MMA Fighter Rankings: Heavyweight
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On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Heavyweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fabricio Werdum |
| 2 | Cain Velasquez |
| 3 | Junior dos Santos |
| 4 | Stipe Miocic |
| 5 | Andrei Arlovski |
| 6 | Travis Browne |
| 7 | Ben Rothwell |
| 8 | Alistair Overeem |
| 9 | Mark Hunt |
| 10 | Frank Mir |
- Unsure who will be standing across the cage from him during an eventual first title defense, newly minted champion Fabricio Werdum knows one thing for certain: he wants to fight on the Jose Aldo-Conor McGregor undercard rumored for December.
- Among the possible challengers for Werdum's crown, Stipe Miocic makes the most sense. Sporting one of the most well-rounded skillsets in the division, Miocic is 4-1 in his last five, with his lone loss coming against former champion Junior dos Santos.
- Dos Santos, who owns a victory over Werdum (though it feels like a lifetime ago) could make a compelling argument for a title shot himself. Cigano, however, may feel compelled to engage in fisticuffs with Alistair Overeem first. Overeem's been dogging him for a bout for months on social media.
- After being left on the heavyweight scrap heap following four losses in a row, former champion Frank Mir is in the midst of a mini-resurgence, having racked up consecutive knockouts of Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva and Todd Duffee.