YAHOO! SPORTS POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10

1. Fedor Emelianenko (M-1 Global heavyweight) 114 (six first-place votes)

2. Anderson Silva (UFC middleweight champion) 109 (four first-place votes)

3. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (UFC light-heavyweight champion) 104 (three first-place votes)

4. Georges St. Pierre (UFC welterweight) 82

5. Dan Henderson (UFC light-heavyweight) 65

6. Randy Couture (under contract to UFC) 48

7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC heavyweight) 44

8. B.J. Penn (UFC lightweight) 43

9. Matt Hughes (UFC welterweight) 32

10. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce lightweight champion) 20

Others receiving votes: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (UFC light-heavyweight) 12; Urijah Faber (WEC featherweight champion) 8; Robbie Lawler (ICON Sport/EliteXC middleweight champion) 7; Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto (K-1 HERO’S lightweight) 7; Takanori Gomi (PRIDE lightweight champion) 4; Forrest Griffin (UFC light-heavyweight) 4; Matt Serra (UFC welterweight champion) 4; Paulo Filho (WEC middleweight champion) 3; Jon Fitch (UFC welterweight) 1; and Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti (K-1 HERO’S 2006-07 middleweight tournament champion) 1.

MMA Top-10 panel: Carlos Arias/O.C. Register; Mike Chiappetta/NBCSports.com; Neil Davidson/Canadian Press; Dave Doyle/Yahoo! Sports; Josh Gross/Sherdog.com; Loretta Hunt/The Fight Network; Kevin Iole/Yahoo! Sports; Todd Martin/CBSSports.com; Franklin McNeil/Newark Star-Ledger; Dave Meltzer/Wrestling Observer; Pramit Mohapatra/The Baltimore Sun; Ken Pishna/MMAWeekly.com; and Steve Sievert/The Houston Chronicle.

Note: Fighters received 10 points for a first-place vote, nine for a second-place vote, and so on, down to one point for a 10th-place vote.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

•At Pridential Center, Newark, N.J.: "UFC 78: Validation." Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping, 3-round split dec.; Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander, TKO, strikes, 3:25, Round 1; Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan, 3-round una. dec.; Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen, KO, punch, 0:39, Round 3; Frankie Edgar def. Spencer Fisher, 3-round una. dec.; Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle, TKO, doctor stoppage, 5:00, Round 2; Joe Lauzon def. Jason Reinhardt, submission, rear-naked choke, 1:14, Round 1; Marcus Aurelio def. Luke Caudillo, TKO, strikes, 4:29, Round 1; Akihiro Gono def. Tamden McCrory, submission, armbar, 3:19, Round 2.

 •At HP Pavilion, San Jose: "Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives." Jorge Santiago def. Sean Salmon, KO, flying knee, 0:24, Round 1 (Middleweight Tournament First Round); Trevor Prangley def. Falaniko Vitale, 2-round dec. (referee decision) (Middleweight Tournament First Round); Jorge Santiago def. Trevor Prangley, TKO, knee to the body, 2:31, Round 1 (Middleweight Tournament Finals); Cung Le def. Sam Morgan, TKO, liver kick, 1:58, Round 3; Alistair Overeem def. Paul Buentello, submission, knees to the body, 3:42, Round 2 (wins vacant Strikeforce heavyweight title); Lemont Davis def. Brian Schwartz, 3-round una. dec.; Anthony Ruiz def. Bobby Southworth, TKO, cut, 0:52, Round 2; Luke Stewart def. Bryson Kamaka, KO, knee, 0:19, Round 1; Eric Lawson def. Josh Neal, submission, rear-naked choke, 0:20, Round 2; Anthony Figueroa def. Pete Sabala, 3-round split dec.; Alex Crispin def. Clint Coronel, 3-round una. dec.; Chris Drumm vs. Evan Esguerra, 2-round no-contest; Dennis Hallman def. Jeremiah Metcalf, submission, heel hook, 1:39, Round 1.

UPCOMING FIGHTS

•At Wembley Arena, London, England: “Cage Rage 24.” Murilo “Ninja” Rua vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam, Elvis Sinosic vs. Paul Cahoon, Drew Fickett vs. Mark Weir, Marius Zaromskis vs. Ross Pointon, Tom Watson vs. Mark Epstein, Dave Legeno vs. George Castro, Neil Grove vs. Robert Berry, Ivan Serati vs. Lee Hasdell, Abdul Mohamed vs. Robbie Olivier, Robert Paczkow vs. James McSweeney and Ronnie Mann vs. Brad Pickett, Dec. 1, streamed on pay-per-view ($12.95) at ProElite.com.

•At Soboba Casino, San Jacinto: “King of the Cage: Final Chapter.” Keith Berry vs. Umar Love, Paul Arras vs. Brian Warren and Brian Sesma vs. Mike Bourke, Dec. 2.

•At Brazil: “Fury Fighting Championships 5: Final Combat.” Rafael Dos Anjos vs. TBA, Fabricio Monteiro vs. TBA, Fabiano Astorino vs. TBA, Daniel Acacio vs. TBA, Andre Mikito vs. TBA, Rousimar Palhares vs. TBA, Jorge Michelan vs. TBA and Fabio Nascimento vs. TBA, Dec. 6, streamed on pay-per-view ($12.95) at ProElite.com.

•At TBA: “EliteXC.” Dec. 7, Showtime.

•At The Pearl at The Palms, Las Vegas: “UFC Fight Night 12.” Roger Huerta vs. Clay Guida, Dec. 8, Spike TV

•At Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas: “WEC 31.” WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber vs. Jeff Curran; WEC light-heavyweight champion Doug “The Rhino” Marshall vs. Ariel Gandulla; WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho vs. TBA; Jens Pulver vs. Cub Swanson, Dec. 12, Versus.

•At Neil S. Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii: “Icon Sport: Fearless.” EliteXC middleweight champion “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler vs. Kala Kolohe Hose, Dec. 15, streamed on pay-per-view ($12.95) on ProElite.com.

•At American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas: “HDNet Fights.” Jason “Mayhem” Miller vs. Sean Salmon, Frank Trigg vs. Edwin Dewees, Chris Bowles vs. Cory Mahon, Pete Spratt vs. Tristan Yunker, Patrick Castillo vs. Jay White and Freddie Espiricueta vs. C.B. Dollaway, Dec. 15, HDNet.

•At Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Conn.: “IFL World Grand Prix Finals.” Dec. 29.

•At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas: “UFC 79: Nemesis.” UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra vs. Matt Hughes; Wanderlei Silva vs. Chuck Liddell, Dec. 29, pay-per-view.

•At Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England: “UFC 80: Rapid Fire.” B.J. Penn vs. Joe Stevenson for interim UFC lightweight title, Fabricio Werdum vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Marcus Davis vs. Jess Liaudin, Jan. 19.

•At Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas: “UFC 81.” Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir, Tyson Griffin vs. Gleison Tibau, Feb. 2, pay-per-view.

CARLOS ARIAS/The Register

carias@ocregister.com

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