September wasn’t exactly the most active time for the top-ranked fighters in the lightweight division.
Most of the fighters on this list have fought somewhat recently, so it ‘s no surprise that there wasn’t any movement in the Bleacher Report MMA rankings this month, especially since Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez went down with an injury just over a week before his title defense against Pat Healy.
The rankings will be going through some changes in the next few months, with long time contender Clay Guida dropping down to 145 pounds and a title fight between Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz already set for December, but it appears October is going to be as inactive as September was in one of the most exciting divisions in MMA.