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All the fighters are from the UFC, and Fedor fights for what organization lol strikeforce thats right!!!!



10. B.J. Penn
Points: 24
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: welterweight
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 16-7-1 (won last one)
Last month’s ranking: unranked
Most recent result: def. Matt Hughes, R1 KO, Nov. 20
Analysis: Which is more indicative of where Penn stands: his two losses to Frankie Edgar, or his quick knockout of Hughes? His performance against Fitch should answer the question.




Fitch

9. Jon Fitch
Points: 27
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: welterweight
Hometown: San Jose, Calif.
Record: 23-3, 1 no-contest (won past five)
Last month’s ranking: 10
Most recent result: def. Thiago Alves, unanimous decision, Aug. 7
Analysis:His long road back to a title shot would be complete with a victory over Penn.




Shields

8. Jake Shields
Points: 49
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: welterweight (never lost Strikeforce middleweight title)
Hometown: San Francisco
Record: 26-4-1 (won past 15)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Martin Kampmann, split decision, Oct. 23
Analysis:As if fighting Georges St. Pierre in front of 55,000 Canadians isn’t enough of a challenge, Shields now stands as the man in the way of Silva-St. Pierre.




Velasquez

7. Cain Velasquez
Points: 65
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Heavyweight (UFC heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Salinas, Calif.
Record: 9-0 (won past nine)
Last month’s ranking: 7
Most recent result: def. Brock Lesnar, R1 TKO, Oct. 23
Analysis:He is still on the mend following shoulder surgery.




Cruz

6. Dominick Cruz
Points: 84
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: bantamweight (UFC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: San Diego
Record: 16-1 (won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 6
Most recent result: def. Scott Jorgensen, unanimous decision, Dec. 16
Analysis:He also is on the mend from injury, recovering from a broken hand.




Edgar

5. Frank Edgar
Points: 111
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: lightweight (UFC lightweight champion)
Hometown: Toms River, N.J.
Record: 13-1-1 (drew last fight)
Last month’s ranking: 5
Most recent result: split draw vs. Gray Maynard, Jan. 1
Analysis:He’ll have a third chance to defeat Maynard when they meet next.




Rua

4. Mauricio Rua
Points: 123
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 19-4 (won previous fight)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Lyoto Machida, R1 TKO, May 8
Analysis: During his days in Japan, Rua often found out who his opponents would be on short notice, so “Shogun” shouldn’t have much trouble adjusting his training from Rashad Evans to Jon Jones.




Aldo

3. Jose Aldo
Points: 155
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: featherweight (WEC featherweight champion)
Hometown: Rio de Janeiro
Record: 17-1 (won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 3
Most recent result: def. Manny Gamburyan, R2 TKO, Sept. 20
Analysis:Up next is Ontario native Mark Hominick on Hominick’s home turf.




St. Pierre

2. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 187 (seven first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 20-2 (won past seven)
Last month’s ranking: 1
Most recent result: def. Josh Koscheck, unanimous decision, Dec. 11
Analysis:He’s handled the pressure of fighting in his hometown of Montreal with ease. How will he handle Silva?




Silva

1. Anderson Silva
Points: 193 (13 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 28-4 (won past 13)
Last month’s ranking: 2
Most recent result: def. Vitor Belfort, R1 KO, Feb. 5
Analysis:Despite the occasional lackluster performance along the way, Silva’s 13 consecutive wins speak for themselves.


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• Votes for others: Jon Jones, 23; Gray Maynard, 20; Gilbert Melendez, 16; Rashad Evans, 3; Joe Benavidez, Lyoto Machida, Hatsu Hioki and Nick Diaz,