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MikeLovesTacos XD

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10.22.2011 | 12:02 PM ET

HW: Alistair Overeem

LHW: Lyoto Machida

MW: Vitor Belfort

WW: Nick Diaz

LW: Gilbert Melendez

FW: Mark Hominick

BW: Miguel Torres

* Edited at 10.22.2011, 1:02 PM ET *

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thiagosilva9794

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10.22.2011 | 12:06 PM ET

HW : Frank Mir

LHW : Lyoto Machida

MW : Chael Sonnen

WW : Carlos Condit/Jake Ellenberger

LW : NOONE BEAT FRANKIE, FRANKIE RULE.

FW : Chad Mendes

BW : Urijah Faber.

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MikeLovesTacos XD

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10.22.2011 | 12:09 PM ET

Damn, gotta edit my LW to Melendez!

* Edited at 10.22.2011, 12:11 PM ET *

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wake99

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10.22.2011 | 12:09 PM ET

HW : JDS

MW : Chael Sonnen

WW : Rory MacDonald

LW : Ben Henderson

Live2wrestle

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10.22.2011 | 12:10 PM ET

HW: Cormier
LHW: Rashad (if he can stay healthy)
MW: Lombard
WW: Condit
LW: Melendez
FW: Mendes or Hioki
BW: Benavidez or Barao
When they get FLW Im going with Mighty Mouse as the inaugural champion

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Live2wrestle

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10.22.2011 | 12:11 PM ET

@Thiago, Mir? Really now.

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LynxGuy

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10.22.2011 | 12:13 PM ET

Heavyweight - Matt Mitrione
Light Heavyweight - Jon Jones?
Middleweight - Just depends on who's available to fight for the title when Anderson vacates it.
Welterweight - Thinking GSP would need to vacate this one as well.
Lightweight - Gilbert Melendez
Featherweight - Chad Mendes
Bantamweight - Brian Bowles

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thiagosilva9794

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10.22.2011 | 12:15 PM ET

Live2wrestle... Yes, Really. Watch.

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MegaDave

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10.22.2011 | 12:17 PM ET

LHW: Rashad (again if he can stay healthy)
MW: Chael Sonnen
WW: JON FITCH!!!!
LW: Gil Melendez
BW: Bowles

I think the others will stay the same

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Live2wrestle

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10.22.2011 | 12:17 PM ET

I dont think so, he isnt even going to be top 10 much longer imo

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

thiagosilva9794

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10.22.2011 | 12:19 PM ET

You're opinion. But you are sadly mistaken if you think Mir is going to lose to Big Nog. He will beat him. And then he will be close to a title shot.

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Live2wrestle

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10.22.2011 | 12:25 PM ET

IF he beats Nog can he beat Brock, JDS, Cain, the quickly rising Cormier, Carwin, or Werdum? I dont think he can, He has already lost brutally to Brock and Carwin. What in his recent fights make you think he has improved?

"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"

wickeymickeyfickey

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10.22.2011 | 12:38 PM ET

* Edited at 10.22.2011, 12:39 PM ET *

theMMAmessiah

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10.22.2011 | 12:39 PM ET

@mike those are some absolutely atrocious predictions you have there.....

HW-Jon Jones
LHW-Phil Davis
MW-Rashad Evans
WW-Rory MacDonald
LW-Ben Henderson
FW-Chad Mendes
BW-No one currently known.

xbassistdoodx

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10.22.2011 | 12:46 PM ET

HW - Junior Dos Santos

LHW - Jon Jones

MW - Cung Le

WW - Rory MacDonald

LW - Ben Henderson

FW - Hatsu Hioki

BW - Miguel Torres

FLW- Demetrious Johnson

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MikeLovesTacos XD

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10.22.2011 | 1:03 PM ET

How is my list atrocious. Maybe Belfort, but thats more because hes one of my favorites ... But atrocious ... I dont see it?

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theMMAmessiah

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10.22.2011 | 1:38 PM ET

Well number 1 it's the era of the most dominant champions we've ever seen and you have every one of them losing in their next 1 or 2 fights, could Alistair run through Brock and Cain/JDS? Doubtful, but maybe. Could Diaz beat Penn then GSP, VERY doubtful, but maybe. Could Lyoto be the one to beat Jones? again very doubtful, but perhaps. The odds all 3 of these happen? Never in a million years. Then you couple that with saying Vitor Belfort will be the next champ? How do you figure? Was his mutilation by Anderson Silva promising for you? Or let's say Chael really is good enough to keep Anderson down for 25 minutes, what the hell would Belfort do? Then Melendez is overrated and won't be getting a shot before Bendo/Guida, and if Edgar beats Bendo I don't really see Melendez beating him. Then you got Mark Hominick???? LOL, not only is he atleast 3 wins from another title shot, but he got DESTROYED by an Aldo who had a disastrous weight cut, a rematch goes the same way minus the 5th round. Then Miguel Torres is the worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrst. He's a couple away from a title shot too, and please tell me how his performances against Benavidez or Mighty Mouse makes you think he can beat Dominick Cruz? So yes, atrocious is exactly the word I would use.

xbassistdoodx

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10.22.2011 | 1:41 PM ET

MMAMessiah,

I was sitting there nodding my head until the Miguel Torres part.

Miguel is the best match up for Dominick Cruz.

Sure, Torres doesn't perform as well as he should against tiny wrestlers. Put him up against somebody like Cruz, and that's a completely different story.

If anything, Diaz is the worst choice out of all of those, considering he'll be steamrolled by Penn.

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Russello

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10.22.2011 | 1:47 PM ET

Guys you're missing the whole point of the thread. Its the NEXT UFC champion; hes not saying these guys will beat the champions. In the case of Silva/GSP/Jones they could all retire/change weight class, hes not directly saying Belfort > Silva.. alot of the titles look like they'll be held for a while.. its hypothetical

HW: Overeem, Jones later
LHW: Shogun/Machida/Evans.. Ill go with Shogun when/IF Jones moves up.
MW: Sonnen
WW: THIAGO ALVES! JK, even though I love him its gotta be Fitch
LW: Melendez
FW: Mendes
BW: Bowles

* Edited at 10.22.2011, 1:48 PM ET *

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FresnoMMA

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10.22.2011 | 1:47 PM ET

HW: Cain Velasquez for quite a while

LHW: Jon Jones

MW: AFTER Anderson retires, Josh Koscheck (If he moves up to MW)

WW: Josh Koscheck (If he stays at WW) Rory MacDonald (If Kos leaves)

LW: Ben Henderson for a loooong time ;)

FW: Hatso Kioki

BW: Benavidez

BeastMaster

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10.22.2011 | 1:48 PM ET

HW: Dos Santos

LHW: Machida

MW: Sonnen

WW: GSP (He will never be beaten)

LW: Henderson

FW:Edgar

BW: Cruz

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