The official Bellator MMA rankings were updated following the Bellator 257: “Nemkov vs Davis 2” event, which went down last weekend (Fri., April 16, 2021) and saw Vadim Nemkov defeat Phil Davis for a second time to retain his Light Heavyweight and advance to the next round of the promotion’s Grand Prix. In further action, Corey Anderson also advanced in the 205-pound tournament, defeating Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.
There was plenty of movement in the latest edition of the rankings, which saw Anderson move up in both the 205-pound rankings, as well as the pound-for-pound list. In addition, Paul Daley cracked the Top 10 after his spectacular knockout win over Samah Hobasi (see it again here).
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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
2. Vadim Nemkov (13-2)
3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)
4. Ryan Bader (28-6)
5. Juan Archuleta (25-2)
6. Douglas Lima (32-8)
7. AJ McKee (17-0)
8. Corey Anderson (15-5) +1
9. Phil Davis (22-6) -1
10. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Cris Cyborg (23-2)
2. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)
3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
4. Julia Budd (15-3)
5. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
6. Liz Carmouche (15-7)
7. Denise Kielholtz (6-2)
8. Cat Zingano (12-4)
9. Kana Watanabe (10-0)
10. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)
MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT (265 Pounds)
C. Ryan Bader (28-6)
1. Timothy Johnson (15-6)
2. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2)
3. Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
4. Linton Vassell (20-8) +2
5. Tyrell Fortune (10-1) -1
6. Steven Mowry (9-0) +1
7. Matt Mitrione (13-8) +1
8. Javy Ayala (11-8) +2
9. Davion Franklin (2-0) NR*
10. Jake Hager (3-0) NR*
MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 Pounds)
C. Vadim Nemkov (13-2)
1. Ryan Bader (27-6)
2. Corey Anderson (14-5) +1
3. Phil Davis (22-6) -1
4. Julius Anglickas (10-1) +1
5. Lyoto Machida (26-11) -1
6. Grant Neal (5-0)
7. Tyree Fortune (5-0) +1
8. Christian Edwards (4-0) -1
9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1)
10. Karl Albrektsson (11-3) NR*
MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 Pounds)
C. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)
1. John Salter (18-4)
2. Anatoly Tokov (29-2)
3. Austin Vanderford (10-0)
4. Fabian Edwards (9-1)
5. Costello van Steenis (13-2)
6. Johnny Eblen (7-0)
7. Charlie Ward (9-4)
8. Mike Shipman (14-3)
9. Romero Cotton (5-0)
10. Ed Ruth (8-3)
MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT (170 Pounds)
C. Douglas Lima (32-8)
1. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)
2. Michael Page (18-1)
3. Jason Jackson (15-4)
4. Neiman Gracie (10-2)
5. Logan Storley (11-1)
6. Derek Anderson (17-3)
7. Joey Davis (8-0)
8. Paul Daley (43-17-2) NR*
9. Sabah Homasi (15-9) -1
10. Oliver Enkamp (10-2) -1
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT (155 Pounds)
C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
1. Brent Primus (10-1)
2. Patricky Pitbull (23-9)
3. Goiti Yamauchi (25-5)
4. Benson Henderson (28-10)
5. Myles Jury (19-5) +1
6. Sidney Outlaw (15-4) -1
7. Adam Piccolotti (12-4)
8. Dan Moret (15-6) +1
9. Alfie Davis (14-3) -1
10. Aviv Gozali (5-0)
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
1. AJ McKee (17-0)
2. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5)
3. Adam Borics (17-1)
4. Jay Jay Wilson (8-0) +3
5. Daniel Weichel (40-12)
6. Aaron Pico (7-3)
7. Pedro Carvalho (11-5) -3
8. Mads Burnell (15-3) +2
9. Tywan Claxton (6-2)
10. Jeremy Kennedy (16-2) -2
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (135 Pounds)
C. Juan Archuleta (25-2)
1. Sergio Pettis (20-5)
2. Patchy Mix (13-1)
3. Magomed Magomedov (17-1)
4. Raufeon Stots (15-1)
5. James Gallagher (11-1)
6. Leandro Higo (20-5)
7. Josh Hill (20-3)
8. Jornel Lugo (6-0)
9. Cass Bell (5-2)
10. Brian Moore (13-7)
WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. Cris Cyborg (23-2)
1. Julia Budd (15-3)
2. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
3. Cat Zingano (12-4)
4. Leslie Smith (12-8-1)
5. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4)
6. Janay Harding (6-4)
7. Leah McCourt (4-1) +1
8. Amanda Bell (7-7) -1
9. Jessy Miele (9-5) +1
10. Talita Nogueira (8-2) NR*
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (125 Pounds)
C. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)
1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
2. Liz Carmouche (15-7)
3. Denise Kielholtz (6-2)
4. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
5. Alejandra Lara (9-5)
6. Veta Arteaga (6-4) +1
7. Kate Jackson (11-5-1) -1
8. Mandy Bohm (7-0)
9. Valerie Loureda (3-0)
10. Vanessa Porto (22-0) NR*
Expect some changes after the dust settles from Bellator 258 on May 7, which features a Bantamweight title fight between division kingpin, Juan Archuleta, taking on Sergio Pettis, as well as the final — and most-anticipated — opening round match up of the Light Heavyweight Grand Prix between Anthony Johnson and Yoel Romero.
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