We're in the middle of a red-hot stretch of MMA and that makes top-10 turnovers a sure-fire bet.
The UFC's latest trip to London saw the rise of two young Brazilians, as
Thales Leites (Pictures) and
Thiago Alves (Pictures) solidified their spots in the middleweight and welterweight divisions, respectively. However, their successes came on the backs of two perennially ranked veterans as
Nathan Marquardt (Pictures) and
Matt Hughes (Pictures) left the O2 Arena with losses.
In perhaps the most important bouts during this flurry of activity, the sport's premier little men put their supremacy on the line in huge featherweight and bantamweight bouts.
Urijah Faber (Pictures) and
Miguel Torres (Pictures) showed why they are pound-for-pound stars at putting MMA's
smaller weight classes on the map.
However, many 135-pound and 145-pound standouts weren't quite as lucky. Shake-up in both divisions saw the exits of "Lion Takeshi"
Takeshi Inoue (Pictures) and
Daniel Lima (Pictures) from the top 10 and the entrance of
Mike Thomas Brown and
Will Ribeiro (Pictures).
And the summer has only just begun.