Tuesday, December 31, 2013

UFC Fight Night 34: Saffiedine vs. Lim Card


Main Card: UFC Fight Pass
WW: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Hyun Gyu Lim 
FW: Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Sean Soriano
WW: Kiichi Kunimoto vs. Luiz Dutra 
BW: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Shunichi Shimizu 

Prelim Card: UFC Fight Pass
FW: Max Holloway vs. Will Chope 
LW: Katsunori Kikuno vs. Quinn Mulhern
BW: Royston Wee vs. Dave Galera 
LW: Mairbek Taisumov vs. Tae Hyun Bang 
BW: Dustin Kimura vs. Jon Delos Reyes 
BW: Leandro Issa vs. Russell Doane 

Monday, December 30, 2013

UFC Heavyweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Cain Velasquez –   
  2. Junior Dos Santos – L Velasquez    
  3. Daniel Cormier –  
  4. Antonio Silva +1 – L Cormier, L Velasquez 
  5. Travis Browne +2 – L Silva 
  6. Josh Barnett -2 – L Browne, L Cormier 
  7. Mark Hunt -1 – L Barnett, L Dos Santos   
  8. Alistair Overeem – L Browne, L Silva
  9. Fabricio Werdum – L Overeem, L Dos Santos
  10. Frank Mir – L Barnett, L Cormier, L Dos Santos  
  11. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – L Mir, L Werdum, L Velasquez 
  12. Stipe Miocic –  
  13. Roy Nelson – L Miocic, L Mir, L Werdum, L Cormier, L Dos Santos  
  14. Gabriel Gonzaga – L Werdum, L Browne, L Dos Santos
  15. Ben Rothwell – L Gonzaga, L Hunt, L Velasquez   
  16. Brendan Schaub – L Rothwell, L Nelson, L Nogueira  
  17. Brandon Vera – L Rothwell, L Werdum  
  18. Stefan Struve – L Nelson, L Hunt, L Browne, L Dos Santos  
  19. Shawn Jordan – L Gonzaga
  20. Matt Mitrione – L Schaub, L Nelson
  21. Soa Palelei – L Cormier 
  22. Todd Duffee – L Overeem  
  23. Pat Barry – L Palelei, L Jordan, L Struve
  24. Jared Rosholt –    
  25. Daniel Omielanzuk 
  26. Walt Harris – L Rosholt 
  27. Nikita Krylov – L Palelei
  • Derrick Lewis - yet to debut 
  • Oleksiy Oliynyk - yet to debut
  • Geronimo Dos Santos - yet to debut 
  • Guto Inocente - yet to debut 

UFC Light Heavyweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Jon Jones –    
  2. Alexander Gustafsson – L Jones    
  3. Rashad Evans – L Jones  
  4. Dan Henderson – L Evans
  5. Chael Sonnen – L Evans, L Jones  
  6. Mauricio Rua – L Sonnen, L Henderson, L Gustafsson, L Jones  
  7. Glover Teixeira –  
  8. Ryan Bader – L Teixeira, L Jones
  9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – L Bader, L Rua
  10. Phil Davis – L Evans
  11. Thiago Silva – L Evans, L Gustafsson   
  12. Wanderlei Silva – L Henderson
  13. Rafael Cavalcante – L Silva, L Henderson
  14. Gegard Mousasi –  
  15. Jimi Manuwa –    
  16. James Te Huna – L Teixeira, L Rua, L Gustafsson
  17. Ryan Jimmo – L Te Huna, L Manuwa  
  18. Anthony Perosh – L Jimmo, L Te Huna, L Bader  
  19. Ovince St. Preux – L Mousasi    
  20. Cyrille Diabate – L Perosh, L Manuwa, L Rua, L Gustafsson
  21. Igor Pokrajac – L Jimmo, L Te Huna, L Cavalcante  
  22. Ilir Latifi – L Mousasi
  23. Fabio Maldonado – L Pokrajac, L Kingsbury, L Teixeira
  24. Gian Villante – L St. Preux  
  25. Cody Donovan – L Villante, L St. Preux  
  26. Francimar Barroso –  
  • Kyle Kingsbury - quasi-retirement 
  • Krzysztof Soszynski - quasi-retirement 
  • Robert Drysdale - yet to debut 

