[#21] Joe Stevenson vs. [#60] Gleison Tibau
Welterweight
[#5] Josh Koscheck vs. [#36] Chris Lytle
Lightweight
[#14] Marcus Aurelio vs. [#15] Tyson Griffin
Heavyweight
[#7] Gabriel Gonzaga vs. [NR] Justin McCully
Lightweight
[#108] Jorge Gurgel vs. [#122] Cole Miller
Lightweight
[#121] Melvin Guillard vs. [#159] Dennis Siver
Lightweight
[*] Justin Buchholz vs. [*] Corey Hill
Ranking Note: Gray font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.
