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MMA Rankings 01-06-2013

by admin on January 14, 2013

in Cain Velasquez, Chael Sonnen, Demetrious Johnson, Georges St. Pierre, Rankings, Roy Nelson

MMA Rankings 1-6-2013 by Forum contributor Leroy. There are a few major changes in the ranks for this edition. Cain Velasquez dominated Junior Dos Santos to get back his HW title. Michael Bisping moves above Wiedmen to become the #1 contender at 185 and Demetrious Johnson moves to the #1 spot at 125 with his split decision win over Joseph Benavidez. Join the discussion in the forum.

Heavyweight 265lb
1. Cain Velasquez
2. Junior dos Santos
3. Fabricio Werdum
4. Daniel Cormier
5. Frank Mir
6. Josh Barnett
7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
8. Antonio Silva
9. Travis Browne
10. Stefan Struve
Honorable Mention: Mark Hunt, Roy Nelson, Ben Rothwell, Mike Russow, Alexander Volkov

Light Heavyweight 205lb
1. Jon Jones
2. Rashad Evans
3. Alexander Gustafsson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Phil Davis
6. Mauricio Rua
7. Forrest Griffin
8. Ryan Bader
9. Quinton Jackson
10. Gegard Mousasi
HM: Matt Hamill, Vladimir Matyushenko, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, James Te-Huna

Middleweight 185lb
1. Anderson Silva
2. Michael Bisping
3. Chris Weidman
4. Vitor Belfort
5. Yushin Okami
6. Mark Munoz
7. Costa Philippou
8. Tim Boetsch
9. Alan Belcher
10. Brian Stann
HM: Cunge Le, Hector Lombard, Rousimar Palhares, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza

Welterweight 170lb
1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Johny Hendricks
3. Carlos Condit
4. Martin Kampmann
5. Jake Ellenberger
6. Rory MacDonald
7. Jon Fitch
8. Josh Koscheck
9. Ben Askren
10. Nate Marquardt
HM: John Hathaway, Demian Maia, Mike Pierce, Mike Pyle, Erick Silva

Lightweight 155lb
1. Ben Henderson
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Gray Maynard
4. Nate Diaz
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Michael Chandler
7. Eddie Alvarez
8. Jim Miller
9. Donald Cerrone
10. Shinya Aoki
HM: T.J. Grant, Joe Lauzon, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Josh Thomson, Matt Wiman

Featherweight 145lb
1. Jose Aldo
2. Chad Mendes
3. Ricardo Lamas
4. Hatsu Hioki
5. Chan Sung Jung
6. Dustin Poirier
7. Pat Curran
8. Cub Swanson
9. Daniel Straus
10. Darren Elkins
HM: Hacran Dias, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Diego Nunes, Dennis Siver, Rani Yahya

Bantamweight 135lb
1. Renan Barao
2. Michael McDonald
3. Urijah Faber
4. Bibiano Fernandes
5. Eddie Wineland
6. Scott Jorgensen
7. Brad Pickett
8. Raphael Assuncao
9. Mike Easton
10. Marcos Galvao
HM: Eduardo Dantas, TJ Dillashaw, Ivan Menjivar, Tyson Nam, Erik Perez

Flyweight 125lb
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. John Dodson
4. Ian McCall
5. Jussier Formiga
6. Darrell Montague
7. John Moraga
8. Chris Cariaso
9. Louis Gaudinot
10. John Lineker
HM: Tim Elliott, Darren Uyenoyama

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MMA Rankings 2-8-2012

by admin on February 9, 2012

in Anderson Silva, Benson Henderson, Cain Velasquez, Chael Sonnen, Dan Henderson, Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emelianenko, Georges St. Pierre, Gilbert Melendez, Gray Maynard, Jose Aldo, Josh Barnett, Miguel Torres, Nick Diaz, Rampage Jackson, Rankings, Roy Nelson, Scott Jorgensen, Shogun Rua, UFC, Urijah Faber, Vladimir Matyushenko

MMA Rankings 2-8-2012 by Forum contributor Leroy. Discuss in the forum with Leroy here. Two big fight weekends in a row, but not much in the way of major shake-ups in the ranks. Next update will be after the first weekend in March. I’m adding a new feature where fighters who have a bout scheduled before the next update will be highlighted. Here are the upcoming events:

2/15 - UFC on Fuel TV – Ellenberger vs. Sanchez
2/25 – UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson
3/3 – UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann
3/3 – Strikeforce Tate vs. Rousey

Heavyweight (206lb – 265lb)
1. Junior “Cigano” dos Santos (UFC Champion 14-1)
2. Alistair Overeem
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Fabricio Werdum
5. Frank Mir
6. Shane Carwin
7. Josh Barnett
8. Daniel Cormier
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Antonio Silva
Honorable Mention: Travis Browne, Fedor Emelianenko, Cheick Kongo (vs. Mark Hunt – 2/25), Roy Nelson, Brendan Schaub

Light Heavyweight 205
1. Jon Jones
2. Rashad Evans
3. Dan Henderson
4. Quinton Jackson (vs. Ryan Bader – 2/25)
5. Mauricio Rua
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Forrest Griffin
8. Phil Davis
9. Alexander Gustafsson
10. Gegard Mousasi (vs. Mike Kyle – 3/3)
Honorable Mention: Ryan Bader (vs. Rampage Jackson – 2/25), Rafael Cavalcante, Vladimir Matyushenko, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Middleweight 185
1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Yushin Okami (vs. Tim Boetsch – 2/25)
4. Mark Munoz
5. Vitor Belfort
6. Michael Bisping
7. Brian Stann
8. Chris Weidman
9. Demian Maia
10. Rousimar Palhares
Honorable Mention: Alan Belcher, Tim Boetsh (vs. Yushin Okami - 2/25), Hector Lombard, Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo Souza