UFC Middleweight Roster Post 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Chris Weidman
  2. Anderson Silva – L Weidman
  3. Vitor Belfort – L Silva
  4. Luke Rockhold – L Belfort
  5. Ronaldo Souza – L Rockhold
  6. Lyoto Machida
  7. Michael Bisping – L Belfort  
  8. Tim Kennedy – L Souza, L Rockhold
  9. Mark Munoz – L Machida, L Weidman
  10. Lorenz Larkin
  11. Alan Belcher – L Bisping 
  12. Yoel Romero
  13. Luke Barnatt
  14. Ronny Markes – L Romero
  15. Tom Lawlor +3 – L Weidman    
  16. Francis Carmont +3 – L Lawlor, L Larkin
  17. Costa Philippou +3 – L Carmont 
  18. Uriah Hall +7 – L Philippou, L Weidman
  19. Derek Brunson -4 – L Souza
  20. Andrew Craig -4 – L Markes, L Barnatt 
  21. Chris Leben -4 – L Craig, L Brunson, L Hall, L Bisping, L Munoz, L Silva 
  22. Thales Leites -1 – L Silva 
  23. Ed Herman -1 – L Leites, L Belcher,  L Souza
  24. Chris Camozzi -1 – L Carmont, L Larkin, L Souza 
  25. Rafael Natal +1 – L Craig, L Kennedy
  26. Nicholas Musoke +1
  27. Bradley Scott +1
  28. Magnus Cedenblad +1 – L Carmont
  29. Jared Hamman +1 – L Cedenblad, L Philippou
  30. Antonio Braga Neto +1
  31. Cezar Ferreira +1 – L Neto
  32. Brad Tavares +1
  33. CB Dollaway +1 – D Boetsch, L Hamman, L Lawlor, L Munoz
  34. Tim Boetsch +1 – D Dollaway, L Philippou, L Munoz 
  35. Daniel Sarafian +1 – L Dollaway, L Ferreira 
  36. Tom Watson +1 – L Tavares, L Leites 
  37. Stanislav Nedkov +1 – L Watson  
  38. Clint Hester +1
  39. Dylan Andrews +1 – L Hester
  40. Buddy Roberts +1
  41. Caio Magalhaes +1 – L Roberts 
  42. Nick Ring +1 – L Magalhaes, L Boetsch, L Camozzi
  43. Bubba McDaniel +1 – L Tavares   
  44. Omari Akhmedov +1
  45. Krzysztof Jotko +1
  46. Bruno Santos +1 – L Jotko
  47. Trevor Smith +1 – L Herman, L Kennedy
  48. Thiago Perpetuo +1 – L Akhmedov
  49. Tor Troeng +1 – L Natal, L Leites
  50. Brian Houston +1 – L Brunson
  51. Josh Samman +1
  52. Thiago Santos +1 – L Ferreira 
  • Cung Le - quasi-retirement 
  • Rich Franklin - quasi-retirement 
  • Claudio Henrique Da Silva - yet to debut 
  • Andy Enz - yet to debut 
  • Mats Nilsson - yet to debut 

