Rankings Update #6: Weichel Wins Tournament

Results over the weekend:


Bellator 119

Daniel Weichel #16 beat Desmond Green by submission (rear-naked choke)









UFC Fight Night 40

Costas Philippou #10 beat Lorenz Larkin #16 by Knockout (punches)

Kyoji Horiguchi beat Darrell Montague #24 by Unanimous Decision

Johnny Eduardo beat Eddie Wineland #3 by Knockout (punches)

Nik Lentz #14 beat Manny Gamburyan #23 by Unanimous Decision

MMA World Featherweight Rankings #6

1. Jose Aldo

 W-Ricardo Lamas (UD)
 W-Chan Sung Jung (TKO)
 W-Frankie Edgar (UD)
 W-Chad Mendes (KO)
 W-Kenny Florian (UD)




2. Chad Mendes 

 W-Nik Lentz (UD)
 W-Clay Guida (TKO)
 W-Darren Elkins (TKO)
 W-Yaotzin Meza (KO)
 W-Cody McKenzie (TKO)




3. Ricardo Lamas 

 L-Jose Aldo (UD)
 W-Erik Koch (TKO)
 W-Hatsu Hioki (UD)
 W-Cub Swanson (SUB)
 W-Matt Grice (TKO)




4. Cub Swanson

 W-Dennis Siver (TKO)
 W-Dustin Poirier (UD)
 W-Charles Oliveira (TKO)
 W-Ross Pearson (TKO)
 W-George Roop (KO)




5. Pat Curran 

 W-Daniel Straus (SUB)
 L-Daniel Straus (UD)
 W-Shahbulat Shamhalaev (SUB)
 W-Patricio Freire (SD)
 W-Joe Warren (KO)




6. Daniel Straus 

 L-Pat Curran (SUB)
 W-Pat Curran (UD)
 W-Alvin Robinson (SUB)
 W-Marlon Sandro (UD)
 W-Mike Corey (UD)




7. Jeremy Stephens 

 W-Darren Elkins (UD)
 W-Rony Jason (KO)
 W-Estevan Payan (UD)






8. Darren Elkins

 L-Jeremy Stephens (UD)
 W-Hatsu Hioki (UD)
 L-Chad Mendes (TKO)
 W-Antonio Carvalho (TKO)
 W-Steven Siler (UD)




9. Clay Guida 

 W-Tatsuya Kawajiri (UD)
 L-Chad Mendes (TKO)
 W-Hatsu Hioki (SD)






10. Hatsu Hioki

 W-Ivan Menjivar (UD)
 L-Darren Elkins (UD)
 L-Clay Guida (SD)
 L-Ricardo Lamas (UD)
 W-Bart Palaszewski (UD)




11. Patricio Freire

 W-Justin Wilcox (TKO)
 W-Fabricio Guerreiro (UD)
 W-Diego Nunes (KO)
 W-Jared Downing (KO)
 L-Pat Curran (SD)




12. Chan Sung Jung

 L-Jose Aldo (TKO)
 W-Dustin Poirier (SUB)
 W-Mark Hominick (KO)
 W-Leonard Garcia (SUB)
 L-George Roop (KO)




13. Dustin Poirier 

 W-Akira Corassani (TKO)           
 W-Diego Brandao (TKO)
 W-Erik Koch (UD)
 L-Cub Swanson (UD)
 W-Jonathan Brookins (SUB)
          



14. Nik Lentz

 W-Manny Gamburyan (UD)
 L-Chad Mendes (UD)
 W-Hacran Dias (UD)
 W-Diego Nunes (UD)
 W-Eiji Mitsuoka (TKO)




15. Dennis Siver 

 W-Manny Gamburyan (UD)
 L-Cub Swanson (TKO)
 W-Nam Phan (UD)
 W-Diego Nunes (UD)





16. Daniel Weichel

 W-Desmond Green (SUB)
 W-Matt Bessette (UD)
 W-Scott Cleve (SUB)






17. Diego Brandao

 L-Dustin Poirier (TKO)
 W-Daniel Pineda (UD)
 W-Pablo Garza (SUB)
 W-Joey Gambino (UD)
 L-Darren Elkins (UD)




18. Matt Bessette

 L-Daniel Weichel (UD)
 W-Diego Nunes (SD)
 W-Nick Piedmont (TKO)






19. Dennis Bermudez

 W-Jimy Hettes (TKO)
 W-Steven Siler (UD)
 W-Max Holloway (SD)
 W-Matt Grice (SD)
 W-Tommy Hayden (SUB)




20. Rony Jason 

 W-Steven Siler (TKO)
 L-Jeremy Stephens (KO)
 W-Mike Wilkinson (SUB)
 W-Sam Sicilia (TKO)
 W-Godofredo Pepey (UD)




21. Diego Nunes

 L-Matt Bessette (SD)
 L-Patricio Freire (KO)
 L-Nik Lentz (UD)
 W-Bart Palaszewski (UD)
 L-Dennis Siver (UD)




22. Steven Siler 

 L-Rony Jason (TKO)
 L-Dennis Bermudez (UD)
 W-Mike Brown (TKO)
 W-Kurt Holobaugh (UD)
 L-Darren Elkins (UD)




23. Manny Gamburyan

 L-Nik Lenrz (UD)
 L-Dennis Siver (UD)
 W-Cole Miller (UD)
 W-Michihiro Omigawa (UD)
 L-Diego Nunes (UD)




24. Cole Miller

 W-Sam Sicilia (SUB)
 W-Andy Ogle (UD)
 L-Manny Gamburyan (UD)
 W-Bart Palaszewski (SUB)
 L-Nam Phan (SD)




25. Hacran Dias 

 L-Nik Lentz (UD)
 W-Yuri Alcantara (UD)

UFC Fight Night 40 & Bellator 119

Preview for Mondays Rankings 6th Edition: six fights that could effect the rankings

Bellator 119

Featherweights: Daniel Weichel #16 vs. Desmond Green 

If Green wins Fabricio Guerreiro and Frodo Khasbulaev will also enter the top 25 featherweight rankings as well since Green lost to Guerreiro and Guerreiro lost to Khasbulaev. If Weichel beats Green everything stays the same.

UFC Fight Night 40

Welterweights: Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva

If Silva wins he could be ranked at #25 if he wins more impressively than Seth Baczynski #25 who submitted Brown for his #25 spot. If Brown beats Silva everything stays the same since Brown lost to Baczynski who is occupying the last spot in the current top 25 welterweight rankings.

Middleweights: Costa Philippou #10 vs. Lorenz Larkin #16 

If Larkin beats Philippou both Brad Tavares #14 and Yoel Romero #13 will benefit from it since Larkin lost to Tavares and Tavares lost to Romero. If Philippou beats Larkin everything stays the same.

Flyweights: Darrell Montague #24 vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

If Horiguchi beats Montague he will enter the top 25 flyweight rankings. If Montague beats Horiguchi everything stays the same. 

Bantamweights: Eddie Wineland #3 vs. Johnny Eduardo

If Eduardo upsets Wineland he will enter the top 25 bantamweight rankings and Raphael Assuncao #23 will benefit from it too since he beat Eduardo. If Wineland beats Eduardo as expected then everything stays the same. 

Featherweights: Nik Lentz #14 vs. Manny Gamburyan #23

If Gamburyan beats Lentz then it will avenge his loss to Diego Nunes #21 who beat him by decision because Lentz beat Nunes. Dennis Siver #15 will also benefit from Gamburyan beating Lentz too since he beat Gamburyan and is currently ranked below Lentz. If Lentz beats Gamburyan everything stays the same.