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Before he lost in the first round of Strikeforce's heavyweight tournament, Fedor Emelianenko fought in some of the biggest MMA bouts in history.

The MMA lineal heavyweight title is bigger than the UFC or Strikeforce. While the Strikeforce title may not be on the line in their upcoming heavyweight tournament, the lineal title certainly is. Jonathan Snowden looks at the history of the championship.

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The UFC's Brock Lesnar will become the promotion's top all time heavyweight with a successful title defense against Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. Is it too early to enter the mammoth wrestler into the discussion of best ever? The MMA Encyclopedia author Jonathan Snowden thinks Lesnar is just two wins away from the immortals.

The biggest news in the 205lb class involved two young wrestlers, one on the rise, one due for a fall. #9 Jon Jones cracks the top 10 after crucifying #29 (was #24) Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2. #8 Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal will certainly fall next month after his loss to #15 Rafael "Feijao" Calvacante at Strikeforce: Houston.

This is the portrait of a division on hold. With #1 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua out with an injured knee and #3 Rashad Evans electing to wait out Shogun's return, light heavyweight has been snoozeville this month.

At any given time, one man will stand above all his peers as the definitive top fighter in the sport of MMA. We'll call this fighter "The Kingpin," and turn to MMA historian Jonathan Snowden, author of Total MMA, to help us compile a list of the best of the best.

Many are saying the recent success of Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, and Chael Sonnen indicates this is the era of the wrestler in the UFC. But as Total MMA author Jonathan Snowden explains, it's not just the era of the amateur wrestler-it's the sport of the amateur wrestler.

Not a lot of movement in MMA's premiere division this month. The biggest fight featured #21 Chuck Liddell losing to #11 Rich Franklin at UFC 115.