Hendricks vs. Lawler fight for the vacant title at UFC 171

With now former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre relinquishing his title for a personal hiatus the UFC will crown a new welterweight champion March 15, 2014 in Dallas, TX. Whoever wins this fight will be the undisputed champion. This fight is not an interim title fight. Should St. Pierre return he will return as a challenger. Robbie Lawler has gone 3-0 since returning to welterweight most recently beating Rory MacDonald. Johny Hendricks fought to a controversial split decision loss to St. Pierre last November. They're expected to take the co main event slot right under Jones vs. Teixeira. 

MMA Rankings Post UFC 167 St Pierre vs. Hendricks

HEAVYWEIGHT:

1. Cain Velasquez - UFC Champion 
2. Junior Dos Santos 
3. Daniel Cormier 
4. Antonio Silva 
5. Travis Browne 
6. Alistair Overeem 
7. Josh Barnett 
8. Fabricio Werdum 
9. Frank Mir 
10. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 

Honorable Mention: Sergei Kharitonov, Vitaly Minakov - Bellator Champion

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 

Honorable Mention: Phil Davis, Thiago Silva 

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 

Honorable Mention: Lorenz Larkin, Alan Belcher

Ineligible: Rich Franklin (Inactive), Cung Le (Inactive)

WELTERWEIGHT:

1. Johny Hendricks 
2. Georges St. Pierre - UFC Champion 
3. Carlos Condit 
4. Nick Diaz 
5. Robbie Lawler 
6. Rory MacDonald 
7. Martin Kampmann 
8. Jake Ellenberger 
9. Jake Shields 
10. Hector Lombard 

Honorable Mention: Tarec Saffiedine, Nate Marquardt 

LIGHTWEIGHT:

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

Honorable Mention: Pat Healy, Jim Miller 

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. Dustin Poirier 

Honorable Mention: Darren Elkins, Hatsu Hioki 

BANTAMWEIGHT:

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

Honorable Mention: Marlon Moraes, Bibiano Fernandes - One FC Champion

Ineligible: Dominick Cruz - UFC Champion (Inactive), Brian Bowles (Suspended) 

FLYWEIGHT:

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

Honorable Mention: Darrell Montague, Yasuhiro Urushitani 

POUND 4 POUND:

1. Jose Aldo - P4P Best Fighter in the World 
2. Jon Jones 
3. Renan Barao 
4. Anderson Silva 
5. Georges St. Pierre 
6. Cain Velasquez 
7. Chris Weidman 
8. Demetrious Johnson 
9. Anthony Pettis 
10. Johny Hendricks 

Honorable Mention: Frankie Edgar, Alexander Gustafsson 

Ineligible: Dominick Cruz (Inactive)