UFC rankings post UFC 109

A major talking point prior to UFC 109 posed the question; is Randy Couture a top five light heavyweight? Though disposing of Mark Coleman with ease does not answer this question, the lack of upward movement at 205 pounds from fighters like Thiago Silva, Keith Jardine and Rich Franklin may place Couture in the UFC's top five light heavyweights by default.

Major divisional movement also took place at middleweight and welterweight. Chael Sonnen stormed past three other 185 pound contenders with his win over Nate Marquardt to move to number two. Brazilian Paulo Thiago is now 3-1 in the UFC with his submission of Mike Swick and has positioned himself into the top five of the UFC's 170 pound weight class.

Also of note is the fact that former Pride FC titleholders Wanderlei Silva and Takanori Gomi enter their weight classes' top ten standings with opportunities to really shake up their divisions. Silva is set to take on Michael Bisping in the co-main event of UFC 110, while Gomi's first fight for the UFC will come against lightweight stalwart Kenny Florian on March 31st at UFC Fight night 21.

Full UFC and WEC Division by Division Standings at UFC/WEC rankings

Heavyweight (over 205 pounds)

UFC Champion: Brock Lesnar 4-1

1. Frank Mir 13-4
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 32-5-1
3. Shane Carwin 11-0
4. Cain Velasquez 7-0
5. Junior dos Santos 9-1
6. Gabriel Gonzaga 11-4
7. Cheick Kongo 14-6-1
8. Ben Rothwell 30-7
9. Mirko Filipovic 25-7-2
10. Stefan Struve 19-3

Five star prospect & ULTMMA50 middleweight Bryan Baker inks deal with Bellator FC

California middleweight prospect Bryan Baker's next fight will take place in the 185 pound Bellator Fighting Championship tournament. At 11-1 Baker is the number three rated prospect at middleweight and clocks at number 13 overall in the ULTMMA50; a pound for pound listing of the top 50 prospects in mixed martial arts.

At just 24 years of age Baker comes with a huge upside. A three time WEC veteran Baker holds noteworthy wins over former UFC combatants Rory Singer and Matt Horwich. The lone misstep for Baker occurred in March 2008 at the hands of current top five middleweight Chael Sonnen via unanimous decision.

Photo Gallery from Wild Bill’s FN 25-featuring Junie Browning vs. Aaron Hall

With one the most unique promotional nicknames in all of mixed martial arts Undisputed Productions and Full Throttle MMA have co-promoted a series of events in Georgia called Wild Bill's Fight Night for the past four years.

WBFN is now a staple of the Southeast MMA scene with fighters such as Raphael Assuncao, Rory Singer, Marcus Davis and Diego Saraiva all having competed under the WBFN banner.

For the 25th edition of Wild Bill's Fight Night UFC reality show pariah Junie Browning took on local Aaron Hall in the night's main event.

ULTMMA.com attended the event with top Georgia photographer Michele Mabie. Mabie was ringside to shoot all of the night's action through her lens.

For more information on and photos from Michele Mabie visit everythinglovelyphoto.com

UFC 109 results: Couture subs Coleman in the 2nd & Sonnen bowls over Marquardt

UFC 109: Relentless
Las Vegas, NV

Joey Beltran def. Rolles Gracie by TKO (Punches) 1:31 R2

Chris Tuchscherer def. Tim Hague by Split Decision

Phil Davis def. Brian Stann by Unanimous Decision

Robert Emerson def. Phillipe Nover by Unanimous Decision

Melvin Guillard def. Ronys Torres by Unanimous Decision

Mac Danzig def. Justin Buchholz by Unanimous Decision

Matt Serra def. Frank Trigg by KO (punches) 2:23 R1

Demian Maia def. Dan Miller by Unanimous Decision

Paulo Thiago def. Mike Swick by Submission D'arce Choke 1:54 R2

Chael Sonnen def. Nate Marquardt by Unanimous Decision

Randy Couture def. Mark Coleman by Submission Rear Naked Choke 1:09 R2

Wild Bill’s Fight Night 25 quick results- Aaron Hall TKO’s Junie Browning in round 1

By Michele Mabie

Wild Bill's Fight Night 25
Duluth, GA

Wesley Barnes def. Michael Kimbrell by submission armbar 2:06 R2

Allen Little def. Ulli Pohl by unanimous decision 30-27, 30-27,30-27

Jesse Wabie def. Mikey Poling unanimous decision 29-28, 29-28,29-28

Travis Knight def. Andrew Higgins by unanimous decsion30-27, 30-27,30-27

Scott Farhat def. Nate Ford by TKO 2:41 R1

Joe Elmore def. John Cofer by TKO 1:52 R2

Eric Kriegermeier def. Andy Robert by submission 3:22 rear naked choke R1

Will Kuhn def. Brian Keler by TKO 0:31 R1

Tim Gawenda def. Dustin Chovanic by unanimous decsion30-27, 30-27,30-27
(fight of the night)

Aaron Hall def. Junie Browning by TKO 5:00 R1

Coming into the fight Junie Browning (4-2) did not appear 100% healthy and at the weigh ins came in one pound over the contracted weight. The fight was stopped between the first and second round. The bout was a great performance from Georgia native Aaron Hall who has now posted back to back victories to move his record to 3-2.

Shark Fights 8 full results: Josh Neer captures title by round one submission

Lubbock,TX--In front of a sold out crowd of over 5,000 Texas MMA fans, Shark Fights put together an eight fight card that saw seven of the bouts end inside the first round. The main event was a 170 pound clash for the Shark Fights interim welterweight championship. Josh Neer (27-9-1) captured the belt with a first round rear naked choke submission of lone star native Anselmo Martinez (7-2).

The submission victory was the 12th of Neer's seven year career and his second win in a row since being released by the UFC in October 2009. With the win a possible title unification fight between Neer and current title holder Anthony Waldburger (12-5) may be set up for later this year.

UFC 109 Countdown preview video and official fight card

UFC 109: Relentless
Las Vegas, NV

Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture
Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago
Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller
Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Justin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig
Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres
Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover
Phil Davis vs. Brian Stann
Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer
Joey Beltran vs. Rolles Gracie

Mark Coleman (16-9) vs. Randy Couture (17-10)