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Fightmatrix.com recognized by NABC

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Oleg

Fightmatrix.com MMA rankings are now officially recognized by the North American Boxing Council (http://nabc.net/)

A word from the NABC President:

The NABC was the first boxing organization to sanction a MMA title fight when Jessie Chilton defeated Eddie Sanchez at Legends of Fighting 8 in Indianapolis to win the NABC 185lb MMA championship. NABC mixed martial arts championship matches have also been held by California Xtreme Fighting and have been televised on the HDNet cable channel and on Cage Fury Fighting Championships pay per view broadcasts.

The NABC has never charged MMA promoters or fighters for sanctioning title matchs. Our revenue model is based on sponsorships which allows us to bring greater exposure to fighters at no cost to them.

Your creation of an unbiased computerized MMA ratings system which isn’t influenced by promotions or broadcasters is another step to provide exposure to fighters at no cost to them and I’ll help pass the word along that it should be recognized as an official ranking.

Best Regards,
Ed Hutchison
President, NABC

Thanks Mr. Hutchison & NABC!

MMA Rankings Updated: 6/15/08

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Jason

Notable Info

Effects from EliteXC, Adrenaline 1, and DREAM 4.

Featured Upcoming Bouts (Outside of UFC)

Thursday, December 31st 2026: Rizin FF Super Rizin 6: Shiwasu no Owarinagoya Gekokujo Matsuri

[#1 W105] Natalia Kuziutina

[#4 W105] Saori Oshima

Last Fight Date: 9/10/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#17 W105] Rena Kubota
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 7/18/2026 [Rizin Fighting Federation]
Last Opponent: [#12 W105] Ye Ji Lee
Last 5: L W L W W

Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep - 135 Impact

[#3 SW] Sukai China

[#4 SW] Jo Arai

Last Fight Date: 5/04/2026 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama
Last 5: W W W W W

Last Fight Date: 9/13/2026 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#24 SW] Daichi Kitakata
Last 5: L L W L W

Sunday, December 13th 2026: Deep Tokyo Impact 2026 6th Round

[#6 SW] Sora Sugiyama

[#10 SW] Goal Makino

Last Fight Date: 9/20/2026 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [NR] Musashi Musashi
Last 5: W W W L W

Last Fight Date: 9/06/2026 [DEEP]
Last Opponent: [#43 SW] Toshiya Takashima
Last 5: W W W W W

Featured Fighters

[#5 HW]	Josh Hokit	[#1 HW]	Ciryl Gane
[#6 W135]	Amanda Nunes	[#53 MW]	Yousri Belgaroui
[#14 WW]	Uros Medic	[#82 FLW]	Bilal Hasan
[#32 LW]	Chris Duncan	[#1 WW]	Islam Makhachev
[#85 LW]	Jim Miller	[#1 W135]	Kayla Harrison

Elite XC ‘Return of the King’ Review

Posted on June 14, 2008 by Oleg

Two weeks after their abysmal CBS debut, Elite XC returned with another card – this one broadcast on Showtime. The event featured the first defense of the Elite XC’s newly minted 160 lbs title, with champion KJ Noons taking on the challenger Yves Edwards. Other UFC and Pride FC veterans making an appearance on this card were Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua, Nick Diaz, and Ron Waterman. The commentary was provided by Mauro Ranallo and Stephen Quadros, as well as former pro-wrestler Bill Goldberg.

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UFC’s Welterweight Division

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Oleg

In the past week, a major change of guard occurred in the UFC’s storied welterweight division, as the long time former champion Matt Hughes was dismantled and knocked out by Thiago ‘Pitbull’ Alves. With Alves establishing himself as the top contender to the winner of the upcoming title bout between the seemingly unstoppable champion Georges St. Pierre and the challenger Jon Fitch (currently on a record-tying eight win streak in the UFC), it’s a good time to take a step back and look at the current state of the 170 lbs weight class.

Between stars like St. Pierre, veterans such as Hughes & Matt Serra, top contenders like Alves and Fitch, and newcomers such as Dan Hardy & David Baron, UFC has a tight lock on the welterweight division. According to the latest Fightmatrix.com ranking, all of the Top 5, 8 of the Top 10, and 14 of the Top 20 welterweights in the world are currently under UFC contract. The division is so deep that there are over 30 ranked welterweights competing in the UFC today! Here’s a look at the top echelon of the 170 division:

The Champion: [#1] Georges St. Pierre

MMA Record: 16-2 (10-2 UFC)

Last bout: Defeated Matt Serra by TKO at UFC 83

Next bout: A title defense against Jon Fitch at UFC 87

The Canadian superstar has come a long way since earning a decision victory over Karo Parisyan in his Octagon debut. After losing his first title shot to then-champion Matt Hughes, St.Pierre steamrolled his opponents, stopping most in the first or second round. Georges finally received another shot at Hughes, and stopped him in the second round to win his first UFC title. He suffered a setback with an upset loss to Matt Serra in the following bout, but avenged his loss and regained the belt in UFC 83 (the first UFC event held in Canada). St. Pierre will look toward making his first title defense when he takes on Jon Fitch at UFC 87.

