World MMA Rankings

[UkrainianGuy]

Below are the current MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of November 24.

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)1. Cain Velasquez
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Junior Dos Santos
6. Shane Carwin
7. Alistair Overeem
8. Frank Mir
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Brett Rogers


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)1. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
2. Rashad Evans
3. Quinton Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Ryan Bader
7. Jon Jones
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
9. Thiago Silva
10. Randy Couture

MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)1. Anderson Silva
2. Yushin Okami
3. Nathan Marquardt
4. Demian Maia
5. Dan Henderson
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Jorge Santiago
8. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
9. Michael Bisping
10. Hector Lombard

WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Jake Shields
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Thiago Alves
6. Paul Daley
7. Nick Diaz
8. Martin Kampmann
9. Carlos Condit
10. Chris Lytle

LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)1. Frankie Edgar
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Gray Maynard
5. Eddie Alvarez
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
7. Kenny Florian
8. Ben Henderson
9. Jim Miller
10. George Sotiropoulos

FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)1. Jose Aldo
2. Manny Gamburyan
3. Mike Brown
4. Josh Grispi
5. Marlon Sandro
6. Diego Nunes
7. Michihiro Omigawa
8. Bibiano Fernandes
9. Chad Mendes
10. Joe Warren

BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)1. Dominick Cruz
2. Brian Bowles
3. Scott Jorgensen
4. Joseph Benavidez
5. Miguel Torres
6. Urijah Faber
7. Brad Pickett
8. Demetrious Johnson
9. Masakatsu Ueda
10. Damacio Page

[cog]

BJ Penn not listed.

[evoke]

Shouldn't lightweight be 155?

also, bj should still be ranked.

[rob66679]

BJ Penn not listed.

The rankings are a joke, money and politics is all they are.
BJ had to be the #1 before the Edgar fights, shouldn't drop out of the top 10 because 1 guy has his number.

IMHO Overeem should be higher than 7 too...... He ****in destroyed Rogers, threw him around like a bitch. I'd really like to see him in the UFC or against Fedor, guys a wrecking ball.

[cog]

The rankings are a joke, money and politics is all they are.
BJ had to be the #1 before the Edgar fights, shouldn't drop out of the top 10 because 1 guy has his number.

IMHO Overeem should be higher than 7 too...... He ****in destroyed Rogers, threw him around like a bitch. I'd really like to see him in the UFC or against Fedor, guys a wrecking ball.

I would like to believe Overeem could pass a real drug test.But too bad,neither Fedor or the UFC fighters are ever likely to meet him.

[rob66679]

I would like to believe Overeem could pass a real drug test.But too bad,neither Fedor or the UFC fighters are ever likely to meet him.

No chance in hell he'd pass a drug test lol.... maybe they tested after the Rogers fight?
I'm thinking that most of thouse guys are on something, I even read last week that Dan henderson is on HRT just like Sonnen claims to be.... Overeem looks like a juice monster though lol, guys like 270 with world class striking, he just won the K1 again last week.

[evoke]

No chance in hell he'd pass a drug test lol.... maybe they tested after the Rogers fight?
I'm thinking that most of thouse guys are on something, I even read last week that Dan henderson is on HRT just like Sonnen claims to be.... Overeem looks like a juice monster though lol, guys like 270 with world class striking, he just won the K1 again last week.

He was tested before Rogers fight. He's clean. I mean, his results were clean.
Plus, he's always trying to fight Fedor or Werdum in US, so he's not afraid of drug testing in US.

edit: He weighed in at 120.9kg or 266lbs in his documentary (right before the K1 final)
So, he's still smaller than Carwin or Lesnar. Both of them have to cut about 10lbs to make 265. And they test clean.

Basically, I can't wait to see him fight anyone in mma.

[cog]

He was tested before Rogers fight. He's clean. I mean, his results were clean.
Plus, he's always trying to fight Fedor or Werdum in US, so he's not afraid of drug testing in US.

edit: He weighed in at 120.9kg or 266lbs in his documentary (right before the K1 final)
So, he's still smaller than Carwin or Lesnar. Both of them have to cut about 10lbs to make 265. And they test clean.

Basically, I can't wait to see him fight anyone in mma.

