MMA is in the middle of a slow couple of weeks but once action picks up it will continue at a torrid pace. While much of the focus has been on the collapse of the UFC 133 main event, many great fights have been announced for upcoming cards. Let’s take a look at upcoming action through August featuring top ten ranked fighters in the USA TODAY / SB Nation Consensus Rankings to see what fights could lead to a major shift:
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
Emelianenko Fedor (#9 Heavyweight) vs. Dan Henderson (#8 Light Heavyweight)
UFC 133
Rashad Evans (#4 Light Heavyweight) vs. Tito Ortiz (Unranked) – Main Card
Vitor Belfort (#7 Middleweight) vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (#21 Middleweight) – Main Card
Chad Mendes (#3 Featherweight) vs. Rani Yahya (#17 Featherweight) – Spike TV
UFC on Versus 5
Jim Miller (#6 Lightweight) vs. Ben Henderson (#14 Lightweight) – Main Card
Joseph Benavidez (#2 Bantamweight) vs. Eddie Wineland (#12 Bantamweight) – Undercard
UFC 134
UFC Middleweight Championship: Anderson Silva (#1 Middleweight) vs. Yushin Okami (#2 Middleweight)
Mauricio Rua (#2 Light Heavyweight) vs. Forrest Griffin (#6 Light Heavyweight)