Quinton Jackson stayed at the top of the light heavyweight buzz rankings in January, continuing to ride the wave of interest from his stint as a coach on the Ultimate Fighter 10 reality show on Spike TV, as well as for his role as “B.A. Baracus” in the upcoming A-Team movie remake. Rising six spots to second on the list was Randy Couture, with fans buzzing about him and Mark Coleman (up nine spots to sixth) and their UFC 109 bout. Champion Lyoto Machida dropped one spot to fourth, while his UFC 113 challenger, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua stayed closeby in tenth. 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:
- December 2009 (#1 Rank: Quinton Jackson)
- November 2009 (#1 Rank: Tito Ortiz)
- October 2009 (#1 Rank: Lyoto Machida)
- September 2009 (#1 Rank: Quinton Jackson)
| January Rank |
Light Heavyweight Fighter | December to January Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton “Rampage” Jackson | No Change |
| 2 | Randy Couture | Up 6 |
| 3 | Rashad Evans | Down 1 |
| 4 | Lyoto Machida | Down 1 |
| 5 | Chuck Liddell | No Change |
| 6 | Mark Coleman | Up 9 |
| 7 | Tito Ortiz | Down 1 |
| 8 | Thiago Silva | Down 1 |
| 9 | Forrest Griffin | No Change |
| 10 | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua | Up 1 |
| 11 | Gegard Mousasi | Down 1 |
| 12 | Rich Franklin | Up 5 |
| 13 | Keith Jardine | Down 1 |
| 14 | Jon Jones | Down 10 |
| 15 | Brandon Vera | Up 1 |
| 16 | Stephan Bonnar | Up 5 |
| 17 | Kevin Randleman | Up 3 |
| 18 | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Up 8 |
| 19 | Ryan Bader | Down 1 |
| 20 | Ricardo Arona | Up 4 |
Dropped out of Top 20:
Matt Hamill (#24), Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (#25), Gary Goodridge (#21)
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