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Had to use my old account for this, I'm normally Zachary Kater on BE. I know MMAMania and Bloody Elbow's communities have been fighting a Cold War since before the Internet existed, but we need your help now guys. You may not have any love for us, but surely you have some compassion for the man that is Mark Hunt. After the news of Overeem's failed drug test, the idea was thought up to start a Twitter hashtag to get Dana to give Mark Hunt the title shot and guarantee us a helluva main event for UFC 146.

And it's actually picked up a bit of steam...

Even Mark Hunt himself has made a Twitter account since this started, confirmed by his FB page where he also posted this gem about Zuffa:

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Anyways, all I ask is that you guys help spread the #RallyForMarkHunt hashtag and send as many tweets as possible to @danawhite if you have Twitter accounts, and if you don't have them, get off your mopeds and make one, because this shit is important! I wholeheartedly thank anyone who helps, and they can even call me a faggot all they'd like.

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I was just wondering if somebody could give me some insight on something I've been wondering about.  I've never placed bets for an MMA fight via an online sportsbook, and wanted to do so for the upcoming UFC event this weekend.  But with the various gambling websites shut down by the U.S. government, I'm unsure of whether it's a safe investment to make.  I was going to use betus.com, since it was the first one I thought of...  Then noticed its domain has changed to betus.com.pa and now I'm kinda of nervous to use it.  So anyways, just wondering people's opinions on online sportsbooks recently, and if you have any suggestions of a specific site I should use.

Thanks in advance,

zakkree

Cain Velasquez is the UFC Heavyweight Champion, and USA Today/SB Nation consensus #1 Heavyweight in MMA.  Despite this, there are those who will refute that Cain is the top fighter in the division, claiming Fedor Emelianenko's MMA record is more than enough evidence as to why he is king of the mountain.  To make things even more convoluted, Brock Lesnar solely sits between Velasquez and The Last Emperor at #2 in the consensus rankings.  Other than winning and defending the UFC championship twice as a novice to the sport, what has Lesnar done to prove he is worthy of a superior ranking compared to a man who has won practically every fight he's been in for the past 10 years, and ammased 27 more victories to his resume?

Now, before you start grumbling about who should be ranked where, relax; This has nothing to do with my opinion on where specific fighters should be ranked.  I believe that fans become too dependent on rankings, and that is the purpose of this article.

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