MMARated.com’s Cultural & Media Rankings – 04/30/08
April 30, 2008
Welcome to week four of MMARated.com’s Cultural & Media Rankings. Each week we’ll weigh in on who’s hot and who’s not in the world of mixed martial arts. Take a look…
| MOMENTUM | THOUGHTS | |
| 1. Kimbo Slice | UP | He’s calling out Chuck Liddell, gracing the cover of ESPN The Magazine and headlining the first Elite XC on CBS card. Itís good to be the Kimbo. |
| 2. UFC cuts | DOWN | Certainly these cuts are good news for the Elite XC’s of the world but you canít help but feel for a fighter who has to deal with the burden of if he just would have applied that armbar a little tighter he would still be employed by the UFC. |
| 3. DREAM | DOWN | A semi-exciting second offering but their tournament appears to have gone to hell due to injuries. Another reason why MMA tournaments will always be flawed. |
| 4. UFC 85 | UP | One can make a strong case that the additions of Hughes vs. Alves and Bisping vs. Leben make this show a hell of a lot more interesting than the original lineup featuring Liddell. |
| 5. Roger Huerta | UP | Who knew so many people cared about his love life? More importantly, “El Matador” returns in August against Kenny Florian in a match we canít wait for. |
| 6. IFL | STATUS QUO | Some weird statements being made by IFL president Jay Larkin lately… is the end near? |
| 7. Anderson Silva | DOWN | Yo yo, Spider, chill on the Roy Jones Jr. talk for a minute. It’s really way too premature. |
| 8. Hong Man Choi | DOWN | Free at last! Free at last! Thank God almighty, Hong Man is free at last (from his mandatory Korean army service, of course). |