Sunday, December 29, 2013

UFC Welterweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings:
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Johny Hendricks 
  2. Carlos Condit – L St. Pierre, L Hendricks
  3. Robbie Lawler – L Diaz    
  4. Rory MacDonald – L Lawler, L Condit  
  5. Martin Kampmann – L Condit, L Hendricks
  6. Jake Ellenberger – L Kampmann, L MacDonald, L Condit
  7. Jake Shields – L Ellenberger, L St. Pierre
  8. Hector Lombard – 
  9. Nate Marquardt – L Saffiedine, L Lombard, L Ellenberger
  10. Tyron Woodley – L Marquardt, L Shields
  11. Josh Koscheck – L Woodley, L Lawler, L St. Pierre
  12. Demian Maia – L Shields  
  13. BJ Penn – L MacDonald, L Diaz, L St. Pierre  
  14. Mike Pierce – L Koscheck, L Hendricks
  15. Dong Hyun Kim – L Maia, L Condit   
  16. Kelvin Gastelum –
  17. Seth Baczynski – L Pierce
  18. Matt Brown – L Baczynski, L Kim
  19. Mike Pyle – L Brown, L Shields, L Ellenberger, L MacDonald
  20. Erick Silva – L Kim
  21. Kyle Noke – 
  22. John Hathaway – L Pyle
  23. Rick Story – L Pyle, L Maia, L Kampmann, L Hathaway
  24. Thiago Alves – L Story, L Kampmann, L St. Pierre
  25. Jason High – L Silva
  26. Adlan Amagov –
  27. Brian Ebersole – L Story
  28. Gunnar Nelson – 
  29. Jordan Mein – L High, L Brown, L Woodley, L MacDonald
  30. Brandon Thatch –
  31. Claude Patrick – L Ebersole
  32. John Howard +42 – L Alves, L Brown, L Ellenberger 
  33. Siyar Bahadurzada -1 – L Howard, L Kim
  34. Paulo Thiago -1 – L Bahadurzada, L Thatch, L Kim, L Kampmann
  35. Dan Miller -1 – L Mein
  36. Stephen Thompson -1 – L Brown 
  37. Ryan LaFlare -1 – 
  38. Leonardo Santos +27 – 
  39. William Macario +30 – L Santos
  40. Bobby Voelker -3 – L Macario, L Lawler
  41. Patrick Cote -3 – L Voelker  
  42. Court McGee – L LaFlare
  43. Yoshihiro Akiyama -3 –
  44. Robert Whittaker -3 – L McGee
  45. Sean Pierson -3  – L Kim, L Ellenberger
  46. Dan Hardy -3 – L Condit, L St. Pierre   
  47. Mike Swick -3 – L Hardy, L Thiago, L Brown
  48. Lance Benoist -3 – L Pierson, L Baczynski  
  49. Kenny Robertson -3 – L Pierson, L Pierce 
  50. Amir Sadollah -3 – L Ludwig, L Hardy, L Kim, L Hendricks
  51. Yan Cabral -3 –
  52. Hyun Gyu Lim -3 – 
  53. TJ Waldburger -3 – L Ebersole, L Amagov, L Hendricks 
  54. Pascal Krauss -3 – L Lim, L Hathaway
  55. Marcelo Guimaraes -3 – L Lim
  56. Sergio Moraes -3 –
  57. Igor Araujo -3 –
  58. Alex Garcia -3 – L Baczynski
  59. Neil Magny -3 – L Moraes
  60. Ildemar Alcantara -3 – L Araujo, Guimaraes  
  61. Sean Spencer -3 – 
  62. Elias Silverio -3 – 
  63. Viscardi Andrade -3 –
  64. Zak Cummings -3 –
  65. Nick Catone -3 – L Waldburger 
  66. Justin Edwards -3 – L Thatch 
  67. Santiago Ponzinibbio -3 – L LaFlare
  68. Ivan Jorge -2 –
  69. Chris Clements -2 – L Thompson
  70. Anthony Lapsley -2 – L High
  71. Quinn Mulhern -1 – L High, L Story
  72. Ben Wall -1 – L Garcia
  73. Drew Dober -1 – L Spencer 
  • Georges St. Pierre - quasi-retirement 
  • Nick Diaz - quasi-retirement 
  • Duane Ludwig - quasi-retirement
  • Tarec Saffiedine - yet to debut 
  • Beneil Dariush - yet to debut 
  • Luiz Dutra - yet to debut 
  • Adam Khaliev - yet to debut 
  • Kiichi Kunimoto - yet to debut 
  • Danny Mitchell - yet to debut 
  • Pawel Pawlak - yet to debut 
  • Andreas Stahl - yet to debut 
  • Albert Tumenov - yet to debut 
  • Gasan Umalatov - yet to debut 
  • Rashid Magomedov - yet to debut 