Overeem fought at 205 once upon a time,didn't he?Fedor's manager says Overeem is a steroid monster or something to that effect,which is why Fedor won't meet him.The passport deal that the British cyclists have adopted really is the only answer,I believe it creates a profile with history.A German doctor first proposed this more than twenty years ago,he's mentioned in one of DiPasquale's books,but nobody wanted any part of real drug testing.Russian roulette at the moment.

[rob66679]

Overeem fought at 205 once upon a time,didn't he?Fedor's manager says Overeem is a steroid monster or something to that effect,which is why Fedor won't meet him.The passport deal that the British cyclists have adopted really is the only answer,I believe it creates a profile with history.A German doctor first proposed this more than twenty years ago,he's mentioned in one of DiPasquale's books,but nobody wanted any part of real drug testing.Russian roulette at the moment.

Overeem's put on a ton of muscle in the last few years, don't know exactly what weight but look at his older fights on youtube.

I agree current testing is a joke, I saw an interview with Victor Conte and he claims he can beat just about any testing Olympic Style included with no problems. I also saw an interview with Chieck Congo and he claims 80% of MMA guys are using. The current urine testing post fight is an absolute joke, kinda makes me think the organizations are somewhat in colusion kinda like baseball in the late 90's or wrestling in the 80's.
I really get a big kick out of how many guys will vehemently defend Manny, and try to claim his innocence by promoting thats he's never failed a test.... a urine test post fight lol...... The ****ing guy turned pro at about 105, now he's chasing down and beating down guys @ 150 +.....

[UkrainianGuy]

MMA Top 10 Rankings: Jim Miller Working His Way Up At 155

The latest MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings were released on Wednesday, December 15. This system ranks the Top 10 MMA fighters from all across the world in each of the seven most widely accepted weight classes.

Taken into consideration are a fighter’s performance in addition to his win-loss record, head-to-head and common opponents, difficulty of opponents, and numerous other factors in what is the most comprehensive rankings system in the sport.

Fighters who are currently serving drug-related suspensions are not eligible for Top 10 consideration until they have fought one time after the completion of their suspension.

Fighters must also have competed within the past 12 months in order to be eligible for Top 10 consideration unless they have a bout scheduled within a reasonable time frame.

Below are the current MMAWeekly.com World MMA Rankings, which are up-to-date as of December 15.


HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (over 205 pounds)
1. Cain Velasquez
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Fedor Emelianenko
4. Brock Lesnar
5. Junior Dos Santos
6. Shane Carwin
7. Alistair Overeem
8. Frank Mir
9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
10. Brett Rogers


LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (205-pound limit)
1. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
2. Rashad Evans
3. Quinton Jackson
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Forrest Griffin
6. Ryan Bader
7. Jon Jones
8. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
9. Thiago Silva
10. Randy Couture



MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION (185-pound limit)
1. Anderson Silva
2. Yushin Okami
3. Nathan Marquardt
4. Demian Maia
5. Dan Henderson
6. Robbie Lawler
7. Jorge Santiago
8. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
9. Michael Bisping
10. Hector Lombard



WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
1. Georges St-Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Jake Shields
4. Thiago Alves
5. Josh Koscheck
6. Paul Daley
7. Nick Diaz
8. Martin Kampmann
9. Carlos Condit
10. Chris Lytle



LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION (160-pound limit)
1. Frankie Edgar
2. Gilbert Melendez
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Gray Maynard
5. Eddie Alvarez
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri
7. Jim Miller
8. Kenny Florian
9. Ben Henderson
10. George Sotiropoulos


FEATHERWEIGHT DIVISION (145 pound-limit)
1. Jose Aldo
2. Manny Gamburyan
3. Mike Brown
4. Josh Grispi
5. Marlon Sandro
6. Diego Nunes
7. Michihiro Omigawa
8. Bibiano Fernandes
9. Chad Mendes
10. Joe Warren


BANTAMWEIGHT DIVISION (135 pounds or less)
1. Dominick Cruz
2. Brian Bowles
3. Scott Jorgensen
4. Joseph Benavidez
5. Miguel Torres
6. Urijah Faber
7. Brad Pickett
8. Demetrious Johnson
9. Masakatsu Ueda
10. Damacio Page