Anderson Silva remained the most buzzed about middleweight fighter for the fifth straight month in May, showing that fans are still as intrigued with the super-talented Brazilian enigma as ever. Moving up five spots into second place was Wanderlei Silva who is now just a few weeks away from his next bout at UFC 116 against Japanese competitor Yoshihiro Akiyama, currently ranked 12th on the buzz list. Dropping out of the top 20 were Yushim Okami, Kendall Grove, and three other fighters. 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 Middleweight Buzz Rankings for recent months:
- April 2010 (#1 Rank: Anderson Silva)
- March 2010 (#1 Rank: Anderson Silva)
- February 2010 (#1 Rank: Anderson Silva)
| May Rank | Middleweight Fighter | Change From Last Month |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson Silva | No Change |
| 2 | Wanderlei Silva | Up 5 |
| 3 | Michael Bisping | Up 7 |
| 4 | Chael Sonnen | Up 2 |
| 5 | Dan Miller | Up 12 |
| 6 | Vitor Belfort | Up 2 |
| 7 | Dan Henderson | Down 5 |
| 8 | Jake Shields | Down 5 |
| 9 | Alan Belcher | Up 14 |
| 10 | Jason “Mayhem” Miller | Down 6 |
| 11 | Cung Le | No Change |
| 12 | Yoshihiro Akiyama | Up 2 |
| 13 | Frank Shamrock | Down 4 |
| 14 | Murilo Rua | Up 16 |
| 15 | Tom Lawlor | Up 25 |
| 16 | Demian Maia | Down 11 |
| 17 | Matt Lindland | Up 11 |
| 18 | Chris Leben | No Change |
| 19 | Jason MacDonald | Up 15 |
| 20 | Nate Marquardt | Down 5 |
Dropped out of Top 20:
Yushin Okami (#21), Kendall Grove (#24), Jeremy Horn (#26), Mark Munoz (#37), Jorge Rivera (#42)
