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 |
- Fabricio Werdum will attempt to prove that his one-sided shellacking of Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 wasn't an elevation-assisted fluke when the two square off in early 2016. According to both Werdum and Velasquez, the bout will likely take place at a Brazilian soccer stadium in March.
- After years of sitcom levels of "will they, won't they," venomous heavyweight strikers Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos will finally unleash ultraviolence at UFC on FOX 17 in December.
- Firmly entrenched in the upper echelon of the division, Stipe Miocic will make his case for a title shot when he faces possible human-grizzly bear hybrid Ben Rothwell in late October. With consecutive stoppage victories over Brandon Vera, Overeem and Matt Mitrione, Rothwell is a surprising contender heading into 2016.
- After serving a suspension while being under an investigation for alleged domestic violence, Travis Browne finally returns to the cage in January when he faces off with Mitrione.