UFC Rankings (exiting UFC on Versus 4)

There were alot aof great fights and a lot of disappointments. the first being Nate Marquadt being fired for not passing his medicals. Something big had to have happened that caused Dana White to fire him.
in exciting Action, Kongo KO's Berry is a great comeback from behind fight. Brenneman get decision over Story, which is a hard luck loss for Story. Here's a guy who is an injury replacement, then the fighter he's supposed to fight gets kicked out. Brenneman is supposed to fight someone who just got injured. He still has to show up and weigh in to get paied. and all of the sudden the two are fighting. I suspect a rematch coming up. Also Mitrone establishes himself as a contender, and Joe Daddy Stevenson loses 4th in a row which is probably goodbye for the TUF2 winner.

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Cain Valezquez (TW/Lesner -> Dos Santos)
   
2. Junior Dos Santos (W/Carwin->Valezquez)
   
3. Frank Mir (W/Nelson)
   
4. Travis Browne (W/Struve ->Broughton)
5. Brandan Schaub (W/CroCop -> Nogueira)
   
6. Brock Lesner (TL/Valezquez -> Injured)
7. Shane Carwin (L/Dos Santos)
   
8. Roy Nelson (L/Mir)
9. Stefan Struve (L/Browne)
10. Antoino Rodrigo Nogueira (L/Valezquez -> Schaub)
11. Cheick Kongo (W/Berry)
    
12. Matt Mitrione (W/Morecroft)
    

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (TW/Rua -> Jackson)
   
2. Rashad Evans (W/Jackson -> Davis)
   
3. Lyoto Machida (W/Couture)
   
4. Rampage Jackson (W/Hamill -> Jones)
5. Forest Griffin (W/Franklin ->Rua)
6. Shogun Rua (TL/Jones -> Griffin)
   
7. Phil Davis (W/Nogueira ->Evans)
   
8. Ryan Bader (L/Jones -> Ortiz)
   
9. Vladimir Matyushenko (W/Brilz -> Gustafsson)
10. Kyle Kingsbury (W/Maldonado)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (TDW/Belfort -> Okami)
   
2. Yushin Okami (W/Marquadt -> Silva)
   
3. Mark Munoz (W/Maia -> ?Stann?)
4. Wanderlei Silva (W/Bisping ->Leban)
   
5. Brian Stann (W/ Santiago -> ?Munoz?)
   
6. Micheal Bisping (W/Rivera -> Miller; TUF 14)
7. Vitor Belfort (TSL/Silva -> Akiyama)
   
8. Chael Sonnen (TSL/Silva ->Suspension)
   
9. Dan Miller (L/Marquadt)
10. Jason Miller (W/Some bully -> Bisping)
    

WELTERWEIGHT

1. George St Pierre (TDW/Shields )
2. Jon Fitch (D/Penn -> Injured)
   
3. BJ Penn (D/Fitch)
   
4. Carlos Condit (W/ Hardy -> Kim)
   
5. Diego Sanchez (W/Kampmann -> Hughes)
6. Jake Shields (TSL/St Pierre -> Ellenberger)
7. Josh Koscheck (TSL/St Pierre)
   
8. Jake Ellenberger (W/Pierson -> Shields)
   
9. Rory MacDonald (W/Diaz -> Pyle)
10. Charlie Brennamen (W/Story)
    
11. Rick Story (L/Brennamen)

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (TDD/Maynard -> Maynard)
   
2. Gray Maynard (TSD/Edgar -> Edgar)
   
3. Clay Guida (W/Gomi -> Pettis)
   
4. Ben Henderson (W/Bocek ->Miller)
   
5. Donald Cerrone (W/Kelly -> Vagner Rocha)
   
6. Anthony Pettis (L/Guida)
7. Melvin Guillard (W/Dunham -> Roller)
   
8. Jim Miller (W/Shalours -> Henderson)
   
9. Dennis Siver (W/Sotiropoulos -> Wiman)
10. George Sotiropoulos (L/Siver -> dos Anjos)
    

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (TDW/Hominick -> Florian)
   
