Electronic Arts has announced that their highly anticipated UFC video game will be dropping on the brand new XBOX One system sometime in the next 12 months.  And we've gotten our first quick glimpse of the game and it looks incredible:

Big Up: MiddleEasy

So you think you know your MMA? You think you can predict who is going to win a fight and how?  Time to prove it. We present to you The MMA Manifesto Pick 'Em contest.  We are now sponsored by Contract Killer Clothing, who also sponsor some of the biggest names in Bellator, as well as the UFC's Alan Belcher.  Check Contract Killer out at their website, their Facebook page and their Twitter account.  The contest will be run for every major MMA event for 2013, with the winner of each event getting their choice of Contract Killer t-shirt or shorts.

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2
May 25, 2013
MGM Grand Garden Arean
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Rankings are just that - The MMA Manifesto's rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today.  Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class.  Next up: The Lightweights. 


Voting Panel: Jeff Fox - The MMA Manifesto, Sanford & Son - old school MMA head and Slavoj Žižek zealot, Dave Kelsey - 2011 MMA Manifesto Pick 'Em Contest Champion, Dan Vreeland from The MMA Manifesto and PrelimPicker, speeds -Sports Two MMA Forum, and MMA journalist (FIGHT!, UFC.com, Keyboard Kimura) E. Spencer Kyte.

Congratulations to Erich H who won our UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold Pick 'Em Contest with a very impressive 14 out of 16 possible points earned.  Our next Pick 'Em Contest will be for UFC 160 on May 25th.  Thanks for playing!

Consensus Picks

Consensus Overall Record in 2013: 46-20 (70%)

Maybe he really is a 'Phenom' after all.  Last night marked another knockout victory for the 36-year-old Vitor Belfort, and with it another top payday.  

Before we go any further, we should note that most international UFC events don't have their fighter pay info released, so none of the following salary data for the event is official.  However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter's pay based on official purse info released from past fights.  So, based on that info, here is the estimated pay breakdown for the 26 fighters that traded blows at the event (but please remember - this is only an estimate, not official info, especially for any fighters that made their UFC debuts at the event - for Strikeforce fighters that made their debut, we used their most recent Strikeforce pay level as their estimate).  These numbers obviously also don't include any PPV revenue, undisclosed bonuses and/or sponsorship money any of these fighters may have made. 

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold
May 18, 2013
Arena Jaragua
Jaragua do Sul, Brazil

UFC on FX: Belfort vs Rockhold
May 18, 2013
Arena Jaragua
Jaragua do Sul, Brazil

The Rankings are just that - The MMA Manifesto's rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today.  Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class.  Next up: The Welterweights. 


Voting Panel: Jeff Fox - The MMA Manifesto, speeds - Sports Two MMA Forum, Dave Kelsey - 2011 MMA Manifesto Pick 'Em Contest Champion, Sanford & Son - old school MMA head and Slavoj Žižek zealot, Daniel Vreeland from The MMA Manifesto and PrelimPicker, and MMA journalist (FIGHT!, UFC.com, Keyboard Kimura) E. Spencer Kyte.