At UFC 133, Rory MacDonald continued his meteoric rise to the top of the welterweight division with a first round thrashing of veteran Mike Pyle.
Brian Ebersole also represented the welterweight division well, as he defeated Dennis Hallman in the opening stanza of their bout. After having his back taken almost immediately, Ebersole reversed Halmman and blasted the speedo-wearing veteran with elbows.
With UFC 133 in the books, let’s see if either of these two rising contenders did enough to break into the top 10 of the welterweight division.