2. Kenny Florian (W/Nunes -> Aldo)
3. George Roop (W/Grispi)
   
4. Mackens Semerzier (W/Caceres)
   
5. Jung Chan-Sung (W/Garcia -> ?Hominick?)
   
6. Diego Nunes (L/Florian)
   
7. Mike Hominick (TSL/Aldo -> ?Chan-Sung?)
8. Tyson Griffin (W/Gamburyan)
9. Josh Grispi (L/Roop)
10. Pablo Garza (W/Jabouin)

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominic Cruz (TDW/Jorgenson -> Faber)
   
2. Urijah Faber (W/Wineland -> Cruz)
   
3. Demetrious Johnson (W/Torres)
4. Joseph Benavidez (W/Loveland -> Wineland)
   
5. Brian Bowles (W/Page -> Mizugaki)
   
6. Scott Jorgensen (W/Stone)
7. Miguel Angel Torres (L/Johnson)
8. Takeya Mizugaki (W/Duran -> Bowles)
9. Eddie Wineland (L/Faber-> Benavidez)
10. Charlie Valencia (L/Menjivar)

San Jose Sharks 2010-2011 Wrapup - Goalies

With the Stanley Cup Finals over (Congrats Boston), it's time to look for the future. That means next year. Who's in and who is out. Lets start with the Goalie situation, because it's clouded up.

Antti Neimi - Signed a 4 year extension - He's now the goalie of the future. And he deserves it. He played better than I had expected. And he has outplayed his counterpart

Antero Nittimaki - 1 year left - He didn't hide his frustration when Niemi signed his contract. He knows this isn't the right place for him now. With a $2 mil salary this year, it's a good bet he'll be traded.

Thomas Greiss - UFA - The 3rd wheel on this bicycle. He too didn't hid his frustration when Niemi signed a 1 year contract at the beginning of the year. Also he was the odd man out in Worcester, the minor league team. Ended up in Germany, and returned to San Jose for the playoffs. Being a UFA, he's headed back to Europe.

Harri Satari - He's gonna continue to develop in the minors. With Stalock recovering, he's the number 1 man.

Alex Stalock - Got his first NHL Win. Then went back and got cut by a skate. And he's on rehab. They say the injury is a long term recovery. So he might not be ready next year for the NHL.

Others: JP Anderson, Jordan White, Carter Hutton, any and all other amateur goalies.

So in reality, The Starter is Solid. And the backup goalie position is up for grabs. if Nitty is moved, I don't think the Sharks have a strong backup in the system. Niemi is young; I think a strong veteran goalie is needed to lean on from time to time. Someone with experience like Chris Osgood, but NOT Chris Osgood. Nabokov? (Conspiracy! Conspiracy!)

UFC Rankings (exiting UFC 131)

UFC 131 results showed some new #1 contenders. lots of good bouts and questionable officiating/judging.

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Cain Valezquez (W-Title Win/Lesner -> Dos Santos)
   
2. Junior Dos Santos (W/Carwin->Valezquez)
   
3. Frank Mir (W/Nelson)
   
4. Travis Browne (W/Struve)
5. Brandan Schaub (W/CroCop -> Nogueira)
   
6. Brock Lesner (L-Title Loss/Valezquez -> Injured)
7. Shane Carwin (L/Dos Santos)
   
8. Roy Nelson (L/Mir)
9. Stefan Struve (L/Browne)
10. Antoino Rodrigo Nogueira (L/Valezquez -> Schaub)
    

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (W-Title Win/Rua -> Jackson)
   
2. Rashad Evans (W/Jackson -> Davis)
   
3. Lyoto Machida (W/Couture)
   
4. Rampage Jackson (W/Hamill)
5. Forest Griffin (W/Franklin ->Rua)
6. Shogun Rua (L-Title Loss/Jones -> Griffin)
   
7. Phil Davis (W/Nogueira ->Evans)
   
8. Ryan Bader (L/Jones -> Ortiz)
   
9. Vladimir Matyushenko (W/Brilz -> Gustafsson)
10. Kyle Kingsbury (W/Maldonado)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (W-Title Def/Belfort -> Okami)
   