UFC Lightweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Anthony Pettis – 
  2. Ben Henderson – L Pettis
  3. Gilbert Melendez – L Henderson
  4. TJ Grant –
  5. Josh Thomson – L Melendez 
  6. Nate Diaz – L Thomson, L Henderson
  7. Gray Maynard – L Diaz, L Grant 
  8. Khabib Nurmagomedov –
  9. Bobby Green – 
  10. Pat Healy – L Green, L Nurmagomedov, L Thomson   
  11. Jim Miller – L Healy, L Diaz, L Henderson, L Maynard   
  12. Donald Cerrone – L Diaz, L Henderson, L Pettis
  13. Myles Jury –
  14. Michael Johnson – L Jury
  15. Joe Lauzon – L Johnson, L Miller, L Pettis
  16. Takanori Gomi – L Diaz
  17. Diego Sanchez – L Gomi, L Melendez
  18. Evan Dunham – L Cerrone, L Grant 
  19. Gleison Tibau – L Dunham, L Johnson, L Miller
  20. Rafael Dos Anjos – L Tibau, L Dunham 
  21. Jamie Varner – L Tibau, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Henderson
  22. Melvin Guillard – L Varner, L Lauzon, L Cerrone, L Miller, L Diaz
  23. Rustam Khabilov –
  24. Jorge Masvidal – L Khabilov, L Melendez
  25. Edson Barboza – D Castillo, L Varner   
  26. Danny Castillo – D Barboza, L Johnson, L Cerrone, L Pettis 
  27. Yancy Medeiros – L Khabilov
  28. Matt Wiman – L Miller, L Grant  
  29. Michael Chiesa – L Masvidal
  30. Tony Ferguson – L Johnson  
  31. Anthony Njokuani – L Castillo, L Barboza, L Dos Anjos, L Cerrone, L Henderson
  32. Isaac Vallie Flagg –
  33. Al Iaquinta – L Chiesa
  34. Piotr Hallmann – L Iaquinta 
  35. Francisco Trinaldo – L Hallman, L Tibau  
  36. Adriano Martins – L Trinaldo, L Tibau  
  37. James Vick –
  38. James Krause – L Green, L Cerrone 
  39. John Makdessi – L Njokuani 
  40. Daron Cruickshank – L Makdessi, L Martins, L Green
  41. Renee Forte – L Makdessi
  42. Thiago Tavares – L Nurmagomedov
  43. KJ Noons – L Masvidal, L Cerrone, L Thomson     
  44. Yves Edwards – L Cruickshank, L Vallie Flagg, L Noons, L Ferguson, L Medeiros, L Masvidal
  45. Sam Stout – L Tavares, L Krause, L Makdessi  
  46. Ross Pearson +1 – L Barboza  
  47. Fabricio Camoes -1 – L Guillard, L Tibau, L Miller 
  48. Mac Danzig – L Guillard, L Gomi, L Lauzon, L Miller
  49. Spencer Fisher – L Pearson, L Stout, L Tavares
  50. Mark Bocek – L Danzig, L Dos Anjos, L Miller, L Henderson
  51. Ramsey Nijem – L Vick, L Ferguson, L Jury
  52. Colton Smith – L Chiesa
  53. Norman Parke –
  54. Jon Tuck – L Parke
  55. Abel Trujillo – L Nurmagomedov
  56. Roger Bowling – L Trujillo, L Njokuani
  57. Kazuki Tokudome – L Parke
  58. Michel Prazeres –
  59. Alan Patrick – 
  60. Justin Salas – L Tavares
  61. Cody McKenzie – L Stout, L Edwards
  62. Jesse Ronson – L Prazeres
  63. Rafaello Oliveira – L Edwards, L Barboza, L Tibau
  64. Tiequan Zhang – L Tuck
  65. Joe Proctor – L Nijem
  66. Mitch Clarke –
  67. Vinc Pichel – L Khabilov
  68. Garett Whiteley – L Patrick
  69. Cristiano Marcello – L Tokudome
  70. Mike Rio – L Trinaldo, L Ferguson
  • Tae Hyun Bang - yet to debut 
  • Allen Chong - yet to debut 
  • Katsunori Kikuno - yet to debut 
  • Kevin Lee - yet to debut 
  • Tony Martin - yet to debut 
  • Yui Chul Nam - yet to debut 
  • Mairbek Taisumov - yet to debut 
  • Frank Trevino - yet to debut 

UFC Featherweight Roster UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings:
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Jose Aldo
  2. Frankie Edgar – L Aldo
  3. Ricardo Lamas –
  4. Chad Mendes – L Aldo
  5. Cub Swanson – L Mendes, L Lamas, L Aldo
  6. Chan Sung Jung – L Aldo
  7. Nik Lentz –  L Mendes
  8. Dustin Poirier – L Sung Jung, L Swanson 
  9. Darren Elkins – L Mendes
  10. Hatsu Hioki – L Elkins, L Lamas 
  11. Clay Guida – L Hioki, L Mendes
  12. Erik Koch – L Poirier, L Mendes, L Lamas
  13. Dennis Siver – L Swanson
  14. Jeremy Stephens –  
  15. Charles Oliveira – L Swanson, L Edgar
  16. Conor McGregor – 
  17. Tom Niinimaki
  18. Rani Yahya – L Niinimaki, L Mendes
  19. Hacran Dias – 
  20. Manny Gamburyan – L Siver, L Aldo
  21. Max Holloway – L McGregor, L Poirier
  22. Diego Brandao – L Elkins, L Poirier 
  23. Dennis Bermudez – L Brandao, L Holloway
  24. Steven Siler – L Bermudez, L Elkins, L Mendes 
  25. Marcus Brimage – L McGregor
  26. Jimmy Hettes – L Brimage
  27. Rony Jason – L Stephens
  28. Josh Clopton – L Siler, L Yahya
  29. Mike Brown – L Siler, L Gamburyan, L Yahya, L Aldo 
  30. Cole Miller – L Siler, L Gamburyan
  31. Andy Ogle – L Miller
  32. Akira Corassani – L Ogle
  33. Robbie Peralta – L Corassani
  34. Kevin Souza –
  35. Felipe Arantes – L Souza
  36. Maximo Blanco – L Brimage
  37. Eddie Yagin –
  38. Sam Sicilia – L Blanco, L Jason
  39. Matt Grice – L Bermudez, L Lamas
  40. Rodrigo Damm – L Blanco
  41. Andre Fili –
  42. Estevan Payan  – L Peralta, L Stephens 
  43. Mike Wilkinson – L Jason
  44. Daniel Pineda – L Brown, L Brandao
  45. Rob Whiteford – L Hettes
  46. Godofredo Pepey – L Sicilia, L Arantes, L Jason
  47. Jeremy Larsen – L Fili 
  • Doo Ho Choi - yet to debut 
  • Will Chope - yet to debut 
  • Tatsuya Kawajiri - yet to debut 
  • Sean Soriano - yet to debut 
  • Bekbulat Magomedov - yet to debut 
  • Zubair Tuhugov - yet to debut 

