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Top 10 MMA Fighters: April 2011

It has only been 4 months, but there was definitely a need to shake up January's list.

10. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
9. Jon Fitch
8. Jake Shields
7. Frank Edgar
6. Cain Velasquez
5. Dominick Cruz
4. Jon Jones
3. Jose Aldo
2. George St. Pierre
1. Anderson Silva

Honorable Mentions: Gray Maynard, Gilbert Melendez

The Ultimate Fighter: Season 13

Season 13 of TUF kicked off last Wednesday with probably the most boring initial episode the series has ever seen. What was the problem? The fighters? Probably not. The coaches? Maybe. The relevance to the sport? Most definitely.

Unfortunately for Dana White and the UFC, the show that helped launch the sport into a new level of acceptance and popularity is starting to lose its lustre. As MMA has become increasingly popular, the need to have a show as a kind of breeding ground for talent has become less significant. And now that the UFC has merged with the WEC and soon Strikeforce, the abundance of talent will make the need for undiscovered fighters even less. In fact, in looking at past seasons, its hard to believe that more than a handful of the competitors will actually prove to have successful MMA careers. Since season 6, the winners of the show are 15-12 in UFC fights. Not bad, but not overly impressive.

So how will this season fare? Its hard to tell after one episode, but the outlook isn't overly promising. As colorful as Lesnar is as a fighter, he has already proven to be a not so inspiring or insightful coach. His evaluations in the first episode included asking guys why they wanted to be on TUF and then jotting down their answer on a clipboard. How insightful. And as good of a fighter Dos Santos is, he doesn't have the name recognition or personality to add tremendous appeal either.

That being said, it will all come down to how good the fights are. The first episode featured no fights to get into the house as past seasons have done (which was one of the most exciting features of past seasons) so they jumped right into the first fight of the year. It pitted first round Dos Santos selection Shamar Bailey against European Nordin Asrih. The fight was a boring fight dominated by Bailey, who maintained top position for almost the entire 2 rounds, and he won via unanimous decision in the end.

Now lets see if tonight's episode is any more exciting...

I thought Butler always fought to the end. Forget about the shooting percentage, Butler gave up

I cant remember a basketball game at any level where a team down 10 with 2.5 minutes left didnt try to maximize their possessions at the end of the game

Game prediction: Butler 69, UConn 62

2011 MLB Over/Under Picks