MMA Rankings for July 2010
by Scott Newman(MMA)
Posted on July 24, 2010, 7:25 AM
Few changes this month on top of one stupid one I missed last month, without further ado...
Heavyweight (206lbs and above): Champion: Brock Lesnar - Last fight: W vs. Shane Carwin - 07/03/10
1. Junior dos Santos - Last fight: W vs. Gabriel Gonzaga - 03/21/10 2. Fabricio Werdum - Last fight: W vs. Fedor Emelianenko 06/26/10 3. Fedor Emelianenko - Last fight: L vs. Fabricio Werdum - 06/26/10 4. Cain Velasquez - Last fight: W vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - 02/20/10 5. Shane Carwin - Last fight: L vs. Brock Lesnar 07/03/10 6. Frank Mir - Last fight: L vs. Shane Carwin - 03/27/10 7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - Last fight: L vs. Cain Velasquez - 02/20/10 8. Alistair Overeem - Last fight: W vs. Brett Rogers 05/15/10 9. Antonio Silva Jr. - Last fight: W vs. Andrei Arlovski 05/15/10 10. Brett Rogers - Last fight: L vs. Alistair Overeem 05/15/10
Movements: Brock Lesnar takes the top spot as the #1 HW in the world now, while Junior Dos Santos, by way of his win over Fabricio Werdum, is underneath. The big upcoming fight of course is Velasquez-Lesnar, but Mir-Nogueira in September is big too.
Light-Heavyweight (186lbs-205lbs): Champion: Mauricio Rua - Last fight: W vs. Lyoto Machida 05/08/10
1. Lyoto Machida - Last fight: L vs. Mauricio Rua - 05/08/10 2. Rashad Evans - Last fight: W vs. Quinton Jackson - 05/29/10 3. Quinton Jackson - Last fight: L vs. Rashad Evans - 05/29/10 4. Forrest Griffin- Last fight: W vs. Tito Ortiz - 11/21/09 5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira - Last fight: W vs. Jason Brilz 05/29/10 6. Jon Jones - Last fight: W vs. Brandon Vera 03/27/10 7. Ryan Bader - Last fight: W vs. Keith Jardine 02/20/10 8. Thiago Silva - Last fight: L vs. Rashad Evans - 01/02/10 9. King Mo Lawal - Last fight: W vs. Gegard Mousasi 04/17/10 10. Gegard Mousasi - Last fight: W vs. Jake OBrien - 07/10/10
Movements: Another slow month for 205lbs saw one ranked competitor fighting Gegard Mousasi, in a squash of Jake OBrien. August isnt all that hot for the division either, although King Mo and Thiago Silva both have fights, while September has Bader vs. Nogueira.
Middleweight (171lbs-185lbs): Champion: Anderson Silva - Last fight: W vs. Demian Maia - 04/10/10
1. Chael Sonnen - Last fight: W vs. Nathan Marquardt 02/06/10 2. Nathan Marquardt - Last fight: L vs. Chael Sonnen - 02/06/10 3. Demian Maia - Last fight: L vs. Anderson Silva - 04/10/10 4. Dan Henderson - Last fight: L vs. Jake Shields 04/17/10 5. Vitor Belfort - Last fight: W vs. Rich Franklin 09/19/09 6. Yushin Okami - Last fight: W vs. Lucio Linhares - 03/31/10 7. Ronaldo Jacare - Last fight: W vs. Joey Villasenor 05/15/10 8. Wanderlei Silva - Last fight: W vs. Michael Bisping 02/20/10 9. Michael Bisping Last fight: W vs. Dan Miller 05/29/10 10. Chris Leben - Last fight: W vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama - 07/03/10
Movements: The news is official that Jake Shields has signed with the UFC and will compete at 170lbs, so hes gone from the 185lbs rankings. Also gone is Yoshihiro Akiyama, following his loss to Chris Leben. Entering are Michael Bisping and Leben.
