It was one year wild enough for the MMA Pound for Pound of the landscape in mixed martial arts.
Of course, MMA Pound for Pound – Anderson Silva, Georges Saint-Pierre-and Fedor Emelianenko – remained intact, each one collecting two victories in 2009. Summon were less enthusing, like Silva’ S win over Thalès Leites, and competitive nap were not quite so, like St Pierre’ S routs off BJ PEN and Thiago Alves. Some were less to fill with enthusiasm, like Silva to gain Leites Thalès, and some were a little less competitive, like St-Pierre routs of BJ PEN and Thiago Alves. Goal they all, in one way gold another, whether perfunctory gold dramatic, reinforced the status off the sport’ S Big Three. But they have all, d’ a manner or d’ another, that it surface or dramatic, is reinforced the statute of this sport Big Three.
However, the participants Lyoto Machida, Jose Aldo and Brian Bowles all titles taken again under banner LLC Zuffa and moved in these books at ends of classification of Pound sterling with their holes the most sensational tastes of Rashad Evans, Mike Thomas Brown and Miguel Torres. Meanwhile, PEN, after beginning the year with have humbling defeat to rival St Pierre, rebounded soundly with has even off brilliant blowouts off Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez. During this time, PEN, after having begun l’ year with a humiliating defeat to compete with Saint-Pierre, rebounded firmly with a pair d’ brilliant eruption of Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez.
Here’ s hoping 2010 can offer the same excitation among the MMA Pound for Pound delivers.
1. Anderson Silva
The year began miserably for Silva, ace He underwhelmed against mid-level title challenger Thalès Leites to the not off public insult. L’ year started misérablement for Silva, like it underwhelmed against on semi-level of the title challenger Thalès Leites at the point of l’ public indignation. However, He turned in arguably the finest performance off his career in August, when He humiliated and demolished to form UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in the first round. However, it undoubtedly turned the most beautiful performance of its career in August, when it humiliated and demolished l’ former champion heavy lorry light UFC Forrest Griffin with the first turn. Now, year enigmatic elbow injury has disrupted the beginning off Silva’ S 2010, postponing has slated showdown with fellow Brazilian Vitor Belfort. Now, a wound with the enigmatic elbow disturbed the beginning of Silva 2010, the carryforward d’ a showdown envisaged in Belfort Vitor colleagues Brazilian. However, Silva expects to Be healthy enough for his next Brazilian-versus-Brazilian title defense — hopefully, more entertaining than his last — like April. However, Silva s’ waits to be in enough good health for its next Brazilian versus-defense of the title Brazilian – we l’ let us hope, more diverting that its last – come April.
2. Georges St Pierre
St Pierre got into the cage just twice in 2009, goal He cam away with two dominating victories over BJ PEN and Thiago Alves. Saint-Pierre went up in the cage only twice in 2009, but it gained two victories dominant over BJ PEN and Thiago Alves. However, his most significant successes may cuts like outside the Octagon, ace He picked up sponsorships with Gatorade and Under Armour and more deeply entrenched himself ace one off Canada’ S most beloved athletes. However, its most significant successes May came to l’ outside of l’ octagone, by collecting mixed liability companies with Gatorade and Under Armour and more deeply enracinée than itself l’ one of the most popular athletes in Canada. The 2010 campaign for St Pierre will start At UFC 111 one March 27 in Newark, NJ, when He takes one surging British challenger daN Hardy. The marketing year 2010 for Saint-Pierre will start with UFC 111 over Mars 27 in Newark, New Jersey, when he takes flamed British Challenger daN Hardy.
