MMA Nation August 2012 Consensus Rankings: Middleweight
#4 Vitor Belfort is set to move up to light heavyweight to challenge for the title.
#4 Vitor Belfort is set to move up to light heavyweight to challenge for the title.
Chris Weidman has taken over the #3 spot in the rankings after his thrashing of former #3 Mark Munoz and is the most logical next challenger for #1 Anderson Silva.
Undisputed #1 Anderson Silva is set to defend his title against #2 Chael Sonnen this weekend.
#1 Anderson Silva will next defend his title in a rematch against #2 Chael Sonnen.
#1 Anderson Silva's next title defense will be a rematch against #2 Chael Sonnen.
Pound for Pound king Anderson Silva's next title defense will be a rematch against the #2 middleweight in the world, Chael Sonnen.
Following his win over #6 Michael Bisping, #2 Chael Sonnen will get another crack at #1 Anderson Silva.
Vitor Belfort solidified his spot as a top 5 middleweight with his win over Anthony Johnson in the latter's middleweight debut.
Despite recent inactivity, Anderson Silva remains the undisputed #1 middleweight.
Quite possibly the only truly relevant middleweight contest scheduled for December is this Saturday's clash of #7 Michael Bisping and fellow TUF coach #30 Jason Miller.