Fedor Emelianenko topped the overall Buzz Rankings for November and consequently also came in as this month’s leader in the heavyweight division. Brett Rogers, his opponent in Strikeforce’s CBS main event bout, rose seven spots to 3rd in the division. The biggest mover in the month was Ultimate Fighter Season 10 cast member Marcus “Big Baby” Jones, who quickly became a fan favorite for his actions both in and out of the ring and rose 128 spots to seventh place. Kimbo Slice fell from the top spot to 4th, while inactive fighters Gabriel Gonzaga and Ben Rothwell quickly fell from the leaderboard. Full Top 20 rankings are below.
Tapology’s Buzz Rankings measure fan interest in individual MMA fighters based on online searches and pageviews for information about each athlete. The rankings are not a measure of a fighter’s skill or competitive standing within their division, but rather how much activity or “buzz” surrounds them (positive or negative).
Top 20 Heavyweight Buzz Rankings for recent months:
- October 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice)
- September 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice)
November 2009 Heavyweight (265 lbs) Rankings
| November Rank |
Heavyweight Fighter | October to November Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Emelianenko | Up 2 |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | No Change |
| 3 | Brett Rogers | Up 7 |
| 4 | Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson | Down 3 |
| 5 | Bobby Lashley | Down 1 |
| 6 | Shane Carwin | No Change |
| 7 | Marcus Jones | Up 128 |
| 8 | Ken Shamrock | Up 3 |
| 9 | Alistair Overeem | Up 9 |
| 10 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Up 7 |
| 11 | Andrei Arlovski | Down 2 |
| 12 | Houston Alexander | Up 7 |
| 13 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Up 2 |
| 14 | Tim Sylvia | Down 2 |
| 15 | Cain Velasquez | Down 7 |
| 16 | Fabricio Werdum | Up 25 |
| 17 | Frank Mir | Down 4 |
| 18 | Roy Nelson | Down 11 |
| 19 | Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic | Up 5 |
| 20 | Antonio Silva | Up 12 |
Dropped out of Top 20:
Bas Rutten (#23), Wes Sims (#30), Gabriel Gonzaga (#35), Ben Rothwell (#36), Seth Petruzelli (#40)
[...] 20 Heavyweight Buzz Rankings for recent months: – November 2009 (#1 Rank: Fedor Emelianenko) – October 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice) – September 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo [...]
[...] 20 Heavyweight Buzz Rankings for recent months: – December 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice) – November 2009 (#1 Rank: Fedor Emelianenko) – October 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice) – September 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo [...]