{"id":7370,"date":"2010-06-30T08:13:18","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=7370"},"modified":"2010-07-02T20:53:25","modified_gmt":"2010-07-03T03:53:25","slug":"fight-game-top-local-fighter-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=7370","title":{"rendered":"Fight Game: Top Local Fighter List"},"content":{"rendered":"

By George Hernandez\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Top 10 Local MMA Fighters:<\/span><\/strong>
\n1. Johnny Espinoza (2-0)<\/strong> – The former El Rancho Don is making a name for himself in the MMA community.
\n2.\u00a0Jamie Yager\u00a0(2-2)<\/strong>– This Pasadena alum, is one of the first local stars to make it the UFC after being on\u00a0The Ultimate Fighter.
\n3. Victor \u201cJoe Boxer\u201d Valenzuela (9-6-2)<\/strong> – Covina resident is the\u00a0King of the Cagelightweight champ and with his striking skills should be in the big show soon.
\n4. Keiichi Matsumoto (3-0) <\/strong>– Fighting out of the Ring of Fire in Monrovia, none of his fights have made it out the first round.
\n5.\u00a0Savant Young\u00a0(9-8)<\/strong> – A veteran of the IFL, Affliction and KOTC is making name for himself as a trainer now with the Fight Academy in Pasadena.
\n\u00a0<\/strong>– Former Arroyo Knight is not only a standout fighter but also owns Blood Bank MMA in Hacienda Heights.
\n7. Daniel Hernandez (5-7)<\/strong> – One of the most exciting fighters around, another former Knight is on a two fight win streak.
\n8. Cesar Urquilla (2-1) <\/strong>– Fighting out of Hacienda Heights Urquilla is another Blood Bank fighter making a name for himself.
\n9. Joe Camacho (12-14-3)<\/strong> – Fighting out of Pasadena, Camacho is a true veteran of MMA and has fought some of the biggest names around.
\n10. Armando Sanchez (10-7)<\/strong> – Another Pasadena guy is ready to push for the big show with his well rounded skills.<\/p>\n

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Johnny Espinoza is the number one ranked local fighter<\/p><\/div>\n

6. Aaron \u201cBloodspiller\u201d Miller (9-8)<\/p>\n

Top 20 MMA\u00a0Heavyweights:<\/span><\/strong>
\n1.Brock Lesner (4-1, UFC HW Champ) <\/strong>– Lesnar only five fights into his career on hasn\u2019t fought for a year but he\u2019s the UFC champion and\u00a0Fedor\u2019s loss bumped him up a spot.
\n2.\u00a0Fedor Emelianenko\u00a0(31-2)<\/strong> – Fedor\u2019s shocking loss to Werdum cost him the top spot and a shot at the\u00a0Strikeforce\u00a0heavyweight title.
\n3. Shane Carwin (12-0, UFC interim HW Champ)<\/strong> – Carwin dominated Mir and now gets his shot at Lesnar to become undisputed champ.
\n4.\u00a0Fabricio Werdum\u00a0(14-4-1)<\/strong> – Jumped up a couple spots because of his career defining win over Fedor, now can he win Overeem again and most likely Fedor again right after.
\n5.\u00a0Cain Velasquez\u00a0(8-0)<\/strong> – Looks like he\u2019s gonna have to be on the shelf for a while till he gets his title shot against the winner of Carwin and Lesnar.
\n6. Junior Dos Santos (11-1) <\/strong>– The wild card in the heavyweight division with some of the best striking in the division and working ground with the Nogueira brother probably won\u2019t be long till he\u2019s number one.
\n7. Frank Mir (13-5)<\/strong> – Will Mir be the same after two devastating loses in three fights?
\n8.\u00a0Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira\u00a0(32-6-1)<\/strong> – Has Nogueira been threw too many wars, to make another title run?
\n9.\u00a0Alistair Overeem\u00a0(33-11, Strikeforce HW champ) <\/strong>– Everyone wanted to see him fight Fedor, but he got Werdum a man who\u2019s already won him. Will he stay focused enough for the win?
\n10. Antonio Silva (14-2)<\/strong> – Had a great fight with Werdum, and won Arlovski. He could he the next in line for Fedor to face the winner of Werdum\/Overeem.
\n11.\u00a0Josh Barnett\u00a0(25-5)<\/strong> – Steroids might have messed up his chance of going back to the UFC but if he can get in Strikeforce he has a shot to move up.
\n12. Mirko \u201cCroCop\u201d Filipovic (27-7-2)<\/strong> – Did we see the old \u201cCroCop\u201d against Pat Berry at\u00a0UFC 115?
\n13.\u00a0Roy Nelson\u00a0(15-4)<\/strong> – Could be the most underrated heavyweight in the UFC, we\u2019ll see against Dos Santos.
\n14. Brett Rogers (10-2)<\/strong> – Two straight loses to Fedor and Overeem, now that win over Arlovski looks likea fluke.
\n15.\u00a0Ben Rothwell\u00a0(31-7)<\/strong> – Big Ben got his first win in the UFC against Yvel at 115 hopefully the former IFL champ can keep it alive.
\n16. Pat Berry (5-2)<\/strong> – Loss to \u201cCroCop\u201d wasn\u2019t a set back, it should make him a better fighter.
\n17.\u00a0Andrei Arlovski\u00a0(15-8)<\/strong> – Three straight loses for the former UFC champ, where does he go from here?
\n18.\u00a0Gilbert Yvel\u00a0(36-15-1) <\/strong>– Two UFC loses puts him in the bottom of the stacked UFC heavyweight division.
\n19.\u00a0Sergei Kharitonov\u00a0(16-4) <\/strong>– Should be fighting good competition soon after signing with Strikeforce.
\n20.\u00a0Aleksander Emelianenko\u00a0(17-3)<\/strong> – Fedor\u2019s little big brother better comes to the states if he ever expects to make an impact in any heavyweight division.<\/p>\n

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Brock Lesnar top ranked MMA Heavyweight<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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