After his victory over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 99, Rich Franklin is now on my list of the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts -- and Silva is off it. But what's next for Franklin? I'd love to see him get a Top 10 opponent, but most of the rest of the Top 10 are already committed to other fights: Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva, Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva.
I think the best option is to match up Franklin with Luiz Cane, and I think a dark horse possibility is Franklin vs. Tito Ortiz, if Ortiz returns to the Octagon. In any event, my list of the top 10 light heavyweights in MMA is below.
In a span of just 15 days, mixed martial arts fans were treated to the sight of two different fights involving one Top 10 pound-for-pound fighter taking on another: Lyoto Machida beat Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23, and Mike Brown beat Urijah Faber at WEC 41 on June 7. That means it's time to revise our 
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The light heavyweight division is the most talented weight class in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, but after watching 
In most sports, an athlete betting money on his own competition would be a major no-no. But in boxing and mixed martial arts, it's considered completely acceptable for a fighter to put money on himself.
