Friday, May 16, 2014

Bellator 120 & KSW 27

Preview for Mondays Rankings Edition #7: six fights that could effect the rankings 

Bellator 120


Light Heavyweights: Quinton Jackson #11 vs. Muhammed Lawal #19

If Lawal beats 'Rampage' then Emanuel Newton #17, Ryan Jimmo #16, James Te Huna #15, Jimi Manuwa #14, 'Feijao' #13 and Thiago Silva #12 will benefit from it. If 'Rampage' beats Lawal everything stays the same.


Lightweights: Michael Chandler #5 vs. Will Brooks

If Brooks beats Chandler then he will enter the top 25 lightweight rankings. If Chandler beats Brooks everything stays the same.


Light Heavyweights: Tito Ortiz vs. Alexander Shlemenko 

Ortiz is not currently ranked due to inactivity but win, lose or draw he will return to the top 25 light heavyweight rankings. Shlemenko is a ranked middleweight who will stay ranked at middleweight regardless of the result since this is a one time ordeal. This is a rare special exception that's mentioned in the rules tab.


Heavyweights: Alexander Volkov #23 vs. Blagoi Ivanov 

If Ivanov beats Volkov he will enter the top 25 heavyweight rankings. If Volkov beats Ivanov everything stays the same.


Heavyweights: Cheick Kongo #19 vs. Eric Smith 

If Smith upsets Kongo there will be a huge sum of changes that can't be explained. If Kongo beats Smith everything stays the same.

KSW 27

Middleweights: Mamed Khalidov #19 vs. Maiquel Falcao 

If Falcao beats Khalidov then Antonio Braga Neto #24 and Alexander Shlemenko #25 will benefit from it. If Khalidov beats Falcao everything stays the same.