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.
Anthony Johnson tells MMA Nation radio now that he can eat and properly train after his move to middleweight, he's got nothing but energy for Vitor Belfort.
Despite recent inactivity, Anderson Silva remains the undisputed #1 middleweight.