2. Yushin Okami (W/Marquadt -> Silva)
   
3. Mark Munoz (W/Maia -> ?Stann?)
4. Wanderlei Silva (W/Bisping ->Leban)
   
5. Brian Stann (W/ Santiago)
   
6. Micheal Bisping (W/Rivera -> Miller; TUF 14)
7. Vitor Belfort (L-Title Shot/Silva -> Akiyama)
   
8. Chael Sonnen (L/Silva ->Suspension)
   
9. Nate Marquadt (L/Okami -> Johnson; Drop to Welterweight)
10. Dan Miller (L/Marquadt -> ?)
    

WELTERWEIGHT

1. George St Pierre (W-Title Def/Shields )
2. Jon Fitch (D/Penn -> Injured)
   
3. BJ Penn (D/Fitch)
   
4. Carlos Condit (W/ Hardy -> Kim)
   
5. Diego Sanchez (W/Kampmann -> Hughes)
6. Jake Shields (L-Title Shot/St Pierre)
7. Josh Koscheck (L-Title Shot/St Pierre)
   
8. Jake Ellenberger (W/Pierson)
   
9. Rory MacDonald (W/Diaz -> Pyle)
   
10. Rick Story (W/Alves ->Marquadt)

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (D-Title Def/Maynard -> Maynard)
   
2. Gray Maynard (D-Title Shot/Edgar -> Edgar)
   
3. Clay Guida (W/Gomi -> Pettis)
   
4. Ben Henderson (W/Bocek ->Miller)
   
5. Donald Cerrone (W/Kelly -> Vagner Rocha)
   
6. Anthony Pettis (L/Guida)
7. Melvin Guillard (W/Dunham -> Roller)
   
8. Jim Miller (W/Shalours -> Henderson)
   
9. Dennis Siver (W/Sotiropoulos -> Wiman)
10. George Sotiropoulos (L/Siver -> dos Anjos)
    

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (W-Title Def/Hominick -> Florian)
   
2. Kenny Florian (W/Nunes -> Aldo)
3. George Roop (W/Grispi)
   
4. Mackens Semerzier (W/Caceres -> ?)
   
5. Chang Sung Jung (W/Garcia)
   
6. Diego Nunes (W/Brown-> Florian)
   
7. Mike Hominick (L-Title Shot/Aldo)
8. Josh Grispi (L/Roop)
9. Pablo Garza (W/Jabouin)
10. Tyson Griffin (L/Lentz->Gamburyan; Drop to Featherweight)

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominic Cruz (W-Title Def/Jorgenson -> Faber)
   
2. Urijah Faber (W/Wineland -> Cruz)
   
3. Demetrious Johnson (W/Torres)
4. Joseph Benavidez (W/Loveland -> Wineland)
   
5. Brian Bowles (W/Page -> Mizugaki)
   
6. Scott Jorgenson (W/Stone)
7. Miguel Angel Torres (L/Johnson)
8. Takeya Mizugaki (W/Duran -> Bowles)
9. Eddie Wineland (L/Faber-> Benavidez)
10. Charlie Valencia (L/Menjivar)

UFC Rankings (exiting Ultimate Finale 13)

The biggest change is Pettis losing to Guida, and losing his title shot opportunity, being the last WEC champion. Blame Edgar/Maynard for not getting a winner! arg. But Pettis will have a long successful and exciting career.

Here are my Rankings:

• How to view it: Ranking. Fighter's Name (Last Fight Result / Opponent -> Next opponent)
• New Rule: If your last fight was a loss, you can not be higher than 6th, unless an immediate rematch is declared. It keeps the rankings fresh w/ a new #1 contender .
• New Rule: If a fighter is changing division, but is a top contender, he will be ranked at the bottom of the top 10 until he fights in the weight class. The fighter can't be a #1 contender if he hasn't fought in the weight class.

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Cain Valezquez (W-Title Win/Lesner -> Dos Santos/Carwin)
   
2. Junior Dos Santos (W/Nelson -> Carwin)
   
3. Frank Mir (W/Nelson)
   
4. Travis Browne (W/Struve)
5. Brandan Schaub (W/CroCop -> Nogueira)
   
6. Brock Lesner (L-Title Loss/Valezquez -> Injured)
7. Shane Carwin (L/Lesner -> Dos Santos)
   
8. Roy Nelson (L/Mir)
9. Stefan Struve (L/Browne)
10. Antoino Rodrigo Nogueira (L/Valezquez -> Schaub)
    

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (W-Title Win/Rua -> ?Jackson?)
   