UFC Bantamweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Dominick Cruz
  2. Renan Barao
  3. Urijah Faber – L Barao, L Cruz
  4. Eddie Wineland – L Faber, L Barao
  5. Michael McDonald – L Faber, L Barao
  6. TJ Dillashaw
  7. Raphael Assuncao – L Dillashaw
  8. Brad Pickett – L Wineland, L McDonald, L Barao
  9. Francisco Rivera 
  10. George Roop – L Rivera, L Wineland
  11. Brian Bowles – L Roop, L Faber, L Cruz
  12. Takeya Mizugaki – L Bowles, L Faber
  13. Mike Easton – L Pickett, L Assuncao   
  14. Iuri Alcantara – L Faber
  15. Wilson Reis 
  16. Ivan Menjivar – L Reis, L Easton, L Pickett, L Faber 
  17. Erik Perez – L Mizugaki
  18. Kyoji Horiguchi 
  19. Bryan Caraway – L Mizugaki
  20. Hugo Viana – L Dillashaw
  21. Mitch Gagnon – L Caraway
  22. Sergio Pettis 
  23. Nam Phan  – L Mizugaki
  24. Alex Caceres 
  25. Dustin Kimura  – Gagnon 
  26. Kyung Ho Kang – L Caceres
  27. Chris Holdsworth 
  28. Roland Delorme – L Caceres, L Rivera
  29. Will Campuzano – L Pettis, L Wineland
  30. Vaughan Lee – L Pickett, L Assuncao, L Dillashaw
  31. Norifumi Yamamoto – L Lee
  32. Yaotzin Meza – L Mendes
  33. Edwin Figueroa – L Delorme, L Caceres, L Perez, L Rivera, L McDonald
  34. Chico Camus – L Ho Kang, L Kimura
  35. Johnny Eduardo – L Assuncao 
  36. Dustin Pague – L Camus, L Horiguchi
  37. Yves Jabouin – L Pague, L Pickett
  38. Johnny Bedford – L Figueroa, L Caraway
  39. Davey Grant – L Holdsworth
  40. Lucas Martins  
  41. Junior Hernandez – L Martins
  • Jon Delos Reyes - yet to debut 
  • Russell Doane - yet to debut
  • Dave Galera - yet to debut 
  • Tim Gorman - yet to debut 
  • Leandro Issa - yet to debut 
  • Tuerxun Jumabieke - yet to debut 
  • Shunichi Shimizu - yet to debut 
  • Royston Wee - yet to debut

UFC Flyweight Roster Post UFC 168

Rule for the UFC Roster Rankings:
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Demetrious Johnson
  2. John Dodson – L Johnson
  3. Joseph Benavidez – L Johnson
  4. Ian McCall – L Benavidez, L Johnson
  5. Ali Bagautinov
  6. Tim Elliott – L Bagautinov, L Dodson
  7. John Moraga – L Dodson, L Johnson
  8. Jussier Da Silva – L McCall, L Dodson, L Benavidez
  9. Louis Gaudinot – L Elliott
  10. John Lineker – L Gaudinot 
  11. Zach Mackovsky
  12. Scott Jorgensen – L Makovsky 
  13. Darrell Montague – L McCall, L Dodson
  14. Chris Cariaso – L Da Silva, L Moraga 
  15. Iliarde Santos – L Cariaso, L McCall
  16. Joshua Sampo 
  17. Alp Ozkilic 
  18. Darren Uyenoyama – L Ozkilic, L Benavidez
  19. Dustin Ortiz – L McCall
  20. Jose Maria – L Ortiz, L Lineker, L Da Silva
  21. Justin Scoggins –
  22. Ryan Benoit – L Sampo
  23. Phil Harris – L Lineker, L Uyenoyama
  24. Richie Vaculik – L Scoggins 

