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1.
Anderson Silva
His name is The Spider, king of kings: Look on his works, ye Mighty, and despair.
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2.
Paulo Filho
With Henderson eating back-to-back losses and Lawler and Lindland dropping due to continued inactivity, Filho seems like the default #2 for now. But his potential is limited — personal loyalty will prevent him from ever fighting Anderson Silva, and his substance abuse problems may jeopardize his career altogether.
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Rich Franklin
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Kazuo Misaki
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Yushin Okami
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Dan Henderson
Losing to two champions doesn’t make you a has-been. Hendo just needs a couple of solid wins to skate back to the top half of this list. Still, like everyone else in the UFC’s middleweight division, a championship belt is out of the question as long as Anderson Silva lives and breathes.
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Robbie Lawler
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Denis Kang
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Frank Trigg
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Matt Lindland
IFL superfights aside, The Law’s career has drifted aimlessly since he parted ways with the UFC in 2005; of course, getting screwed by BodogFight isn’t in anybody’s 5-year plan. We hope his alleged deal with the new Affliction/Golden Boy MMA promotion will have him fighting regularly and against tough opponents, because as of now, his talent is being wasted to a tragic degree.
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