Welterweight (156lbs-170lbs): Champion: Georges St-Pierre - Last fight: W vs. Dan Hardy - 03/27/10
1. Jon Fitch - Last fight: W vs. Ben Saunders - 03/27/10 2. Thiago Alves - Last fight: L vs. Georges St-Pierre - 07/11/09 3. Jake Shields - Last fight: W vs. Dan Henderson 04/17/10 4. Josh Koscheck - Last fight: W vs. Paul Daley - 05/08/10 5. Martin Kampmann - Last fight: W vs. Paulo Thiago 06/15/10 6. Paulo Thiago - Last fight: L vs. Martin Kampmann 06/15/10 7. Dan Hardy - Last fight: L vs. Georges St-Pierre 03/27/10 8. Carlos Condit - Last fight: W vs. Rory MacDonald 06/15/10 9. Paul Daley - Last fight: W vs. Daniel Acacio 07/17/10 10. Matt Hughes - Last fight: W vs. Renzo Gracie 04/10/10
Movements: Jake Shields re-enters the WW rankings as hes now signed with the UFC and is ready to debut back at 170lbs against Martin Kampmann. We lose Mike Swick as he hasnt won now in over a year.
Lightweight (146lbs-155lbs): Champion: Frankie Edgar - Last fight: W vs. BJ Penn 04/10/10
1. BJ Penn - Last fight: L vs. Frankie Edgar - 04/10/10 2. Gray Maynard - Last fight: W vs. Nathan Diaz - 01/11/10 3. Kenny Florian - Last fight: W vs. Takanori Gomi - 03/31/10 4. Gilbert Melendez - Last fight: W vs. Shinya Aoki 04/17/10 5. Shinya Aoki - Last fight: W vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri - 07/10/10 6. Eddie Alvarez - Last fight: W vs. Josh Neer - 05/06/10 7. Evan Dunham Last fight: W vs. Tyson Griffin 06/12/10 8. Tyson Griffin - Last fight: L vs. Evan Dunham 06/12/10 9. Tatsuya Kawajiri - Last fight: L vs. Shinya Aoki 07/10/10 10. George Sotiropoulos - Last fight: W vs. Joe Stevenson 02/20/10
Movements: Lightweight continues to be an absolute logjam. In an oversight last month, I missed Evan Dunhams win over Tyson Griffin, which is enough to get him ranked. Meanwhile George Sotiropoulos beat Kurt Pellegrino, which is enough to put him over Benson Henderson, while Shinya Aoki beat Kawajiri to retain a high ranking.
Featherweight (136lbs-145lbs): Champion: Jose Aldo - Last fight: W vs. Urijah Faber 04/24/10
1. Manvel Gamburyan - Last fight: W vs. Mike Brown 04/24/10 2. Mike Brown - Last fight: L vs. Manvel Gamburyan 04/24/10 3. Urijah Faber - Last fight: L vs. Jose Aldo 04/24/10 4. Marlon Sandro - Last fight: W vs. Masanori Kanehara 06/20/10 5. Josh Grispi - Last fight: W vs. LC Davis 06/20/10 6. Bibiano Fernandes - Last fight: W vs. Joachim Hansen 03/22/10 7. Michihiro Omigawa - Last fight: W vs. Young Sam Jung 07/10/10 8. Javi Vazquez - Last fight: W vs. Jens Pulver 03/06/10 9. Hatsu Hioki - Last fight: W vs. Takeshi Inoue 05/30/10 10. Masanori Kanehara - Last fight: L vs. Marlon Sandro 06/20/10
Movements: No movements at 145lbs this month.
Bantamweight (126lbs-135lbs): Champion: Dominick Cruz - Last fight: W vs. Brian Bowles 03/06/10
1. Brian Bowles - Last fight: L vs. Dominick Cruz 03/06/10 2. Joseph Benavidez - Last fight: W vs. Miguel Angel Torres 03/06/10 3. Miguel Angel Torres - Last fight: L vs. Joseph Benavidez 03/06/10 4. Scott Jorgensen - Last fight: W vs. Antonio Banuelos 04/24/10 5. Antonio Banuelos - Last fight: L vs. Scott Jorgensen 04/24/10 6. Damacio Page - Last fight: W vs. Will Campuzano 10/10/09 7. Takeya Mizugaki - Last fight: W vs. Rani Yahya 04/24/10 8. Shuichiro Katsumora - Last fight: W vs. Masakatsu Ueda 03/22/10 9. Rani Yahya - Last fight: L vs. Takeya Mizugaki 04/24/10 10. Wagnney Fabiano - Last fight: W vs. Frank Gomez 06/20/10