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Archive Update

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Oleg

Fightmatrix.com MMA ranks archive has been updated with the rankings as of June 1, 2008.

UFC 85 Review

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Oleg

UFC 85 saw a return of Ultimate Fighting Championship to London, England. The event was officially titled ‘Bedlam’, but often referred to as ‘Cursed’ due to all the injuries and mishaps that caused the lineup to change again and again. ‘Bedlam’ was originally scheduled to be headlined by Chuck Liddell taking on Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua in a lightheavyweight bout, but first Rua and then Liddell were forced to withdraw from the card: Rua re-aggravated his knee injury and Liddell tore his hamstring in training. Eventually, the UFC settled on a welterweight main event of Matt Hughes vs. Thiago Alves.

Chris Leben was also scheduled to appear on this card, taking on Michael Bisping, but ran into some legal problems that forced him to withdraw and be replaced by the Canadian fighter Jason Day. With all the last-minute lineup changes, no title bouts or huge matchups, and only two weeks after the spectacular UFC 84, this event was pretty much an afterthought and carried fairly low expectations. Here’s how it went down:

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MMA Rankings Updated: 6/8/08

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Jason

Notable Info

Effects from UFC 85, Sengoku 3, TKO 34, and other recent events.

UFC 85: How they stack up

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Jason

Back by popular demand!

There are quite a few tough calls to make this week. FightMatrix was not created to be a prediction-based system, but its accuracy at the elite level is great, so it should be interesting to see how it fares in match-ups where both fighters are highly ranked. Although, in Bisping/Day and Swick/Davis, we have two fighters who are still getting accustomed to their new divisions. For entertainment purposes only, I have colored the betting favorites in GREEN where odds are available. The system’s calls are on the left.

Welterweight
[#4] Thiago Alves vs. [#6] Matt Hughes

Middleweight
[#22] Jason Day vs. [#31] Michael Bisping

Welterweight
[#15] Mike Swick vs. [#17] Marcus Davis

Heavyweight
[#4] Fabricio Werdum vs. [#20] Brandon Vera

Middleweight
[#9] Nathan Marquardt vs. [#25] Thales Leites

Middleweight
[NR] Martin Kampmann vs. [#57] Jorge Rivera

Lightweight
[#47] Thiago Tavares vs. [#66] Matt Wiman

Light Heavyweight
[#19] Jason Lambert vs. [#165] Luis Cane

Welterweight
[#38] Roan Carneiro vs. [#113] Kevin Burns

Welterweight
[#55] Jess Liaudin vs. [#159] Paul Taylor

Heavyweight
[#48] Eddie Sanchez vs. [#56] Antoni Hardonk

Ranking Note: Gray font represents an approximate ranking. An asterisk represents a fighter who is ranked, but too low for an approximation. These two scenarios will clear up slightly as we move forward. “NR” means the fighter is not ranked, due to inactivity, or due to a rating that is at or below the default starter rating.

MMA Rankings Updated: 6/2/08

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Jason

Notable Info

Effects from WEC 34 and Pancrase 6/1.

Miguel Torres and Urijah Faber both rocketed up the Division Dominance list due to their quality title defenses. Torres now sits at #4 and Faber at #6. Mike Thomas Brown took the moderately high point total he accumulated at Lightweight back down to a much weaker Featherweight division and ranks as 2nd to Faber. Could we see this match-up in the near future?

Elite XC & WEC Reviews

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Oleg

The past weekend was a important one for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts in the United States. On Saturday, the fledgling Elite XC made history with their CBS debut: the first MMA event broadcast live on a major US television network. And on Sunday, Zuffa-owned WEC held what was their most heavily hyped card to date, with 145-lbs champion Urijah Faber defending his belt against former UFC 155-lbs title holder Jens Pulver, and Miguel Torres defending his 135-lbs title against Yoshiro Maeda.

While both events had several exciting, action-packed bouts, the Elite XC broadcast suffered from one huge problem: all of the televised fights were stopped by either the referee, or the ringside doctor; and the stoppages ranged from mildly questionable to completely mind-boggling. Fights need to be decided by fighters, not the New Jersey Athletic Comission officials! That said, here’s how it all went down:

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