Rankings #3 Update: Werdum Wins Title Eliminator

Results over the Weekend:

UFC on FOX 11

Fabricio Werdum #7 beat Travis Browne #5 by UD

Donald Cerrone #18 beat Edson Barboza by first round SUB (rear-naked choke)

Yoel Romero #18 beat Brad Tavares #13 by UD

Khabib Nurmagomedov #12 beat Rafael Dos Anjos #16 by UD

Thiago Alves beat Seth Baczynski #24 by UD

Jorge Masvidal beat Pat Healy #14 by UD

Other Results: (from Shooto Gig Tokyo Vol. 16)

Yosuke Saruta #14 beat Masaaki Sugawara by UD

Other Results this past week:

TUF NATIONS FINALE

BELLATOR 117

MMA World Lightweight Rankings #3

1. Anthony Pettis 

 W-Ben Henderson (SUB)
 W-Donald Cerrone (TKO)
 W-Joe Lauzon (KO)
 W-Jeremy Stephens (SD)
 L-Clay Guida (UD)




2. Ben Henderson

 W-Josh Thomson (SD)
 L-Anthony Pettis (SUB)
 W-Gilbert Melendez (SD)
 W-Nate Diaz (UD)
 W-Frankie Edgar (SD)




3. Gilbert Melendez

 W-Diego Sanchez (UD)
 L-Ben Henderson (SD)
 W-Josh Thomson (SD)
 W-Jorge Masvidal (UD)
 W-Tatsuya Kawajiri (TKO)




4. Eddie Alvarez

 W-Michael Chandler (SD)
 W-Patricky Freire (KO)
 W-Shinya Aoki (TKO)
 L-Michael Chandler (SUB)
 W-Pat Curran (UD)




5. Michael Chandler
   
 L-Eddie Alvarez (SD)
 W-Dave Rickels (KO)
 W-Rick Hawn (SUB)
 W-Akihiro Gono (TKO)
 W-Eddie Alvarez (SUB)




6. Josh Thomson 

 L-Ben Henderson (SD)
 W-Nate Diaz (TKO)
 L-Gilbert Melendez (SD)
 W-KJ Noons (UD)
 L-Tatsuya Kawajiri (UD)




7. TJ Grant 

 W-Gray Maynard (KO)
 W-Matt Wiman (TKO)
 W-Evan Dunham (UD)
 W-Carlo Prater (UD)
 W-Shane Roller (SUB)




8. Nate Diaz

 W-Gray Maynard (KO)
 L-Josh Thomson (TKO)
 L-Ben Henderson (UD)
 W-Jim Miller (SUB)
 W-Donald Cerrone (UD)




9. Gray Maynard

 L-Nate Diaz (KO)
 L-TJ Grant (KO)
 W-Clay Guida (SD)
 L-Frankie Edgar (TKO)
 D-Frankie Edgar (SD)




10. Shinya Aoki

 W-Toshikatsu Harada (SUB)
 W-Kotetsu Boku (SUB)
 W-Antonio McKee (SUB)
 W-Arnaud Lepont (SUB)
  L-Eddie Alvarez (TKO)




11. Khabib Nurmagomedov 

 W-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)             
 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 W-Abel Trujillo (UD)
 W-Thiago Tavares (KO)
 W-Gleison Tibau (UD)
              



12. Myles Jury

 W-Diego Sanchez (UD)
 W-Mike Ricci (SD)
 W-Ramsey Nijem (KO)
 W-Michael Johnson (UD)
 W-Chris Saunders (SUB)




13. Rustam Khabilov 

 W-Jorge Masvidal (UD)
 W-Yancy Medeiros (KO)
 W-Vinc Pichel (TKO)
 W-Jason Dent (UD)





14. Jorge Masvidal

 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 L-Rustam Khabilov (UD)
 W-Mike Chiesa (SUB)
 W-Tim Means (UD)
 W-Justin Wilcox (SD)




15. Bobby Green

 W-Pat Healy (UD)
 W-James Krause (TKO)
 W-Jacob Volkmann (SUB)
 W-Matt Ricehouse (UD)
 W-James Terry (SD)




16. Pat Healy

 L-Jorge Masvidal (UD)       
 L-Bobby Green (UD)
 L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)
 NC-Jim Miller
 W-Kurt Holobaugh (UD)
        
                 


17. Diego Sanchez

 L-Myles Jury (UD)
 L-Gilbert Melendez (UD)
 W-Takanori Gomi (SD)
 L-BJ Penn (TKO)
 W-Clay Guida (SD)




18. Rafael Dos Anjos

  L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)            
  W-Donald Cerrone (UD)
  W-Evan Dunham (UD)
  W-Mark Bocek (UD)
  W-Anthony Njokuani (UD)
              



19. Jim Miller

 W-Fabricio Camoes (SUB)
 NC-Pat Healy 
 W-Joe Lauzon (UD)
 L-Nate Diaz (SUB)
 W-Melvin Guillard (SUB)




20. Donald Cerrone

 W-Edson Barboza (SUB)            
 W-Adriano Martin (KO)
 W-Evan Dunham (SUB)
 L-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)
 W-KJ Noons (UD)
              



21. Michael Johnson

 W-Melvin Guillard (UD)
 W-Gleison Tibau (KO)
 W-Joe Lauzon (UD)
 L-Reza Madadi (SUB)
 L-Myles Jury (UD)




22. Evan Dunham

 L-Donald Cerrone (SUB)
 L-Rafael Dos Anjos (UD)
 W-Gleison Tibau (SD)
 L-TJ Grant (UD)
 W-Nik Lentz (TKO)




23. Joe Lauzon

 W-Mac Danzig (UD)
 L-Michael Johnson (UD)
 L-Jim Miller (UD)
 W-Jamie Varner (SUB)
 L-Anthony Pettis (KO)




24. Gleison Tibau

 L-Michael Johnson (KO)
 W-Jamie Varner (SD)
 W-John Cholish (SUB)
 L-Evan Dunham (SD)
 W-Francisco Trinaldo (UD)




25. Abel Trujillo

 W-Jamie Varner (KO)
 W-Roger Bowling (KO)
 NC-Roger Bowling 
 L-Khabib Nurmagomedov (UD)
 W-Marcus LeVesseur (TKO)




Ineligible

Reza Madadi

                     Inactive

TUF Nations Finale, Bellator 117, UFC on Fox 11 & Shooto Gig Tokyo Vol 16

Preview for next weeks rankings:

TUF Nations Finale

Middleweights: Tim Kennedy #14 vs. Michael Bisping #16

Featherweights: Dustin Poirier #13 vs. Akira Corassani

Light Heavyweights: Ryan Jimmo #15 vs. Sean O'Connell

Bantamweights: George Roop #5 vs. Dustin Kimura








Bellator 117: Lima vs. Hawn

Welterweights: Douglas Lima #14 vs. Rick Hawn
















UFC on Fox 11: Werdum vs. Browne

Heavyweights: Travis Browne #5 vs. Fabricio Werdum #7

Lightweights: Donald Cerrone #18 vs. Edson Barboza

Middleweights: Brad Tavares #13 vs. Yoel Romero #18

Lightweights: Khabib Nurmagomedov #12 vs. Rafael Dos Anjos #16

Welterweights: Seth Baczynski #24 vs. Thiago Alves

Lightweights: Pat Healy #14 vs. Jorge Masvidal





Shooto Gig Tokyo Vol. 16

Flyweights: Yosuke Saruta #14 vs. Masaaki Sugawara

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.