MMA Rankings Post UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2

Rules for the Top 10 MMA Rankings:
  1. Fighters must fight within a year or have a fight confirmed within that year
  2. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  3. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  4. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  5. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible 
  6. Suspended fighters are ineligible until they have fought one time since their suspension
  7. Any professional MMA fighter is eligible to ranked regardless of the organization they belong to 
HEAVYWEIGHT:
  1. Cain Velasquez - UFC Champion 
  2. Junior Dos Santos 
  3. Daniel Cormier 
  4. Travis Browne +2
  5. Josh Barnett -1
  6. Mark Hunt -1
  7. Alistair Overeem 
  8. Fabricio Werdum 
  9. Frank Mir 
  10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

INELIGIBLE:
  • Antonio Silva - suspended  

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT:
  1. Jon Jones - UFC Champion 
  2. Alexander Gustafsson 
  3. Rashad Evans 
  4. Dan Henderson 
  5. Chael Sonnen 
  6. Mauricio Rua 
  7. Glover Teixeira 
  8. Ryan Bader 
  9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 
  10. Quinton Jackson 

MIDDLEWEIGHT:
  1. Chris Weidman - UFC Champion 
  2. Anderson Silva 
  3. Vitor Belfort
  4. Luke Rockhold 
  5. Ronaldo Souza 
  6. Lyoto Machida 
  7. Michael Bisping 
  8. Tim Kennedy 
  9. Yushin Okami 
  10. Mark Munoz 

INELIGIBLE:
  • Cung Le - inactive/quasi-retirement
  • Rich Franklin - inactive/quasi-retirement

WELTERWEIGHT:
  1. Johny Hendricks 
  2. Carlos Condit 
  3. Robbie Lawler 
  4. Rory MacDonald 
  5. Martin Kampmann 
  6. Jake Ellenberger 
  7. Jake Shields 
  8. Hector Lombard 
  9. Tarec Saffiedine 
  10. Nate Marquardt 

INELIGIBLE:
  • Georges St-Pierre - quasi-retirement 
  • Nick Diaz - quasi-retirement 

LIGHTWEIGHT:
  1. Anthony Pettis - UFC Champion 
  2. Ben Henderson 
  3. Gilbert Melendez 
  4. TJ Grant 
  5. Josh Thomson 
  6. Nate Diaz 
  7. Gray Maynard 
  8. Eddie Alvarez - Bellator Champion 
  9. Michael Chandler 
  10. Khabib Nurmagomedov 

FEATHERWEIGHT:
  1. Jose Aldo - UFC Champion 
  2. Frankie Edgar 
  3. Ricardo Lamas 
  4. Chad Mendes 
  5. Cub Swanson 
  6. Chan Sung Jung 
  7. Daniel Straus - Bellator Champion 
  8. Pat Curran 
  9. Patricio Freire 
  10. Nik Lentz 

BANTAMWEIGHT:
  1. Renan Barao - Interim Champion 
  2. Urijah Faber 
  3. Eddie Wineland 
  4. Michael McDonald 
  5. TJ Dillashaw 
  6. Raphael Assuncao 
  7. Brad Pickett 
  8. Francisco Rivera
  9. George Roop
  10. Marlon Moraes 

INELIGIBLE:
  • Dominick Cruz - UFC Champion - Inactive 
  • Brian Bowles - suspended 

FLYWEIGHT:
  1. Demetrious Johnson - UFC Champion 
  2. John Dodson 
  3. Joseph Benavidez 
  4. Ian McCall 
  5. Ali Bagautinov 
  6. Tim Elliott
  7. John Moraga
  8. Jussier Da Silva 
  9. Louis Gaudinot 
  10. John Lineker 

POUND 4 POUND:
  1. Jose Aldo - P4P King
  2. Jon Jones 
  3. Renan Barao 
  4. Chris Weidman +3
  5. Demetrious Johnson 
  6. Anderson Silva -2
  7. Cain Velasquez -1
  8. Anthony Pettis 
  9. Johny Hendricks 
  10. Frankie Edgar 