Welterweight 170
1. Georges St. Pierre (UFC Champion 22-2)
2. Carlos Condit (UFC Interim Champion 28-5)
3. Nick Diaz
4. Jake Ellenberger (vs. Diego Sanchez – 2/15)
5. Johny Hendricks
6. Jon Fitch
7. Josh Koscheck
8. Jake Shields (vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama – 2/25)
9. Thiago Alves (vs. Martin Kampmann – 3/3)
10. Ben Askren
HM: Charlie Brenneman, Paul Daley (vs. Kazuo Misaki – 3/3), Martin Kampmann (vs. Thiago Alves - 3/3), Rory MacDonald, Diego Sanchez (vs. Jake Ellenberger – 2/15), Tyron Woodley

Lightweight 155
1. Frank Edgar (vs. Benson Henderson – 2/25) (UFC Champion 14-1-1)
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Gray Maynard
4. Benson Henderson (vs. Frankie Edgar – 2/25)
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Clay Guida
7. Anthony Pettis (vs. Creepy Joe Lauzon – 2/25)
8. Jim Miller
9. Michael Chandler
10. Nate Diaz
Honorable Mention: Eddie Alvarez, Donald Cerrone, Joe Lauzon (vs. Anthony Pettis – 2/25), Gleison Tibau, Jacob Volkmann

Featherweight 145
1. Jose Aldo (UFC Champion 21-1)
2. Chad Mendes
3. Hatsu Hioki (vs. Bart Palaszewski – 2/24)
4. Diego Nunes
5. Dustin Poirier
6. Erik Koch
7. Pat Curran
8. Joe Warren
9. Yuri Alcantara
10. Ricardo Lamas
Honorable Mention: Darren Elkins, Patricio Freire, Mark Hominick, Chan Sung Jung, Tatsuya Kawajiri

Bantamweight 135
1. Dominick Cruz (UFC Champion 19-1)
2. Urijah Faber
3. Renan Barao
4. Brian Bowles
5. Scott Jorgensen
6. Brad Pickett
7. Miguel Torres
8. Michael McDonald
9. Bibiano Fernandes
10. Zach Makovsky
Honorable Mention: Antonio Banuelos, Eduardo Dantas, Ivan Menjivar (vs. John Albert – 2/15), Takeya Mizugaki (vs. Chris “Kamikaze” Cariaso – 2/25), Masakatsu Ueda

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MMA Rankings 11-23-2011

by Brad Doerges on November 23, 2011

in Anderson Silva, Cain Velasquez, Chael Sonnen, Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar, Georges St. Pierre, Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Junior dos Santos, Rankings

MMA Rankings by weight by Forum contributor Leroy

Heavyweight (206lb – 265lb)
1. Junior “Cigano” dos Santos
2. Cain Velasquez
3. Alistair Overeem
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Fabricio Werdum
6. Shane Carwin
7. Frank Mir
8. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9. Josh Barnett
10. Daniel Cormier
Honorable Mention: Travis Browne, Fedor Emelianenko, Cheick Kongo, Roy Nelson, Brendan Schaub, Antonio Silva

Light Heavyweight (205lb)
1. Jon Jones
2. Rashad Evans
3. Dan Henderson
4. Quinton Jackson
5. Mauricio Rua
6. Lyoto Machida
7. Forrest Griffin
8. Phil Davis
9. Gegard Mousasi
10. Alexander Gustafsson
Honorable Mention: Ryan Bader, Rafael Cavalcante, Rich Franklin, Mo Lawal, Vladimir Matyushenko, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Middleweight (185lb)
1. Anderson Silva
2. Chael Sonnen
3. Yushin Okami
4. Mark Munoz
5. Demian Maia
6. Michael Bisping
7. Vitor Belfort
8. Brian Stann
9. Luke Rockhold
10. Ronaldo Souza
Honorable Mention: Alan Belcher, Tim Kennedy, Chris Leben, Hector Lombard, Jason Miller, Rousimar Palhares

Welterweight (170lb)
1. Georges St. Pierre
2. Nick Diaz
3. Jon Fitch
4. Carlos Condit
5. Jake Ellenberger
6. Josh Koscheck
7. Jake Shields
8. Thiago Alves
9. Ben Askren
10. Tyron Woodley
HM: Charlie Brenneman, Paul Daley, Johny Hendricks, Martin Kampmann, Rory Macdonald, Diego Sanchez

Lightweight (155lb)
1. Frankie Edgar
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Gray Maynard
4. Benson Henderson
5. Shinya Aoki
6. Clay Guida
7. Anthony Pettis
8. Jim Miller
9. Donald Cerrone
10. Michael Chandler
Honorable Mention: Eddie Alvarez, Nate Diaz, Melvin Guillard, Joe Lauzon, Dennis Siver, Gleison Tibau

Featherweight (145lb)
1. Jose Aldo
2. Chad Mendes
3. Hatsu Hioki
4. Kenny Florian
5. Diego Nunes
6. Mark Hominick
7. Dustin Poirier
8. Erik Koch
9. Pat Curran
10. Joe Warren
Honorable Mention: Yuri Alcantara, Darren Elkins, Patricio Freire, Tatsuya Kawajiri, Ricardo Lamas, Rani Yahya

Bantamweight (135lb)
1. Dominick Cruz
2. Urijah Faber
3. Joseph Benavidez
4. Brian Bowles
5. Scott Jorgensen
6. Renan Barao
7. Demetrious Johnson
8. Brad Pickett
9. Miguel Torres
10. Michael McDonald
Honorable Mention: Antonio Banuelos, Zach Makovsky, Ivan Menjivar, Takeya Mizugaki, Alexis Vila, Eddie Wineland

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