UFC Middleweight Contenders: The Hopefuls and the Hopeless

Who is next for Anderson Silva? It’s a question that we seem to ask ourselves every time he massacres the unfortunate sap who was put in front of him.Now that Silva has seemingly thwarted all challengers that stood in his way, there is no clear-cut con…

Who is next for Anderson Silva? It’s a question that we seem to ask ourselves every time he massacres the unfortunate sap who was put in front of him.

Now that Silva has seemingly thwarted all challengers that stood in his way, there is no clear-cut contender who is worthy of stepping into the Octagon with the best fighter who ever lived.

This article is designed to take a close look at every member of the UFC’s top 15 middleweights and determine if they have a date with The Spider in their future.

This article is separated into four distinct groups:

1. The Fresh Contenders
2. The Fallen Challengers
3. Contenders Without Momentum
4. The Wild Cards 

For rankings purposes, I chose FightMatrix as my source for data, as they have a mathematical way of determining divisional rankings, and it eliminates any bias.

Here is a look at the hopefuls and the hopeless in the UFC’s middleweight division. 

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