Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Mark Coleman to Be Inducted to UFC Hall of Fame

As the first heavyweight champion in the UFC, it makes sense that the Hammer would be the next inductee. Still, there are a few guys I'm really hoping will get the nod in the upcoming years. My list includes:

Frank Shamrock (5 time middleweight champion)

Tito Ortiz (6 time middleweight/lightheavyweight champion)

Matt Hughes (9 time welterweight champion)

Mark Kerr (UFC 14 and 15 tournament winner)

There are a few others I would induct, just for nostalgia's sake, but those are the ones that I think have the credentials to get pulled into the hall in the upcoming years, given that Ortiz and Hughes leave the organization and Shamrock gets on better terms with Dana White.

Coleman's induction will be at UFC 82, and there's been some talk about him returning to the incredibly weak heavyweight division, where he would be one of many wrestlers with too much muscle mass and not enough versatility.

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