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MMA Rankings Updated August 30th

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MMA Rankings- Heavyweights:

  1. Brock Lesnar UFC Champion
  2. Alistair Overeem (+100) Strikeforce Champion
  3. Fedor (+100)
  4. Cain Velasquez (+100) closes the gap on Lesnar and Fedor
  5. Shane Carwin (+100) big question about cardio now, but nearly had the title.
  6. Junior Dos Santos (+260) tons of confidence now
  7. Big Nog (+400) no change after loss to cain
  8. Antonio Silvia (+400) interesting combination of skills and size, still improving
  9. Fabricio Werdum (+400)
  10. Josh Barnett (+420)
  11. Frank Mir (+420) still way behind the top guys
  12. Aleks Emelianenko (+420)
  13. Cheick Kongo (+420) young guns are all moving past him, needs to beat a top shelf fighter.
  14. Gabriel Gonzaga (+420) No match for JDS, hard to see him as a contender anymore
  15. Brett Rogers (+420) dominated by Overeem
  16. Ben Rothwell (+480)
  17. Roy Nelson (+480)
  18. Andrei Arlovski (+500) losses piling up
  19. Heath Herring (+600)
  20. Stefan Struve (+680) Needs to mature and gain experience, dangerous if he gets into his game.
  21. Bobby Lashley (+680) lot a questions still, but he's a physical force.
  22. Tim Sylvia (+700)
  23. Mirko Cro Cop (+700)
  24. Pat Barry (+700)
  25. Kimbo Slice (+1700) Fought his way out of UFC.

MMA Rankings-Light Heavyweights:

  1. Shogun Rua UFC Champion
  2. Lyoto Machida (+80) puzzle solved?
  3. Rashad Evans (+80) solid/smart win over Rampage
  4. Jon Jones (+140) dominating everyone he faces
  5. Quinton Jackson (+160) problems "getting off" against Rashad is not a good sign.
  6. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (+200) impressive win over Cane, squeeker over Brilz.
  7. Dan Henderson (+200) dominated by Shields
  8. Thiago Silva (+200) frustrated by Rashad's effective wrestling
  9. Forrest Griffin (+280) solid win over Tito
  10. Ryan Bader (+280) fits somewhere in the +280 group
  11. Phil Davis (+300) solid win at 118, but needs to prove himself against quality fighters
  12. Gegard Mousasi (+300) Dream MW GP Champion No answer for King Mo's wrestling
  13. Vitor Belfort (+300)
  14. Rich Franklin (+300) retired Chuck
  15. Matt Hamill (+300) Bones Jones destroyed him
  16. Stephan Bonnar (+300) Great win over Krysztof
  17. Ricardo Arona (+300)
  18. Babalu Sobral (+320) surprising stand up against Lawler
  19. Krzysztof Soszynski (+320) continues to improve
  20. Keith Jardine (+340)
  21. Jason Brilz (+340)
  22. Rafael Cavalcante (+360) Strikeforce LHW Champion solid journeyman earns recognition with big win over Mo
  23. Muhammed Lawal (+360) Dominanted Mousasi, shows his potential.
  24. Steve Cantwell (+360)
  25. Luiz Cane (+400) bad loss to Diabate raises questions about his talent level
  26. Sokoudjou (+420)
  27. Randy Couture (+460) Win over Coleman doesn't prove much
  28. Brandon Vera (+460) hype is finally over
  29. Tito Ortiz (+460) very limited offense
  30. Brian Stann (+480) nothing off his back, but dangerous as a striker.

MMA Rankings-Middleweights:

  1. Anderson Silva UFC Champion
  2. Chael Sonnen (+60) dominated Silva, but still ends up a dog in a rematch.
  3. Jake Shields (+100) proved a lot with his win over Hendo
  4. Nate Marquardt (+160) dominated by Sonnen's wrestling
  5. Jorge Santiago (+160) Sengoku Champion big wins over Khalidov and Misaki
  6. Yushin Okami (+220) win over Munoz, finally earns him a title shot?
  7. Dan Henderson (+320) dominated by Shields
  8. Hector Lombard (+340) Bellator Champion we need to see him in the big fights
  9. Demian Maia (+500) no chance against Silva
  10. Ronaldo Souza (+500) Strikeforce Champion he fits somewhere in here, tons of potential
  11. Alan Belcher (+500) lots of talent, time to take on some top quality fighters
  12. Mark Munoz (+500) good effort against Okami, who was clearly better
  13. Chris Leben (+500)
  14. Yoshihiro Akiyama (+500)
  15. Kazuo Misaki (+500)
  16. Michael Bisping (+500) quality win over Dan Miller
  17. Robbie Lawler (+500) bad loss against Babalu.
  18. Kendall Grove (+500) always dangerous
  19. Benji Radach (+500)
  20. Mamed Khalidov (+500)
  21. Tim Kennedy (+540)
  22. Melvin Manhoef (+540)
  23. Cung Le (+540)
  24. Jake Rosholt (+540) dominating Kendall, but still inexperienced
  25. Aaron Simpson (+540)
  26. Wanderlei Silva (+540) hard to see him favored over anyone listed above
  27. Dan Miller (+600)
  28. Rousimar Palhares (+600) didn't learn much with his quick/fluky win at UFC 111.
  29. Patrick Cote (+660) looked like he'd been off 18 months against Belcher
  30. Tom Lawlor (+660) inexplicable loss to Doerkson. tons of talent, can't get it all together
  31. Jorge Rivera (+680) best fighting of his career

MMA Rankings-Welterweights:

  1. Georges St. Pierre UFC Champion another dominant win over Hardy
  2. Jon Fitch (+300) great fighter, only UFC loss is against GSP
  3. Josh Koscheck (+320) dismissed Daley just like Leben.
  4. Jake Shields (+320)
  5. Anthony Johnson (+360) competed well against Koscheck
  6. Nick Diaz (+360) Strikeforce Champion possibly the only real threat to GSP?
  7. John Hathaway (+400) the secret is out.
  8. Ricky Story (+420) time to face a tough opponent on PPV
  9. Mike Pierce (+460) had Fitch in trouble late, another win at 118.
  10. Dan Hardy (+500) drops in relative strength
  11. Thiago Alves (+560)
  12. Martin Kampmann (+560) inconsistent, but very good against Thiago
  13. Carlos Condit (+640) GREAT win over Rory MacDonald
  14. Jake Ellenberger (+640) 3 solid performances in the UFC
  15. Paulo Thiago (+640)
  16. Matt Hughes (+640) suprising KO/submission of Almeida
  17. Chris Lytle (+640)
  18. Ricardo Almeida (+640) lacks consistency
  19. Rory MacDonald (+640) tons of allround talent
  20. Dennis Hallman (+640)
  21. Nate Diaz (+640) could be a contender at LW too. Great skillset.
  22. Greg Soto (+640) Solid decision over Osipczak
  23. Nick Osipczak (+660) Lost to Greg Soto at 118
  24. Paul Daley (+660) one dimensional
  25. Lyman Good (+660) Bellator Champion
  26. Johny Hendricks (+660) Nice win against TJ Grant at 113
  27. Dong Hyun Kim (+660) dominanting win over Sadollah
  28. Paul Daley (+660) one dimensional
  29. Mike Swick (+680) struggling against the top guys
  30. Jay Hieron (+680)
  31. Matt Brown (+680)
  32. Ben Saunders (+680) disappointing loss to Hallman
  33. Evangelista Santos (+680)
  34. Danillo Villefort (+700)
  35. John Howard (+700)
  36. Marcus Davis (+700) Nate Diaz beat him at his own game.
  37. Dustin Hazelett (+800) terrible against Daley, dominated by Story
  38. Marius Zaromskis (+800) Dream Champion

MMA Rankings-Lightweights:

  1. Frankie Edgar UFC Champion Great win over Penn x2
  2. Gray Maynard already owns a win over Edgar
  3. George Sotiropoulous (+40) legitimate ground skills, proven against Stevenson and Batman
  4. Evan Dunham (+40)
  5. BJ Penn (+80) Edgar completely outworked him in the rematch
  6. Kenny Florian (+140) struggles against the beast wrestlers
  7. Diego Sanchez (+140) dominated by Hathaway, not sure what weight class he'll end up in.
  8. Tyson Griffin (+140) despite consecutive losses he's still a top LW
  9. Gilbert Melendez (+140) Strikeforce Champion dominated Aoki,
  10. Josh Thomson (+160) on even terms with Melendez
  11. Joe Stevenson (+200)
  12. Eddie Alvarez (+220) Bellator Champion
  13. Shinya Aoki (+200) Dream Champion
  14. Joachim Hansen (+260)
  15. Tatsuya Kawajiri (+300)
  16. Kurt Pellegrino (+300) never got in his game against Georgie S.
  17. Gesias Calvancante (+320)
  18. Sean Sherk (+340)
  19. Ross Pearson (+340) impressive since entering UFC
  20. Rafael Dos Anjos +(340)
  21. Gleison Tibau (+340)
  22. KJ Noons (+340) Solid win over Heun, Gurgel. Needs to prove it against top opponents.
  23. Clay Guida (+340)
  24. Jeremy Stephens(+340) impressive win over Stout
  25. Melvin Guillard (+340) Move to Jackson paying off???
  26. Jim Miller (+340)
  27. Sam Stout (+340) tough loss to Stephens. he'll move forward though.
  28. Ben Henderson (+340) WEC Champion Just keeps winning & improving
  29. Mark Bocek (+360) tough loss against Miller
  30. Matt Wiman (+360) starting to see a complete fighter having success
  31. Jamie Varner (+360) hard to figure, talented when things are right
  32. Mizuto Hirota (+360) Sengoku Champion
  33. Shane Roller(+400)
  34. Joe Lauzon (+400) back on track?
  35. Nik Lentz (+400) great grappler, but needs more offense
  36. Takanori Gomi (+400) back on the map, but it was only one punch

MMA Rankings- Featherweights:

  1. Jose Aldo WEC Champion
  2. Mike Brown (+300)
  3. Urijah Faber (+300)
  4. Bibiano Fernandes +(400) Dream Champion quality win over Hanson
  5. Marlon Sandro (+400) exciting striker, gathering some quality wins
  6. Masanori Kanehara (+500) still solid despite spectacular loss to Sandro
  7. Joe Warren (+520) won Bellator's toughest tournament
  8. Pitbull Freire (+520) lost a close fight to Warren
  9. Hatsu Hioki (+580)
  10. Josh Grispi (+580)
  11. Joe Soto (+580) Bellator Champion
  12. Chad Mendes (+580) One dimensional, but he's a physical beast.
  13. LC Davis (+600)
  14. Manny Gamburyan (+600) Huge KO of Mike Brown
  15. Deividas Taurosevicius (+600)
  16. Diego Nunes (+600) close win over Assuncao, close loss to Davis
  17. Raphael Assuncao (+620)
  18. Darren Uyenoyama (+620)
  19. Michihiro Omigawa (+620)
  20. Chan Sung Jung (+620) robbed against Garcia
  21. Fredson Paixão (+620) solid veteran, slight nod over Garcia.
  22. Leonard Garcia (+640) great battler, lots of holes standing
  23. Javier Vazquez (+640) best fighting of his career
  24. Hiroyuki Takaya (+680)

MMA Rankings - Bantamweights:

  1. Dominick Cruz WEC Champion unique skills frustrate opponents, don't overlook his wrestling.
  2. Scott Jorgensen (+40) big win over Pickett, finally gets well earned title shot.
  3. Joseph Benavidez (+40) constantly improving, but hard to see him beating Cruz.
  4. Brian Bowles (+40) best power in the division
  5. Miguel Torres (+100)
  6. Wagnney Fabianno (+160) former contender at FW
  7. Brad Pickett (+200) gave Jorgensen all he could handle
  8. Antonio Banuelos (+300)
  9. Masakazu Imanari (+300)
  10. Damacio Page (+300)
  11. Masakatsu Ueda (+300) no longer unbeaten
  12. Takaya Mizugaki (+460)
  13. Akitoshi Tamura (+500)
  14. Shuichiro Katsumura (+500) win over Ueda puts him on the map, Ueda would be favored in a rematch.

MMA Rankings Notes August 30th

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