2. Rashad Evans (W/Jackson -> Davis)
   
3. Lyoto Machida (W/Couture)
   
4. Rampage Jackson (W/Hamill)
5. Shogun Rua (L-Title Loss/Jones -> Griffin)
   
6. Forest Griffin (W/Franklin ->Rua)
   
7. Phil Davis (W/Nogueira ->Evans)
   
8. Ryan Bader (L/Jones -> Ortiz)
   
9. Vladimir Matyushenko (W/Brilz -> Gustafsson)
10. Kyle Kingsbury (W/Maldonado)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (W-Title Def/Belfort -> Okami)
   
2. Yushin Okami (W/Marquadt -> Silva)
   
3. Wanderlei Silva (W/Bisping ->Leban)
   
4. Brian Stann (W/ Santiago)
   
5. Micheal Bisping (W/Rivera -> Miller; TUF 14)
6. Vitor Belfort (L-Title Shot/Silva -> Akiyama)
   
7. Chael Sonnen (L/Silva ->Suspension)
   
8. Nate Marquadt (L/Okami -> Johnson; Drop to Welterweight)
9. Mark Munoz (W/Dolloway -> Maia)
10. Dan Miller (L/Marquadt -> ?)
    

WELTERWEIGHT

1. George St Pierre (W-Title Def/Shields )
2. Jon Fitch (D/Penn -> Injured)
   
3. BJ Penn (D/Fitch)
   
4. Carlos Condit (W/ Hardy -> Kim)
   
5. Diego Sanchez (W/Kampmann -> Hughes)
6. Jake Shields (L-Title Shot/St Pierre)
7. Josh Koscheck (L-Title Shot/St Pierre)
   
8. Jake Ellenberger (W/Pierson)
   
9. Rory MacDonald (W/Diaz -> Pyle)
   
10. Rick Story (W/Alves)

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (D-Title Def/Maynard -> Maynard)
   
2. Gray Maynard (D-Title Shot/Edgar -> Edgar)
   
3. Clay Guida (W/Gomi -> Pettis)
   
4. Ben Henderson (W/Bocek ->Miller)
   
5. Donald Cerrone (W/Kelly -> Vagner Rocha)
   
6. Anthony Pettis (L/Guida)
7. Melvin Guillard (W/Dunham -> Roller)
   
8. Jim Miller (W/Shalours -> Henderson)
   
9. Dennis Siver (W/Sotiropoulos -> Wiman)
10. George Sotiropoulos (L/Siver -> dos Anjos)
    

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (W-Title Def/Hominick)
   
2. George Roop (W/Grispi)
   
3. Diego Nunes (W/Brown-> Florian)
   
4. Mackens Semerzier (W/Caceres -> ?)
   
5. Chang Sung Jung (W/Garcia)
   
6. Mike Hominick (L-Title Shot/Aldo)
7. Josh Grispi (L/Roop)
8. Pablo Garza (W/Jabouin)
9. Kenny Florian (L/Maynard-> Nunes; Drop to Featherweight, a win gets title shot)
   
10. Tyson Griffin (L/Lentz->Gamburyan; Drop to Featherweight)

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominic Cruz (W-Title Def/Jorgenson -> Faber)
   
2. Urijah Faber (W/Wineland -> Cruz)
   
3. Demetrious Johnson (W/Torres)
4. Joseph Benavidez (W/Loveland -> Wineland)
   
5. Brian Bowles (W/Page -> Mizugaki)
   
6. Scott Jorgenson (W/Stone)
7. Miguel Angel Torres (L/Johnson)
8. Takeya Mizugaki (W/Duran -> Bowles)
9. Eddie Wineland (L/Faber-> Benavidez)
10. Charlie Valencia (L/Menjivar)
    

UFC Rankings (exiting UFC 130)

Exiting UFC 130, The undercard provided some upheavel, while the main events produced some snoozing... Lets see where they go from here...