INELIGIBLE:
  • Dominick Cruz - inactive 
  • Georges St-Pierre - quasi-retirement 

Monday, December 23, 2013

UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2 Card


Main Card: on par per view 
MW Title: (c) Chris Weidman vs. Anderson Silva 
WBW Title: (c) Ronda Rousey vs. Miesha Tate 
HW: Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne 
LW: Jim Miller vs. Fabricio Camoes
FW: Dustin Poirier vs. Diego Brandao

Preliminary Card: on Fox Sports 1 
MW: Chris Leben vs. Uriah Hall 
LW: Michael Johnson vs. Gleison Tibau 
FW: Dennis Siver vs. Manny Gamburyan 
WW: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. John Howard 

Preliminary Card: online 
WW: Bobby Voelker vs. William Macario
FW: Robbie Peralta vs. Estevan Payan  

Melendez faces Nurmagomedov at UFC 170

Gilbert Melendez and Khabib Nurmagomedov will meet on February 22nd, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nurmagomedov has been lobbying for this fight on social media and now he gets his wish. Nurmagomedov currently stands undefeated at 21-0 while Melendez still stands as one of the three best lightweights on the planet. Melendez is coming of a decision win over Diego Sanchez while Nurmagomedov is coming off a decision win over Pat Healy. 


Friday, December 20, 2013

UFC Flyweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rule for the UFC Roster Rankings:
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Demetrious Johnson
  2. John Dodson +1 – L Johnson
  3. Joseph Benavidez -1 – L Johnson
  4. Ian McCall – L Benavidez, L Johnson
  5. Ali Bagautinov
  6. Tim Elliott – L Bagautinov, L Dodson
  7. John Moraga – L Dodson, L Johnson
  8. Jussier Da Silva – L McCall, L Dodson, L Benavidez
  9. Louis Gaudinot – L Elliott
  10. John Lineker – L Gaudinot 
  11. Zach Mackovsky +14
  12. Scott Jorgensen +13 – L Makovsky 
  13. Darrell Montague -2 – L McCall, L Dodson
  14. Chris Cariaso -2 – L Da Silva, L Moraga 
  15. Iliarde Santos -2 – L Cariaso, L McCall
  16. Joshua Sampo -1
  17. Alp Ozkilic +8
  18. Darren Uyenoyama -4 – L Ozkilic, L Benavidez
  19. Dustin Ortiz -3 – L McCall
  20. Jose Maria -3 – L Ortiz, L Lineker, L Da Silva
  21. Justin Scoggins -3
  22. Ryan Benoit -3 – L Sampo
  23. Phil Harris -3 – L Lineker, L Uyenoyama
  24. Richie Vaculik -3 – L Scoggins 

UFC Bantamweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings: 
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Dominick Cruz
  2. Renan Barao
  3. Urijah Faber – L Barao, L Cruz
  4. Eddie Wineland +1 – L Faber, L Barao
  5. Michael McDonald -1 – L Faber, L Barao
  6. TJ Dillashaw
  7. Raphael Assuncao +1 – L Dillashaw
  8. Brad Pickett +1 – L Wineland, L McDonald, L Barao
  9. Francisco Rivera +1
  10. George Roop +1 – L Rivera, L Wineland
  11. Brian Bowles +1 – L Roop, L Faber, L Cruz
  12. Takeya Mizugaki +1 – L Bowles, L Faber
  13. Mike Easton +1 – L Pickett, L Assuncao   
  14. Iuri Alcantara +1 – L Faber
  15. Wilson Reis +1
  16. Ivan Menjivar +1 – L Reis, L Easton, L Pickett, L Faber 
  17. Erik Perez +1 – L Mizugaki
  18. Kyoji Horiguchi +1
  19. Bryan Caraway +1 – L Mizugaki
  20. Hugo Viana +1 – L Dillashaw
  21. Mitch Gagnon +1 – L Caraway
  22. Sergio Pettis +1
  23. Nam Phan +1 – L Mizugaki
  24. Alex Caceres +1
  25. Dustin Kimura +1 – Gagnon 
  26. Kyung Ho Kang +1 – L Caceres
  27. Chris Holdsworth +1
  28. Roland Delorme +1 – L Caceres, L Rivera
  29. Will Campuzano +1 – L Pettis, L Wineland
  30. Vaughan Lee +1 – L Pickett, L Assuncao, L Dillashaw
  31. Norifumi Yamamoto +1 – L Lee
  32. Yaotzin Meza +1 – L Mendes
  33. Edwin Figueroa +1 – L Delorme, L Caceres, L Perez, L Rivera, L McDonald
  34. Chico Camus +1 – L Ho Kang, L Kimura
  35. Johnny Eduardo +1 – L Assuncao 
  36. Dustin Pague +1 – L Camus, L Horiguchi
  37. Yves Jabouin +1 – L Pague, L Pickett
  38. Johnny Bedford +1 – L Figueroa, L Caraway
  39. Davey Grant +1 – L Holdsworth
  40. Lucas Martins +1  
  41. Junior Hernandez +1 – L Martins
  • Jon Delos Reyes - yet to debut 
  • Russell Doane - yet to debut
  • Dave Galera - yet to debut 
  • Tim Gorman - yet to debut 
  • Leandro Issa - yet to debut 
  • Tuerxun Jumabieke - yet to debut 
  • Shunichi Shimizu - yet to debut 
  • Royston Wee - yet to debut

