So, I was checking out the Y! sports P4P rankings..

Notice their inclusion of Faber and the analysis part: 

"Mike Brown, the man who beat Faber for the title in November, blitzed Leonard Garcia in his first title defense on March 1. But he still couldn’t pass Faber in the rankings.Mike Brown, the man who beat Faber for the title in November, blitzed Leonard Garcia in his first title defense on March 1. But he still couldn’t pass Faber in the rankings."

Huh??  I don't understand the reasoning behind explaining how Brown just crushed Garcia and pummeled Faber himself, yet they say he couldn't pass Faber in the rankings.  What kind of logic is this?

Also, feel free to comment on the rest of the list..

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Ar2zTy6sYgcLZzoqEP34G9k9Eo14?slug=dd-mmarankings031209&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

10. Urijah Faber
Points: 19
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Featherweight
Hometown: Sacramento, Calif.
Record: 22-2 (won last one)
Last month’s ranking: 9
Most recent result: def. Jens Pulver, R1 TKO, Jan. 25
Analysis: Mike Brown, the man who beat Faber for the title in November, blitzed Leonard Garcia in his first title defense on March 1. But he still couldn’t pass Faber in the rankings.

9. Shinya Aoki
Points: 22
Affiliation: DREAM
Weight class: Lightweight
Hometown: Shizuoka City, Japan
Record: 20-3, 1 no-contest (won last three)
Last month’s ranking: 10
Recent results: def. David Gardner, R1 submission, March 8.
Analysis: Was fed an easy victory in Gardner.

8. Quinton Jackson
Points: 52
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.
Record: 30-7 (won last two)
Last month’s ranking: 8
Most recent result: def. Keith Jardine, unanimous decision, March 7
Analysis: Rampage has won six of his past seven against a who’s who of light heavyweights, and he’ll be rested and healed by the time he finally fights for the light heavyweight title.

7. Lyoto Machida
Points: 69
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight
Hometown: Belem, Brazil
Record: 14-0
Last month’s ranking: 7
Most recent results: def. Thiago Silva, R1 TKO, Jan. 31
Analysis: Will get his well-earned title shot against Rashad Evans on May 23.

6. Rashad Evans
Points:83
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Light heavyweight (UFC light heavyweight champion)
Hometown: Lansing, Mich.
Record: 13-0-1 (won past three)
Last month’s ranking: 5 (tie)
Most recent result: def. Forrest Griffin, R3 TKO, Dec. 27
Analysis: With one of the most multifaceted games in the entire light heavyweight division, Evans’ chance at solving the Machida puzzle seems better than most.

5. B.J. Penn
Points: 84
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Lightweight (UFC lightweight champion)
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Record: 13-5-1 (lost past one)
Last month’s ranking: 5 (tie)
Most recent result: lost to Georges St. Pierre, doctor stoppage after R4, Jan. 31
Analysis: Penn turned down a UFC 99 date against Kenny Florian and filed a protest against Georges St. Pierre, suggesting his mind isn’t yet back on fighting.

4. Miguel Angel Torres
Points:122
Affiliation: WEC
Weight class: Bantamweight (WEC bantamweight champion)
Hometown: East Chicago, Ind.
Record: 35-1 (won past 16)
Last month’s ranking: 4
Most recent result: def. Manny Tapia, TKO R2, Dec. 3
Analysis: Brian Bowles had to drop out of their April 5 match, so Torres will face Takeya Mizugaki, a Shooto and Cage Force vet who has been making short work of recent opponents.

3. Georges St. Pierre
Points: 160 (five first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Welterweight (UFC welterweight champion)
Hometown: Saint-Isidore, Quebec
Record: 18-2 (won past five)
Last month’s ranking: 3
Most recent result: def. B.J. Penn, doctor stoppage after R4, Jan. 31
Analysis: With Greasegate all but put past him, St. Pierre is in some much-deserved downtime before preparing for Thiago Alves.

1 (tie). Anderson Silva
Points: 163 (6 first-place votes)
Affiliation: UFC
Weight class: Middleweight (UFC middleweight champion)
Hometown: Curitiba, Brazil
Record: 23-4 (won past nine)
Last month’s ranking: 1 (tie)
Most recent result: def. Patrick Cote, R3 TKO, Oct. 25
Analysis: Needs a convincing win over Thales Leites if he’s going to stay on top.

