While January provided neither the quantity nor the quality of December’s delectable smorgasbord of MMA action, it was still a month filled with meaningful action.
Robbie Lawler and Carlos Condit put on an all-timer of a welterweight title fight to open up proceedings, while Dominick Cruz regained the belt he never lost in the cage against T.J. Dillashaw two weeks later. Anthony Johnson put a brutal beating on Ryan Bader to cap off the month. Ben Rothwell staked his claim for a title fight at heavyweight for what seems like the umpteenth time.
Bleacher Report’s panel of voters took it all into account, so let’s take a look at how these fights affected the rankings.
As usual, each panelist’s rankings are available on Twitter.