HEAVYWEIGHT:

1. Cain Valezquez (W/Lesner ->Next: Dos Santos/Carwin)
   
2. Junior Dos Santos (W/Nelson -> Carwin)
   
3. Brock Lesner (L/Valezquez (title)-> Injured)
   
4. Frank Mir (W/Nelson)
   
5. Travis Browne (W/Struve)
6. Brandan Schaub (CroCop (W) -> Nogueira)
   
7. Shane Carwin (Lesner (L title) -> Dos Santos)
   
8. Roy Nelson (L/Mir)
9. Stefan Struve (L/Browne)
10. Antoini Rodrigo Nogueira (L/Valezquez -> Schaub)
    

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Jon Jones (W/Rua (Title) -> ?)
   
2. Rashad Evans (W/Jackson -> Davis)
   
3. Lyoto Machida (W/Couture -> ?)
   
4. Rampage Jackson (W/Hamill)
5. Shogun Rua (L/Jones (Title) -> Griffin)
   
6. Forest Griffin (W/Franklin ->Rua)
   
7. Phil Davis (W/Nogueira ->Evans)
   
8. Ryan Bader (L/Jones -> ?)
   
9. Vladimir Matyushenko (W/Brilz -> Gustafsson)
10. Luis Cane

MIDDLEWEIGHT

1. Anderson Silva (W/Belfort (Title) -> Okami)
   
2. Yushin Okami (W/Marquadt -> Silva)
   
3. Wanderlei Silva (W/Bisping ->Leban)
   
4. Brian Stann (W/ Santiago)
   
5. Vitor Belfort (L/Silva (title) -> Akiyama)
   
6. Chael Sonnen (L/Silva ->Suspension)
   
7. Micheal Bisping (W/Rivera -> Miller; TUF 14)
   
8. Nate Marquadt (L/Okami -> Johnson; Drop to Welterweight)
9. Mark Munoz (W/Dolloway -> Maia)
10. Dan Miller (L/Marquadt -> ?)
    

WELTERWEIGHT

1. George St Pierre (W/Shields (Title))
   
2. Jake Shields (L/St Pierre (Title))
   
3. BJ Penn (D/Fitch)
   
4. Jon Fitch (D/Penn -> Injured)
   
5. Carlos Condit (W/ Hardy -> Kim)
   
6. Josh Koscheck (L/St Pierre (title)
   
7. Diego Sanchez (W/Kappman -> Hughes)
   
8. Jake Ellenberger (W/Pierson)
   
9. Rory MacDonald (W/Diaz -> Pyle)
   
10. Rick Story (W/Alves)

LIGHTWEIGHT

1. Frankie Edgar (D/Maynard (title) -> Maynard)
   
2. Gray Maynard (D/Edgar (title) -> Edgar)
   
3. Anthony Pettis (W/Henderson -> Guida)
   
4. Ben Henderson (W/Bocek ->Miller)
   
5. Donald Cerrone (W/Kelly -> Vagner Rocha)
   
6. Melvin Guillard (W/Dunham -> Roller)
   
7. Clay Guida (W/Gomi -> Pettis)
   
8. Jim Miller (W/Shalours -> Henderson)
   
9. Dennis Siver (W/Sotiropoulos -> Wiman)
10. George Sotiropoulos (L/Siver -> dos Anjos)
    

FEATHERWEIGHT

1. Jose Aldo (W/Hominick (Title))
   
2. Kenny Florian - next win gets him title shot
   
3. Mike Hominick (L/Aldo (Title)
   
4. Josh Grispi
5. Tyson Griffin
6. Diego Nunes
7. Mackens Semerzier
8. Chang Sung Jung
9. Leanord Garcia
10. Pablo Garza

BANTAMWEIGHT

1. Dominic Cruz (W/Jorgenson (title) -> Faber)
   
2. Urijah Faber (W/Wineland -> Cruz)
   
3. Demetrious Johnson (W/Torres)
4. Joseph Benavidez (W/Loveland (Title) -> Wineland)
   
5. Brian Bowles (W/Page ->Mizugaki)
   
6. Miguel Angel Torres (L/Johnson)
7. Scott Jorgenson (L/Cruz (Title)
8. Eddie Wineland (-> Benavidez)