MMA Rankings after UFC 160

Lightweight

1. Ben Henderson

2. Frankie Edgar

3. TJ Grant +8

4. Gilbert Melendez -1

5. Gray Maynard -1

6. Michael Chandler -1

7. Eddie Alvarez -1

8. Shinya Aoki -1

9. BJ Penn -1

10. Tatsuya Kawajiri -1

Bantamweight

1. Renan Barao

2. Dominick Cruz

3. Urijah Faber

4. Joseph Benavidez

5. Eddie Wineland

6. George Roop +5

7. Michael McDonald -1

8. Brian Bowles -1

9. Demetrious Johnson -1

10. Marlon Moraes -1

Results

Grant beat Maynard

Roop beat Bowles

#9 Thomson replaces #4 Grant, meets #1 Pettis at UFC on Fox 9

#9 Thomson will get the original fight he wanted, but this time the stakes are even higher as #1 Pettis now
holds the UFC lightweight title. #4 TJ Grant is still not feeling 100% so the UFC opted to go with Thomson who is coming of a split decision loss to #3 Gilbert Melendez and a TKO win over #10 Nate Diaz. The title fight will still headline UFC on Fox 9 as scheduled.




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#1 Pettis vs. #4 Grant will headline UFC on Fox 9

Newly crowned lightweight champion #1 'Showtme' Pettis will make his first title defense opposite #4 TJ
Grant as expected. Since losing to now featherweight Clay Guida, #1 Pettis has won his last 4 straight which includes his second win over #2 Ben Henderson to claim the lightweight title. Since dropping to 155, #4 Grant is yet to taste defeat. #4 Grant was originally scheduled to meet #2 Henderson for the title but a concussion in training forced him out of the title fight. Instead, #4 Grant will now face the new title holder #1 Pettis on December 14th live on Fox.







NOTE: This fight has been added to the 'UPCOMING FIGHTS' tab. You can also see the rest of the top 15 fights already scheduled there too.