By Todd Martin Los Angeles Times

6:11 a.m. AKST, January 21, 2013

Cain Velasquez remains the top dog among heavyweights in The Times' MMA rankings for January, as compiled by Todd Martin:

 

Heavyweight

 

1. Cain Velasquez

2. Junior Dos Santos

3. Alistair Overeem

4. Daniel Cormier

5. Fabricio Werdum

6. Josh Barnett

7. Frank Mir

8. Antonio Silva

9. Stefan Struve

10. Travis Browne

 

The first time Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos met, Dos Santos dealt a serious blow to Velasquez’s aura and momentum by knocking out Velasquez in the first round. When it came time for the rematch, Velasquez more than returned the favor. Velasquez turned in one of the most impressive performances of 2012, dominating Dos Santos for 25 minutes and regaining the UFC heavyweight title. With Velasquez as champion, his training partner Daniel Cormier is likely to move to light heavyweight later in the year. Velasquez’s next opponent will almost certainly be Alistair Overeem if Overeem can get by Antonio Silva at UFC 156.

 

Light Heavyweight

 

1. Jon Jones