3. Fedor Emelianenko
In Strikeforce’ S first foray onto live network television, Emelianenko showed the skills and has sense of smell for the dramatic that cuts made him one off the best and most beloved MY fighters in the world, ace He thrillingly halted Brett Rogers in the second round. In first Strikeforce’ incursion; S on the television network on line, Emelianenko showed the aptitudes and a direction of the theatre which made of him l’ one of the best combatants of MY and more liked in the world, like it captivating stopped Brett Rogers with the second round. Nun-too-surprisingly, “The Last Emperor” has been tabbed to headline the second Strikeforce show one CBS like April, when He will see opposition from another standout heavyweight in Fabricio Werdum. Nun-too-surprise, ” The Last empereur” was with mitres for head d’ post second Strikeforce spectacle on CBS come April, when he sees l’ opposition of l’ another heavy lorry in standout Fabricio Werdum. With victory over the grappling star would leave Emelianenko with just one more obvious foil in Strikeforce’ S heavyweight division — the elusive Alistair Overeem. A victory over l’ Emelianenko star would leave with the catches with only one more obvious sheet in division Strikeforce heavy lorries – l’ imperceptible Alistair Overeem.
4. Lyoto Machida
It may not go down ace the worst decision off 2009, goal it was certainly the least popular. May it will not go down as much as the worst decision of 2009, but it was certainly the least popular. Machida’ S unanimous points verdict over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in October so inflamed the MY world that all left involved agreed to year immediate rematch. Machida the world is unanimous on the points verdict Mauricio ” Shogun” Rua October as well ignited the world MY as all the parts concerned were appropriate d’ a match immediate revenge. Hand surgery one “The Dragon” pushed the date off the fight back until May 1 in Montreal, goal it will still Be one off 2010′ S biggest ends when it does happen. Surgery of the hand on ” The Dragon” the date of the combat behind jusqu’ pushed; at May 1, in Montreal, but it will be still l’ one of the 2010 greater crises when that arrives. The whole Machida-Rua scenario should serf ace has vivid reminder that the anointing oil is often called for prematurely in MY. L’ together of Machida-Rua scenario should be used as striking recall that l’ oil d’ oiling is often called upon prematurely in MY.
5. BJ PEN
Fans and critics alike always wanted year incarnation off PEN that was keen to dominate the lightweight division. Fans and critics always desired an incarnation of PEN which wanted to dominate light the weights category. Though Penn’ S obvious talent flickered occasionally during his run across multiple weight classes, “The Prodigy” has looked every bit his nickname since his return to lightweight. Well obvious talent PEN wavered occasionally during its race through multiple categories of weight, “The Prodigy” sought everywhere little its nickname since its return to the light one. Two elite fighters in Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez could not mount has morsel off offence against PEN, who dominated them on the way to late-round finishes. Two hunters d’ elite of Kenny Florian and Diego Sanchez could not assemble a piece of fault against PEN, which dominates them, on the way towards the round completions late. Off race, conversation has quickly turned to whether gold not PEN has already rid the division off all its serious challengers. Of course, the conversation quickly turned to l’ opportunity or not PEN already removed from the division of all its serious challengers.
6. Jose Aldo
Perhaps it is fitting that 2009 will as to closed with Aldo one signal off the 145-pound division, punctuating has year in which the featherweight class has played has off prominent role one all corners the sphere. Perhaps it is convenient that l’ year 2009 will come to a end with Aldo at the top of the division of 145 pounds, punctuating one year when the category of the featherweights played a leading role on all the corners of the sphere. Since his World Extreme Cagefighting beginning in June 2008, Aldo is 6-0 with six stoppings, including furnace in 2009 alone. Since its ” World Extreme Cagefighting beginnings in June 2008, Aldo of 6-0 with six stops, including four in 2009 only. In his WEC title captures over Mike Thomas Brown, Aldo was positively dominating in crushing has pound-for-pound entering. In its capture the title of the CME on Mike Thomas Brown, Aldo was positively dominant by crushing a book for arriving book. The featherweight division continuous to expand and improve and may cuts nap flow still in blind, goal Aldo’ S youth, skill set and killer instinct cuts positioned him ace has potentially length-term dominating figure. The division of the featherweights continues d’ to extend and d’ to improve and of May flows still in store, but the young people d’ have; Aldo, competences and instinct of killer positioned to him as a term which can be dominant long-figure.
