Tito Ortiz rode the anticipation surrounding his UFC 106 bout against Forrest Griffin to the top of the November Light Heavyweight Buzz Rankings. Despite the loss to Griffin, who came in 3rd in the rankings, Ortiz continues to have the ability to generate excitement and debate for himself in the sport of MMA. Lyoto Machida fell from the top spot to 4th place, while Babalu Sobral, Eric Schafer, and Ryan Bader all dropped off of 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 Light Heavyweight Buzz Rankings for recent months:
- October 2009 (#1 Rank: Lyoto Machida)
- September 2009 (#1 Rank: Quinton Jackson)
November 2009 Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) Rankings
| November Rank |
Light Heavyweight Fighter | October to November Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tito Ortiz | Up 5 |
| 2 | Randy Couture | Up 6 |
| 3 | Forrest Griffin | Up 4 |
| 4 | Lyoto Machida | Down 3 |
| 5 | Chuck Liddell | Down 2 |
| 6 | Rashad Evans | Down 2 |
| 7 | Quinton “Rampage” Jackson | Down 2 |
| 8 | Brandon Vera | Up 3 |
| 9 | Antonio Rogerio Nogueira | Up 6 |
| 10 | Gegard Mousasi | Up 2 |
| 11 | Thiago Silva | Down 2 |
| 12 | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua | Down 10 |
| 13 | Mark Coleman | Up 1 |
| 14 | Rich Franklin | Down 1 |
| 15 | Kevin Randleman | Up 2 |
| 16 | Keith Jardine | Down 6 |
| 17 | Matt Hamill | Up 6 |
| 18 | Stephan Bonnar | Up 3 |
| 19 | Jon Jones | Up 8 |
| 20 | Luis Cane | Up 20 |
Dropped out of Top 20:
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (#21), Ryan Bader (#24), Eric Schafer (#36), Ricardo Arona (#38)
[...] 20 Light Heavyweight Buzz Rankings for recent months: – November 2009 (#1 Rank: Tito Ortiz) – October 2009 (#1 Rank: Lyoto Machida) – September 2009 (#1 Rank: Quinton [...]