Countdown To MMA's Greatest: Part 2

Todd Parmelee by Senior Analyst Written on June 20, 2008
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#26 Tim ‘The Maine-iac’ Sylvia (6'8 260 pounds)

the 32 year-old Sylvia is the former UFC heavyweight champion. He has compiled a 24-4 record. He has noteworthy wins over Andre Arlovski, Ben Rothwell and Brandon Vera. All 4 of his losses have come against top tier opponents (Frank Mir, Randy Couture, Andre Arlovski, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira).

Sylvia recently signed with Affliction and will be fighting Fedor Emelianenko on July 19th. A win over Emelianenko could vault Sylvia into my top 20.

#25 Dan ‘Hollywood’ Henderson (6'1 183 pounds)

The 37 yeard-old former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion has compiled a 22-7 record. He has lost his last two fights to Anderson Silva and Quinton Jackson. He has noteworthy wins over Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, Renzo Gracie and Murilo Rua.

Henderson is still signed with the UFC, but at this time he does not have an opponent scheduled for his next fight.

#24 Ken ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ Shamrock (6'1 235 pounds)

The 44 year-old Shamrock would be ranked higher if he had decided to retire six years ago when he lost for the first time versus Tito Ortiz, but he kept fighting. Shamrock is a big name in this sport, but he is typically over hyped in rankings because he has fought since the 1st UFC event.

 

Shamrock recently lost to Robert Berry at Cage Rage 25, it was his 5th consecutive loss.

 

#23 Tito Ortiz 'Huntington Beach Bad Boy' (6'2 205 pounds)

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