Georges St. Pierre maintained his grip on the welterweight buzz rankings in January as fan anticipation continues to build for his return to active competition. Following time off to heal a groin injury sustained in his UFC 100 title defense against Thiago Alves, St. Pierre’s takes on England’s Dan Hardy at UFC 111. Hardy is not far behind in fan buzz at fourth place among welterweights. Paul Daley continues his rise in the UFC and comes in second place for generating fan buzz. New on the list are a pair of former lightweights, Diego Sanchez and Nate Diaz, both adding weight to join the 170 pound weight class. 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 Welterweight Buzz Rankings for recent months:
- December 2009 (#1 Rank: Georges St. Pierre)
- November 2009 (#1 Rank: Dan Hardy)
- October 2009 (#1 Rank: Anthony Johnson)
- September 2009 (#1 Rank: Matt Hughes)
| January Rank |
Welterweight Fighter | December to January Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georges St. Pierre | No Change |
| 2 | Paul Daley | Up 12 |
| 3 | Nick Diaz | Up 5 |
| 4 | Dan Hardy | Up 1 |
| 5 | Matt Hughes | Down 1 |
| 6 | Diego Sanchez | New |
| 7 | Renzo Gracie | No Change |
| 8 | Josh Koscheck | Down 2 |
| 9 | Matt Serra | Up 1 |
| 10 | Thiago Alves | Down 1 |
| 11 | Amir Sadollah | Up 6 |
| 12 | Dustin Hazelett | Up 11 |
| 13 | Jon Fitch | Down 10 |
| 14 | Marius Zaromskis | Down 1 |
| 15 | Nate Diaz | New |
| 16 | Frank Trigg | Up 5 |
| 17 | Mike Swick | Up 8 |
| 18 | Paulo Thiago | Down 3 |
| 19 | Karo Parisyan | Down 1 |
| 20 | Anthony Johnson | Up 12 |
Dropped out of Top 20:
Johny Hendricks (#44), DaMarques Johnson (#47), T.J. Grant (#60), Edgar Garcia (#62), Mike Pierce (#72)
[...] 20 Welterweight Buzz Rankings for recent months: – January 2010 (#1 Rank: Georges St. Pierre) – December 2009 (#1 Rank: Georges St. Pierre) – November 2009 (#1 Rank: Dan [...]
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