Well, it’s pretty safe to say that with the exception of Big Nog and contractually obligated Randy Couture, the best heavyweights in the world are not in the UFC. As a matter of fact, there were more Heavyweight fights on the main card of Affliction: Banned then there were on the last 6 UFC shows combined. The heaviest division is indeed the lightest of them all in the UFC, but exactly how light is it? On UFC.com, there are 21 fighters listed when you breakdown by division. Of those 21 fighters, all things remaining the same, four of them have fought their last fight for the UFC. The four? Dan “The Beast” Severn, “The Natural” Randy Couture, “The Pit Bull” Andrei Arlovski, and Justin Eilers. Severnhas not fought in the UFC since UFC 27. He is listed solely due to his UFC Hall of Fame status, as is Mark Coleman, however Coleman is still looking to fight in the UFC. Couture’s issues with the UFC have been long drawn out and well documented, but realistically he may never fight in the UFC, if ever again. Many are hoping for a super-fight with WAMMA Heavyweight Champion and arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, but that may be just talk for now. Arlovski is set to square off versus Fedor for the WAMMA Championship in October, and has fought his last fight with the UFC at UFC 82 in March 2008. Justin Eilers just loss the inaugural EliteXC Heavyweight Championship match to Antonio Silva this past Saturday, and hasn’t fought in the UFC since UFC 57 in February of 2006. On top of the Division sits “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He is set to square off versus former champion Frank Mir after the two of them coach the new season of the Ultimate Fighter on Spike. But after that, who is next? Several of the more promising fighters have been pushed by the wayside. span
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