Light Heavyweight rankings

Here are my current linear rankings for the UFC Light Heavyweight division, and the latest community rankings via Unspun. My personal linear top Light Heavyweight fighters currently active in the UFC:

1. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
   - Welcome to the UFC Mr. Shogun sir. Despite the fact that he's likely 1-2 fights away from a rematch with Jackson, I don't see anything in the transition from PRIDE to the UFC that makes me think the results are any different the second go round.
2. Quinton Jackson
   - One of the few divisions where I feel the current title holder deserves to be up at the top of the list... if it wasn't for Shogun moving over Rampage would stand alone here...
3. Rashad Evans
   - Despite being a fan of Tito Ortiz in the past and a big fan of Team Punishment, I think Evans handily defeats Tito Ortiz at UFC 73.
4. Lyoto Machida
   - the dark secret of the UFC's Light Heavyweight division. His highly technical counter-based style won't win him a lot of fans or get him a lot of TV time, but I think he stands a lot farther up this list than most give him credit for...
5. Chuck Liddell
   - too early to say if age or partying has finally caught up to Chuck since he simply made a mistake and got caught at UFC 71 and prevented us from seeing the fight we wanted. However, I do feel everyone above beats Chuck most of the time. Machida is a big assumption but I think Machida is smart enough to force Liddell to come after him and not vice-versa.
6. Dan Henderson
   - I'm a big fan of Henderson but I really think he belongs at Middleweight. I don't think he can hang at 205 for long despite the win over Wandy. But I'd love to be proven wrong...
7. Michael Bisping
   - Despite trouble with Sinosic, Bisping still ranks here with me
8. Houston Alexander
   - welcome to the UFC, Houston Alexander.
9. Thiago Silva
   - Chute Boxe. 'Nuff said.
10. Tito Ortiz
    - its been WAAAAAY too long since Tito has beaten anyone of substance to rank him any higher.
11. Forrest Griffin
    - one of the few divisions with the depth to need to go past a top ten. Hopefully Forrest rebounds nicely this weekend but I think he's going to be in a tougher fight than many expect against Ramirez.
12. Renato Sobral
    - Tough to not be a fan of Babalu, but he clearly came back too quickly from the Liddell fight and its hard to consider him a favorite over anyone above him on this list...

Here are the latest community rankings via Unspun:

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