MMA Rankings: Pettis finds new home
Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis broke a three-fight losing streak with a submission win over Charles Oliveira on Saturday.
It wasn’t necessarily the victory that caused a shakeup in the latest edition of the CoveringTheCage.com rankings as much as the fact it happened at featherweight.
Pettis was impressive in his first fight at 145 pounds and it looks like he is there to stay. So he is out of the top 10 at lightweight and immediately in the mix at featherweight this week.
The removal of one former lightweight champion opened the door for another to slide into the No. 10 spot at 155 pounds. Though Benson Henderson struggled in his Bellator main event bout on Friday, he was awarded a victory when Patricio “Pitbull” Freire suffered a broken leg.
Henderson will need a better performance should he want to beat Michael Chandler in their title bout on Nov. 19, but he does get the nod over Chandler based on his resume. It’s not exactly a firm grip on the spot.
Feel free to share any disagreements and stay tuned for the le reatest updates. Keep in mind, while the ranked weight classes are those usedby the UFC, fighters competing outside the organization are eligible.
MEN
Heavyweight
1. Stipe Miocic
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Alistair Overeem
5. Junior dos Santos
6. Ben Rothwell
7. Mark Hunt
8. Andrei Arlovski
9. Travis Browne
10. Josh Barnett
Light Heavyweight
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Anthony Johnson
4. Alexander Gustafsson
5. Glover Teixeira
6. Ryan Bader
7. Liam McGeary
8. Nikita Krylov
9. Phil Davis
10. Ovince St. Preux
Middleweight
1. Michael Bisping
2. Luke Rockhold
3. Chris Weidman
4. Yoel Romero
5. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
6. Gegard Mousasi
7. Lyoto Machida
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Anderson Silva
10. Tim Kennedy
Welterweight
1. Tyron Woodley
2. Stephen Thompson
3. Robbie Lawler
4. Rory MacDonald
5. Ben Askren
6. Carlos Condit
7. Demian Maia
8. Lorenz Larkin
9. Andrey Koreshkov
10. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Lightweight
1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Tony Ferguson
5. Edson Barboza
6. Nate Diaz
7. Will Brooks
8. Justin Gaethje
9. Michael Chiesa
10. Benson Henderson
Featherweight
1. Conor McGregor
2. Jose Aldo
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Max Holloway
5. Anthony Pettis
6. Daniel Straus
7. Cub Swanson
8. Charles Oliveira
9. Ricardo Lamas
10. Jeremy Stephens
Bantamweight
1. Dominick Cruz
2. TJ Dillashaw
3. Cody Garbrandt
4. Urijah Faber
5. John Dodson
6. Bryan Caraway
7. Raphael Assuncao
8. John Lineker
9. Bibiano Fernandes
10. Aljamain Sterling
Flyweight
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Ali Bagautinov
5. Jussier Formiga
6. Kyoji Horiguchi
7. Wilson Reis
8. Zach Makovsky
9. Louis Smolka
10. Ian McCall
WOMEN
Bantamweight
1. Ronda Rousey
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Miesha Tate
5. Holly Holm
6. Julianna Pena
7. Alexis Davis
8. Cat Zingano
9. Sara McMann
10. Tonya Evinger
Strawweight
1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2. Claudia Gadelha
3. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Jessica Aguilar
6. Valerie Letourneau
7. Carla Esparza
8. Tecia Torres
9. Angela Hill
10. Jessica Andrade
OVERALL
Pound-for-Pound
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Jon Jones
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Dominick Cruz
5. Conor McGregor
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Stipe Miocic
8. Eddie Alvarez
9. Khabib Nurmagomedov
10. Tyron Woodley
Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509. Follow him on Twitter: @adamhilllvrj
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