I have Eddie below Paul because Eddie is only fighting LW right now in DREAM, and I am not sure he is fighting WW anymore. Under LW, I have Alvarez as #1 contender. Plus, I am not so sure Alvarez can beat Paul Daley, if Paul is really dedicated and wont retire.

Sam and Matt,

I revised the lists a bit and added Matt Makowski.
Let me know if you have any other opinions about my rankings or if I am missing anyone else.

Thanks.

Hahaha…I did this by hand and off the top of my head.
Give me a little break here.

These are the CURRENT and FUTURE CHAMPS (IMO), for those that are wondering:

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]HW:[/B][/COLOR] Antonio Silva (Future Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Brett Rogers
2) Ricco Rodriguez
3) Dave “Pee Wee” Herman
4) Kimbo Slice
5) Rob Broughton
5) Neil Grove
6) Robert “Buzz” Berry
7) Ken Shamrock
Ron “H2O” Waterman
9) James “The Colossus” Thompson
10) John Murphy

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]LHW:[/B][/COLOR] Rafael Feijao (Future Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Po’ai Suganuma
2) Cyrille “Snake” Diabate
3) Wayne Cole
4) Jared Hamman
5) Shane Del Rosario
6) Jaime Fletcher
7) Aaron Rosa
John Doyle
9) Analu Brash

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]MW:[/B][/COLOR] Robbie Lawler (Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith
2) Murilo “Ninja” Rua
3) Hector Lombard
4) Joey “Smokin’ Joe” Villasenor
5) Frank Shamrock
6) Kala Hose
7) Phil “NY Badass” Baroni
Giva “The Arm Collector” Santana
9) Paul Bradley
10) Kyle Noke
11) Seth Kleinbeck

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]WW:[/B][/COLOR] Jake Shields (Future Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Drew Fickett
2) Paul Daley
3) Eddie Alvarez
4) Fabricio Camoes
5) Mark Weir
6) Renato Verissimo
7) Ross “The Boss” Ebanez
Matt Makowski
9) Joe Camacho
10) Jae Suk Lim

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]LW:[/B][/COLOR] KJ Noons (Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Eddie Alvarez
2) Yves Edwards
3) Nick Diaz
4) Mushin Corbbrey
5) Edson Berto
6) Mike Aina
7) Victor “Joe Boxer” Valuenzela
Charles “Crazy Horse” Bennett
9) Conor Heun
10) Thomas “Wildman” Denny
11) Malaipet

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]FW:[/B][/COLOR] Wilson Reis (Future Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Masakazu Imanari
2) Bao Quach
3) Jean Silva
4) Mark “The Shark” Oshiro
5) Doug Evans
6) Zach Makovsky
7) Robbie Olivier
Bobby McMasters
9) Andres Soares
10) Justin Robbins

[SIZE="4"][COLOR="#ff8c00"][B]Womens:[/B][/COLOR] Gina Carano (Future Champ)[/SIZE]

[B]Contenders:[/B]
1) Shayna Baszler
2) Cris Cyborg
3) Kaitlin Young
4) Debi Purcell
5) Carina Damm
6) Tonya Evinger
7) Julie Kedzie
Melanie Lacroix

I agree that Makowski is a great prospect, but, his absence aside, don’t you think the other rankings are pretty good? Sure, there are some things we could all debate (Ken Shamrock ranked over Buzz Berry?) but it’s not a bad list for a promotion that hasn’t been that forthcoming with their rankings.

They should also bring in the champs and top contenders from their various other holdings like King of the Cage, Cage Rage, etc.

They are on the right track but they have a long way to go.

That’s the type of lists I was looking for. Thanks very much. BTW, how did you come up with your rankings?

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f61/elitexc-champs-future-champs-contenders-list-795224/