7. Jon Fitch
It’ S not easy being Fitch. This n’ is not easy Fitch being. There has time not long ago when MY fans flooded UFC matchmaker Joe Silva’ S inbox with demands that to form Purdue University wrestling TEAM captain Be could one the UFC 68 hand card. It was a time not so a long time, the fans MY UFC flooded inbox matchmaker Joe Silva with requires that l’ former captain of l’ university of Purdue equips with fight put on the 68 UFC principal chart. Now, Fitch’ S potent-goal-prosaic grappling has made him has persona non grata among fans, who seem to cuts little patience for his style. Now, prosaic Fitch powerful-but-catches made of him persona non grata at the fans, who seem to have little patience for his style. With has tougher-than-expected victory over Mike Pierce At UFC 107, Fitch moved his record to 11-1 in the UFC, perhaps MY; S deepest weight class. With more severe than envisaged victory over Mike Pierce with UFC 107, Fitch moved its card at 11-1 in l’ UFC, in perhaps deeper classifies MY weight. Beautiful However, with six straight fights seeing the final, conclusive sum endings are the only antidote to Fitch’ S unpopular position. However, with six engagements right to see the final bell, certain terminations conclusive are the only antidote with the unpopular position of Fitch.
8. Mike Thomas Brown
Brown remains the number two fighter in has deep and rapidly intensifying weight class. Brown remains the number two hunters in deep and s’ intensify category of weight quickly. Yet, He seems has forgotten man in light off his one-sided loss to Jose Aldo in November, despite the strength off his wins over Urijah Faber (twice), Leonard Garcia and Jeff Curran. However, he seems a man forgotten in the light of his one-sided loss for Jose Aldo in November, in spite of the strength of his victories on Urijah Faber (twice), Leonard Garcia and Jeff Curran. The world may not Be clamoring for has rematch between Brown and Aldo, goal the American Top TEAM standout has wealth off interesting talent to face At 145 pounds. The world do not claim May for a match revenge between Brown and Aldo, but the standout American TEAM Top is a mine of interesting talents to face 145 pounds. Brown’ S rebuilding process will begin At WEC 46 one Jan. 10, when He takes one tough Philadelphian Anthony Morrison. Process of rebuilding of Brown will begin to WEC 46 on January 10, when it takes difficult of Philadelphia Anthony Morrison.
9. Brian Bowles
Though Miguel Torres was supposed to Be the bantamweight division’ S first serious star, that opportunity now reside with Bowles. Although Miguel Torres was supposed being the first star of the gravity of division bantam-weight, this possibility resides now with Bowles. However, despite how impressive Bowles was in capturing the WEC 135-pound title from Torres in August, that opportunity will Be has cash difficult one to in one. However, in Bowles spite how much impressive is the capture of the WEC 135-title delivers of Torres, in August, this possibility will be a problem difficult to box. The bantamweight division continuous to spawn more and more Young challengers, rapidly improving to their ranges from fight-to-fight. Division bantam-weight continues to reproduce more and the challengers more young people, d’ to quickly improve their plays of fight-to-fight. Bowles will meet one off those contenders in his first title defense one March 6, when He battles ounce-beaten Dominick Cruz in the WEC 47 hand vent. Bowles to meet one of these applicants to the defense of its first title on March 6, when it fights with once beaten by Dominick Cruz in the 47 WEC principal event.
10. Thiago Alves
It was year inauspicious 2009 for Alves. C’ was a little favourable 2009 for Alves. After waiting months to challenge welterweight kingpin Georges St Pierre for the UFC title, He was handed has one-sided loss in his five-rounder against “Rush.” It has far cry from the 2008 campaign that saw him run over three signal 10 welterweights. After waiting of month to dispute Kingpin Welterweight Georges St Pierre for title UFC, it was given to one way loss of its cinq-rounder against “Rush”. There was far from the marketing year 2008 which saw running on three signal 10 welterweights. However, with has crop off new and interesting challenges in the UFC ranks, 2010 may Be has rebound year for the Fortaleza, Brazil, native. However, with a harvest of new and interesting challenges in the rows of l’ UFC, May 2010 will be one year of rebound for Fortaleza, in Brazil, native. Alves’ year will begin At UFC 111 one March 27, when He will meet has yet-to-Be-named opponent. Année Alves will begin to 111 UFC on March 27, when it meets a yet-to-Be-named adversary.
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