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January 8, 2009
Chuck Liddell Ranked #6 in Light Heavyweight Category on SportsIllustrated.com
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell made #6 on SportsIllustrated.com's list of top MMA fighters. Others in the light heavyweight list include (in order): Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, Keith Jardine, Vladimir Matyushenko, and Thiago Silva.
The article also notes that 60% of the 70 fighters on the list compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship or World Extreme Cagefighting. Also noteworthy is that 40 of the fighters are from the U.S.; for the time being, it appears that America is the leading manufacturer of top mixed martial artists.
Posted January 8, 2009