1 (tie). Fedor Emelianenko
Points: 163 (7 first-place votes)
Affiliation: Affliction/M-1 (WAMMA heavyweight champion)
Weight class: Heavyweight
Hometown: Stary Oskol, Russia
Record: 29-1, one no-contest (won past 10)
Last month’s ranking: 1 (tie)
Most recent result: def. Andrei Arlovski, R1 KO, Jan. 24
Analysis: Now comes one of those long delays where we wait to find out who Fedor will face next, where, and in which promotion.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/ufc/article2311041.ece

QUINTON JACKSON will NOT be facing light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans at UFC 98.

A hand injury and jaw complaint have forced Rampage out of their championship clash, which was scheduled for May 23.

Jackson squared up to Evans inside the Octagon after dispatching Keith Jardine at UFC 96 and claimed he was ready to challenge the unbeaten American for his belt.

But the 30-year-old will be made to wait for his title tilt and Evans will instead defend his strap against Brazilian star Lyoto Machida.

However, SunSport understands Jackson will be named the No1 contender in the division and handed a title shot against the winner of the Evans-Machida bout.

The card for UFC 98 is expected to be:

Rashad Evans v Lyoto Machida (light-heavyweight championship)

Matt Hughes v Matt Serra

Josh Koscheck v Chris Wilson

Yushin Okami v Dan Miller

Sean Sherk v Frankie Edgar

David Kaplan v George Roop

James Irvin v Drew McFedries

Houston Alexander v Andre Gusmao

Phillipe Nover v Kyle Bradley

Patrick Barry v Tim Hague

Yoshiyuki Yoshida v Brandon Wolff

It's on!

Brown vs. Faber rematch could headline first-ever WEC PPV in June March 2, 2009 by Carmichael Dave Leave a comment A rematch between current World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown and Urijah Faber, the man he took the title from this past November at WEC 36, has appeared inevitable for quite some time. However, according to Dana White, the inevitable could be on the verge of becoming official. During an exclusive interview with the UFC president, he not only expressed his confidence that the fight is going to happen, but hinted that it could headline the WEC’s first-ever pay-per-view. "I’m very confident its going to happen," White said in an exclusive comment to KHTK radio in Sacramento while on location in Germany, where he was working to promote UFC 99. "… I’m very, very confident it’s going to be on pay-per-view… (And) I’m very, very, very confident it will happen in Sacramento." White indicated the potential PPV is likely to be price pointed at $39.95. While Brown vs. Faber II has yet to be finalized, all signs point to a June date at the Arco Arena in Faber’s hometown of Sacramento, Calif., a story that this reporter first broke two months ago. Several hurdles, such as Faber’s impending free agency, must be overcome before the matchup can become official. However, a contract resolution is expected soon, as Faber’s management will be in Columbus, Ohio this week for UFC 96. Faber is managed by the same group that manages UFC light heavyweight Mark Munoz, who is slated to make his Octagon debut this Saturday vs. TUF 3 veteran Matt Hamill. "We are in hopes that an agreement will come shortly," Mike Roberts of MMA Inc. told KHTK. "We are working diligently on both sides to ensure an agreement that is beneficial to both parties." As soon as Faber’s new deal can be finalized, the path will then be clear for both he and Brown to sign bout agreements for the potential June title fight. Faber will join me in studio tonight between 9-12 p.m. PT to address this story. You can listen locally in Sacramento on KHTK or online at KHTK.com.

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This is very interesting to me.  Number one, Dana seems to think that this headline fight would warrant a PPV with a pricepoint around 40 bucks.  I'm not sold on the WEC being successful with a PPV event.   I think their cards play well to an audience looking for quality fights at the lighter weights.  However, I think for a successful PPV you would need some higher weight classes to really get the interest levels high enough to purchase an event from an organization like WEC.

On a sidenote, this would be a Sacremento event.  Which would make it 3 times Mike Brown has had to fight in a hostile territory.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but the guy just defended his belt and is the current champ.  Why can't they throw the guy a bone and put this event in Florida or somewhere close to his training camp?  The love they have for Faber is just amazing.