Saku did just lose to a top middleweight contender but I think he still needs to be considered among top middleweights. This last Pride has some surprises in it and the fans shouldn't be fickle and decide that all the new winners are suddenly the best. Also, Tre's win against Igor is a big one, but Tre will still have a lot to prove, IMO, even though this win catapults him into the spotlight. Saku and Igor have competed with a lot of frequency and it was just a matter of time before they took spills like this. I'm not convinced that rematches of these fights would transpire the same way. MMA fans have ditched quite a few great fighters over one or two losses (Vitor, Coleman) and later been proven wrong. And if Frank Shamrock competed with the same frequency that Silva, Saku, and Igor V do, then he would have gotten his ass handed to him a long time ago. Last but not least, I also believe that a lighter end middleweight category should be established because the difference between making 170 and making 200 is a huge range.
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