MMA Rankings: Magny finally cracks top 10 at welterweight

Neil Magny, left, of Denver, holds onto Gasan Umalatov, of Russia, during the first round of a UFC welterweight mixed martial arts fight in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Tim Larsen)

It has been a long, steady climb for Neil Magny to the top 10 of the welterweight division.

He has officially arrived in the CoveringTheCage.com rankings after his thrilling win over Hector Lombard in March.

Magny probably should have been there sooner. He has now won 10 of his last 11 fights and has proven willing to fight anyone at anytime.

World Series of Fighting lightweight champ Justin Gaethje has also cracked the rankings after a first-round knockout of Brian Foster improved his record to 16-0. Big challenges await him very soon.

The biggest controversy may be in the women’s bantamweight rankings. Ronda Rousey is back on top despite being out of action since her November loss to Holly Holm. Now that Miesha Tate has the title despite her two losses to Rousey, it would seem only a matter of time before Rousey has the belt once again. She’s already settled back into her familiar spot on top of the divisional rankings on this list.

Stay tuned each week for the latest updates and keep in mind, while the ranked weight classes are those used by the UFC, fighters competing outside the organization are eligible.

MEN

Heavyweight

Fabricio Werdum

Cain Velasquez

Stipe Miocic

Ben Rothwell

Alistair Overeem

Travis Browne

Mark Hunt

Andrei Arlovski

Junior dos Santos

Josh Barnett

Light Heavyweight

Jon Jones

Daniel Cormier

Anthony Johnson

Alexander Gustafsson

Ryan Bader

Phil Davis

Glover Teixeira

Liam McGeary

Rashad Evans

Ovince St. Preux

Middleweight

Luke Rockhold

Chris Weidman

Yoel Romero

Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza

Vitor Belfort

Lyoto Machida

Michael Bisping

Anderson Silva

Gegard Mousasi

Tim Kennedy

Welterweight

Robbie Lawler

Rory MacDonald

Carlos Condit

Stephen Thompson

Ben Askren

Tyron Woodley

Johny Hendricks

Neil Magny

Matt Brown

Demian Maia

Lightweight

Rafael dos Anjos

Khabib Nurmagomedov

Eddie Alvarez

Anthony Pettis

Benson Henderson

Tony Ferguson

Donald Cerrone

Nate Diaz

Will Brooks

Justin Gaethje

Featherweight

Conor McGregor

Jose Aldo

Frankie Edgar

Max Holloway

Chad Mendes

Ricardo Lamas

Daniel Straus

Cub Swanson

Charles Oliveira

Patricio Freire

Bantamweight

Dominick Cruz

TJ Dillashaw

Renan Barao

Urijah Faber

Raphael Assuncao

Aljamain Sterling

Bibiano Fernandes

Marlon Moraes

Thomas Almeida

John Lineker

Flyweight

Demetrious Johnson

Joseph Benavidez

John Dodson

Henry Cejudo

Ali Bagautinov

Jussier Formiga

Kyoji Horiguchi

Justin Scoggins

John Moraga

Ian McCall

WOMEN

Bantamweight

Ronda Rousey

Miesha Tate

Holly Holm

Amanda Nunes

Alexis Davis

Julianna Pena

Cat Zingano

Jessica Eye

Sara McMann

Valentina Shevchenko

Strawweight

Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Claudia Gadelha

Rose Namajunas

Jessica Aguilar

Valerie Letourneau

Tecia Torres

Carla Esparza

Paige VanZant

Jessica Penne

Karolina Kowalkiewicz

OVERALL

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