These are the results from this past Saturday and Sunday and how they effected the fighters rankings.
Ultimate Challenge MMA – Lights Out
March 26, 2011
London, England
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Former Worlds Strongest Man competitor Oli Thompson (8 – 2 – 0) defeated Ben Smith (8 – 4 – 0) by rear naked choke in round 2. Thompson goes from #230 to #147, jumping 83 points. Oli Thompson is now on a 4 fight winning streak. Ben Smith falls off the top #250.
Fighters Arena Lodz 2
March 26, 2011
Lodz, Lodzkie Voivodeship, Poland
Catchweight (198 lbs)
UFC veteran Tomasz Drwal (18 – 4 – 1) broke a 2 fight losing streak and defeated Argentinian Leonardo Lucio Nascimento (8 – 8 – 2) by KO due to punches 3:37 into round 2. Drwal goes from #61 to #58, jumping 3 points. Leonardo Lucio Nascimento drops 8 points from #223LHW to #231LHW.
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Latvian kick boxer Konstantin Gluhov (15 – 6 – 0) defeated Polish Bellator vet Michal Kita (8 – 4 – 0) by TKO due to retirement 5:00 into round 2. Gluhov breaks into the top 100, jumping from #116 to #67, moving up 49 points. Kita drops 11 points from #72 to #83. Kita is now on a 3 fight losing streak.
Battlefield Fight League 7
March 26, 2011
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Light Heavyweight (205 lbs)
Ultimate Fighter and UFC veteran Jesse Taylor (18 – 6 – 0) won a one sided decision over Clay Davidson (5 – 3 – 0). Taylor moves into the light heavyweight ranks, going from #29MW to #31LHW. Taylor is on a 4 fight win streak, and has won 5 of his last 6. Clay Davidson does not enter the ranks.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
[#143] Bastien Huveneers (9 – 3 – 1) vs. [#340] Mike Hackert (4 – 1 – 0) Mike Hackert did not make weight, weighing in at 196 lbs. The fight did not happen.
PA Cage Fight 7
March 26, 2011
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Featherweight (145 lbs)
Unranked Joel Roberts (4 – 3 – 0) upset Scott Heckman (5 – 2 – 0) by stunning him with strikes and gaining a rear naked choke submission victory. Their rankings will be updated next week.
King Of The Cage – Turning Point
March 27, 2011
Tarzana, California, United States
Welterweight (170 lbs)
UFC veteran Alberto Crane (14 – 5 – 0) defeated Gabe Rivas (13 – 19 – 1) by submission due to an armbar. Crane moves up 31 points from #210 to #179. Rivas, who is now on a 7 fight losing streak, remains unranked.
Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Jared Papazian (12 – 6 – 1) defeated Kana Hyatt (7 – 10 – 0) via unanimous decision. Papazian moves up 7 spots from #72 to #65. Papazian has won 6 of his last 7 fights. Hyatt remains unranked.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Jamie Toney (14 – 6 – 0) defeated Preston Scharf (10 – 12 – 0) by rear naked choke at 1:42 into round 2. Toney moves up 20 spots from #178 to #158. Toney is on a 5 fight win streak, and has one 7 of his last 8 fights (excluding one No Contest). Scharf, is on a 5 fight losing streak, remains unranked.