UFC Featherweight Roster Post UFC on Fox 9

Rules for the UFC Roster Rankings:
  1. Fighters can only rank in one weight class
  2. Fighters who decide to change their weight class will still be ranked in their previous weight class until they have fought at their new weight class
  3. Since MMA judging is often unreliable, wins and losses will be determined by mmadecisions.com
  4. Fighters on quasi-retirement will be ineligible
  5. Suspended fighters are still eligible to be ranked
  6. Fighters must make their UFC debut before being ranked, however, returning UFC fighters who've been re-signed to the UFC can be ranked immediately 
  7. The L's represent the losses they have to avenge in order to be ranked higher any irrelevant losses are no longer listed
  1. Jose Aldo
  2. Frankie Edgar – L Aldo
  3. Ricardo Lamas –
  4. Chad Mendes – L Aldo
  5. Cub Swanson – L Mendes, L Lamas, L Aldo
  6. Chan Sung Jung – L Aldo
  7. Nik Lentz +3 –  L Mendes
  8. Dustin Poirier -1 – L Sung Jung, L Swanson 
  9. Darren Elkins -1 – Mendes
  10. Hatsu Hioki -1 – L Elkins, L Lamas 
  11. Clay Guida – L Hioki, L Mendes
  12. Erik Koch – L Poirier, L Mendes, L Lamas
  13. Dennis Siver – L Swanson
  14. Jeremy Stephens –  
  15. Charles Oliveira – L Swanson, L Edgar
  16. Conor McGregor – 
  17. Tom Niinimaki
  18. Rani Yahya – L Niinimaki, L Mendes
  19. Hacran Dias – 
  20. Manny Gamburyan – L Aldo
  21. Max Holloway – L McGregor, L Poirier
  22. Diego Brandao – L Elkins
  23. Dennis Bermudez – L Brandao, L Holloway
  24. Steven Siler – L Bermudez, L Elkins, L Mendes 
  25. Marcus Brimage – L McGregor
  26. Jimmy Hettes – L Brimage
  27. Rony Jason – L Stephens
  28. Josh Clopton – L Siler, L Yahya
  29. Mike Brown – L Siler, L Gamburyan, L Yahya, L Aldo 
  30. Cole Miller – L Siler, L Gamburyan
  31. Andy Ogle – L Miller
  32. Akira Corassani – L Ogle
  33. Robbie Peralta – L Corassani
  34. Kevin Souza –
  35. Felipe Arantes – L Souza
  36. Maximo Blanco – L Brimage
  37. Eddie Yagin –
  38. Sam Sicilia – L Blanco, L Jason
  39. Matt Grice – L Bermudez, L Lamas
  40. Rodrigo Damm +1 – L Blanco
  41. Andre Fili +1 –
  42. Estevan Payan +1 – L Stephens 
  43. Mike Wilkinson +1 – L Jason
  44. Daniel Pineda +1 – L Brown, L Brandao
  45. Rob Whiteford +1 – L Hettes
  46. Godofredo Pepey +1 – L Sicilia, L Arantes, L Jason
  47. Jeremy Larsen +1 – L Fili 
  • Doo Ho Choi - yet to debut 
  • Will Chope - yet to debut 
  • Tatsuya Kawajiri - yet to debut 
  • Sean Soriano - yet to debut 
  • Bekbulat Magomedov - yet to debut 
  • Zubair Tuhugov - yet to debut