L.A. Times August MMA Rankings

Heavyweight

1. Cain Velasquez

2. Junior Dos Santos

3. Alistair Overeem

4. Brock Lesnar

5. Fabricio Werdum

6. Antonio Silva

7. Frank Mir

8. Josh Barnett

9. Fedor Emelianenko

10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

With Fedor Emelianenko and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira struggling, the old guard of heavyweight MMA is fading. In just about any other division, they would have been replaced by younger fighters. However, the heavyweight division is one of the thinnest in the sport. Brendan Schaub and Travis Browne are probably the closest to breaking through, and Schaub will have the chance in a week to take out Nogueira.