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Throwdown Lowdown

5/11...Guest: Ken Shamrock

Matthew DeGonzaque and Nate Edwards of DoghouseBoxing.com will host this bi-weekly show on the state of the professional sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Matt & Nate will give you the lowdown on the news regarding the top fighters of the sport; fight card breakdowns; and news on all of the major promotions including the UFC, Elite XC, The IFL, Strikeforce, WEC, HDNet amongst others.

Matt DeGonzaque currently writes for DogHouseBoxing.com. He was an undergrad at Syracuse Univ and is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts practitioner.

Nate Edwards also writes for DogHouseBoxing.com. He is an aspiring writer in all facets of life and is an avid fan of all sports especially Mixed Martial Arts and boxing.

These are the official Prime Sports Radio Network Mixed Martial Arts Rankings that were compiled by Matthew DeGonzaque and Nate Edwards.

Also included is a Top 10 MMA Pound for Pound list. The sport's world champions automatically claimed the top spots, if there is more than one champion per weight class then they judged by who they beat for their championship and their resume. Contenders are ranked by rate of success against other top fighters in their division.

Heavyweight Rankings (206lbs-265lbs):

1. Fedor Emelianenko: 28-1 w/ 1 NC
2. Randy Couture: 16-8
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: 34-4-1 w/ 1 NC,

UFC interim Heavyweight Champion
4. Josh Barnett: 22-5
5. Tim Sylvia: 24-4
6. Andrei Arlovski: 13-5
7. Heath Herring: 28-13
8. Fabricio Werdum: 10-3-1
9. Brendon Vera: 8-1
10. Mirko Cro Cop: 23-6-2

Light Heavyweight Rankings (186lbs-205lbs):

1. Quinton Jackson: 28-6, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
2. Lyoto Machida: 13-0
3. Forrest Griffin: 15-4
4. Chuck Liddell: 21-5
5. Wanderlei Silva: 32-8-1 w/ 1 no contest
6. Dan Henderson: 22-7
7. Shogun Rua: 16-3
8. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: 5-2
9. Renato Sobral: 29-7
10. Keith Jardine: 13-4-1

Middleweight Rankings (171lbs-185lbs):

1. Anderson Silva: 21-4, UFC Middleweight Champion

2. Paulo Filho: 16-0, WEC Middleweight Champion
3. Rich Franklin: 23-3 w/ 1 NC
4. Matt Lindland: 20-5
5. Dan Henderson: 22-7
6. Robbie Lawler: 15-4 w/ 1 NC, Elite XC Middleweight Champion
7. Yushin Okami: 22-4
8. Cung Le: 6-0, Strikeforce Middleweight Champion
9. Kazuo Misaki: 18-8-2
10. Joey Villasenor: 25-6

Welterweight Rankings (156lbs-170lbs):

1. Georges St. Pierre: 16-2, UFC Welterweight Champion
2. Jon Fitch: 20-2 w/ 1 NC
3. Josh Koscheck: 10-2
4. Thiago Alves: 13-3
5. Matt Serra: 9-5
6. Karo Parisyan: 18-5
7. Jake Shields: 20-4-1
8. Matt Hughes: 43-7
9. Carlos Condit: 22-4, WEC Welterweight Champion
10. Mike Swick: 15-2

Lightweight Rankings (146lbs-155lbs):

1. BJ Penn: 13-4-1, UFC Lightweight Champion
2. Takanori Gomi: 28-3
3. Shinya Aoki: 13-2
4. Sean Sherk: 32-3-1
5. Gilbert Meledez: 14-1
6. Kenny Florian: 10-3
7. Tyson Griffin: 11-1
8. Roger Huerta: 20-1-1 w/ 1 NC
9. K.J. Noons: 6-2, Elite XC Lightweight Champion
10. Nate Diaz: 9-2

MMA Top 10 Pound for Pound Rankings

1. Anderson Silva: 185lbs, UFC Middleweight Champion
2. Fedor Emelianenko: Heavyweight
3. Georges St. Pierre: 170lbs, UFC Welterweight Champion
4. BJ Penn: 13-4-1, UFC Lightweight Champion
5. Randy Couture: Heavyweight
6. Quinton Jackson: 205lbs, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
7. Lyoto Machida: 205lbs
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: Heavyweight, UFC Heavyweight Champion
9. Urijah Faber: 145lbs WEC Featherweight Champion
10. Shinya Aoki: 155lbs