#1 Anderson Silva
#2 Chael Sonnen
#3 Yushin Okami
#4 Mark Munoz
#5 Nate Marquardt
#6 Demian Maia
#7 Brian Stann
#8 Luke Rockhold
#9 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
#10 Michael Bisping
The following fighters were removed from this division’s rankings due to inactivity:
Wanderlei Silva from #8 on 2/20/2011
Jake Shields from #3 on 4/17/2011
Dan Henderson from #4 on 4/17/2011
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So how long do fighters have to be inactive for you to remove them? I almost understood Brock but what about Vitor?
Eligibility is documented here: http://blog.mmaratings.net/search/label/MensRankings
Vitor wasn't removed. He never made it to the top 10 at MW. But he's right on the cusp. Its a toss up between him and Bisping.