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- End-of-year rankings update.
Current MMA Rankings Updated (12-10-2015)
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- An intermediate update prior to the “big” weekend.
Current MMA Rankings Updated (11-15-2015)
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- Holly Holm is now the top lady of the sport, tops in the Bantamweight, Pound-for-Pound and Division Point Dominance lists. Ronda falls to #2, #4 and #2 respectively on those lists. Unless I’m missing something, Holm is the first fighter in history to be (arguably) #1 in both boxing and MMA at any given point. Ronda should easily hold onto her #1 All-Time position, with Holly getting a huge boost from her last position at #75.
All-Time MMA Rankings Updated (11-02-2015)
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- Daniel Cormier‘s latest victory over Alexander Gustafson propelled him into the Top 15 at Light Heavyweight at #13. He’s still holding his Top 25 ranking at Heavyweight, so he is one of the few fighters being simultaneously ranked in multiple divisions.
- Renan Barao somewhat mysteriously re-claims his #1 spot at Bantamweight from Miguel Torres — which he should’ve had in last month’s set, but did not due to a technical snafu. This month, he actually owns it for real, but it is very, very tight. Barao has 2528 points compared to 2518 for Torres. This list is yearning for either Dominick Cruz (2188) or T.J. Dillashaw (1587) to go on a real run and separate themselves from the pack.
Current MMA Rankings Updated (11-01-2015)
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- A match-up that I’ve seen billed as having the most combined MMA experience ever, took place in Pancrase, with Yuki Kondo matching up against Kenji Kawaguchi. FYI, Kawaguchi ran the Middleweight division way back in the early 1990s. Kondo made quick work of the 47 year old Kawaguchi, but props to both guys. Even though it was an “open weight” match, both came in shape, weighing in under 175 pounds.
- Also at Pancrase, top-ranked Mitsuhisa Sunabe dropped from 120 pounds, to the “true” Strawweight limit of 115 pounds and beat #4 ranked Hiroyuki Abe in a 5-round split decision. Sunabe has dominated 115-120 and I’m hopeful that this division gains respect in the near future.
- Peter Graham somehow lured Mariusz Pudzianowski to England, where he capitalized and pounded him out in the second round. Though Mariusz has performed respectably in MMA, one wonders if he’d be better off hoisting Atlas Stones.