The heavyweight division will make history this year as Frank Mir is going to fight in Strikeforce in October. But that’s not the only story that the heavyweight division has on its horizon.
Junior dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez has been postponed. Alistair Overeem returns at the end of the year. Travis Browne has been elevated into a main-event role at UFC on FX 5. Mark Hunt is amid one of the most miraculous comeback stories in the sport’s history.
To better understand what’s going on in the heavyweight division, it’s important that we know more about the top guys at 265 pounds. Here is a breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses of some of the top heavyweights in mixed martial arts today.
On a side note, I would love it if nobody sent this article to any fighter on the list. I would prefer to not have 10 of the world’s deadliest fighters wanting to break my face for talking about their shortcomings.