Fedor Emelianenko inched above Brock Lesnar to become the most buzzed about MMA fighter in the month of February, returning to the spot that the Russian heavyweight last held in November. Emelianenko has increasingly become a source of intrigue and curiosity for casual MMA fans, as evidenced by his first-place ranking two months subsequent to his most recent bout. Cain Velasquez rose 52 spots to fifth in the buzz rankings after his breakout performance at UFC 110 in Australia. Also making a big move was UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen, who rose 65 spots to 16th after scoring a major upset against Nate Marquardt at UFC 109, and Demian Maia who rose 79 spots following his win over Dan Miller. 15 fighters fell from the top 50 list after having been there in January.
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 50 Overall Buzz Rankings for recent months:
- January 2010 (#1 Rank: Brock Lesnar)
- December 2009 (#1 Rank: Kimbo Slice)
- November 2009 (#1 Rank: Fedor Emelianenko)
| February Rank | Fighter | January to February Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Emelianenko | Up 1 |
| 2 | Brock Lesnar | Down 1 |
| 3 | Randy Couture | Up 5 |
| 4 | Anderson Silva | No Change |
| 5 | Cain Velasquez | Up 52 |
| 6 | Wanderlei Silva | Up 11 |
| 7 | Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson | No Change |
| 8 | Herschel Walker | Down 3 |
| 9 | Mark Coleman | Up 5 |
| 10 | Quinton “Rampage” Jackson | Down 7 |
| 11 | Bobby Lashley | Down 5 |
| 12 | Frank Mir | Up 1 |
| 13 | Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic | Up 14 |
| 14 | Georges St. Pierre | Down 3 |
| 15 | Chuck Liddell | Down 3 |
| 16 | Chael Sonnen | Up 65 |
| 17 | Lyoto Machida | Down 7 |
| 18 | Tito Ortiz | Down 2 |
| 19 | Demian Maia | Up 79 |
| 20 | Ken Shamrock | Down 5 |
| 21 | Michael Bisping | Up 32 |
| 22 | Vitor Belfort | No Change |
| 23 | Forrest Griffin | Down 2 |
| 24 | Keith Jardine | Up 32 |
| 25 | Andrei Arlovski | Down 2 |
| 26 | Shane Carwin | Up 6 |
| 27 | BJ Penn | Down 9 |
| 28 | Renzo Gracie | Up 14 |
| 29 | Dan Henderson | Up 5 |
| 30 | Alistair Overeem | Down 10 |
| 31 | Mauricio “Shogun” Rua | Down 2 |
| 32 | Rashad Evans | Down 23 |
| 33 | Dan Hardy | Down 3 |
| 34 | George Sotiropoulos | Up 91 |
| 35 | Matt Hughes | Down 4 |
| 36 | Nate Marquardt | Up 25 |
| 37 | Bob Sapp | Down 2 |
| 38 | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Up 52 |
| 39 | Gina Carano | Down 11 |
| 40 | Ryan Bader | Up 66 |
| 41 | Matt Serra | Up 13 |
| 42 | Paulo Thiago | Up 57 |
| 43 | Tim Sylvia | Up 9 |
| 44 | Nick Diaz | Down 18 |
| 45 | Gegard Mousasi | Down 12 |
| 46 | Fabricio Werdum | Down 2 |
| 47 | Anthony Perosh | Up 578 |
| 48 | Brandon Vera | Up 14 |
| 49 | Rich Franklin | Up 2 |
| 50 | Junior Dos Santos | Down 25 |
Dropped out of Top 50:
Roy Nelson (#51), Diego Sanchez (#54), Cung Le (#57), Josh Koscheck (#58), Jason Miller (#59), Takanori Gomi (#60), Wes Sims (#72), Thiago Silva (#73),
Paul Daley (#77), Urijah Faber (#81), Shinya Aoki (#84), Frankie Edgar (#94), C.B. Dollaway (#103), Gilbert Yvel (#122), Gray Maynard (#140)
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