The official Bellator MMA rankings were updated following Bellator 275, which went down last week (Fri., Feb. 25, 2022) inside 03 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. In the main event of the evening, Gegard Mousasi made quick work of Austin Vanderford, stopping him via strikes in the first round (see it here). Also, Sinead Kavanagh got back on track by defeating Leah McCourt via unanimous decision.
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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. A.J. McKee (18-0)
2. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)
3. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) +1
4. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2)
5. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)
6. Ryan Bader (29-7)
7. Sergio Pettis (22-5)
8. Corey Anderson (16-5)
9. Michael Page (20-1)
10. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC)
2. Juliana Velasquez (12-0)
3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
4. Liz Carmouche (16-7)
5. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)
6. Arlene Blencowe (15-8)
7. Cat Zingano (12-4)
8. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)
9. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5) NR*
10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)
MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT (265 Pounds)
C. Ryan Bader (29-7)
1. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2)
2. Cheick Kongo (31-11-2)
3. Fedor Emelianenko (40-6)
4. Linton Vassell (22-8)
5. Tim Johnson (15-8)
6. Steve Mowry (10-0)
7. Tyrell Fortune (11-2)
8. Davion Franklin (5-0)
9. Said Sowma (8-3)
10. Gokhan Saricam (7-1) NR*
MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 Pounds)
C. Vadim Nemkov (15-2)
1. Corey Anderson (16-5)
2. Phil Davis (23-6)
3. Ryan Bader (29-7)
4. Anthony Johnson (23-6)
4. Julius Anglickas (10-2)
6. Lyoto Machida (26-11)
7. Karl Albrektsson (13-3)
8. Alex Polizzi (9-1)
9. Grant Neal (6-1)
10. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1)
MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 Pounds)
C. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2)
1. John Salter (18-5) +1
2. Austin Vanderford (11-1) -1
3. Johnny Eblen (10-0)
4. Fabian Edwards (9-2)
5. Anatoly Tokov (30-2)
6. Lorenz Larkin (23-7)
7. Dalton Rosta (6-0) +1
8. Romero Cotton (5-0) -1
9. Anthony Adams (9-2)
10. Khalid Murtazaliev (15-3)
MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT (170 Pounds)
C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0)
1. Michael Page (20-1)
2. Douglas Lima (32-10)
3. Jason Jackson (15-4)
4. Logan Storley (13-1)
5. Neiman Gracie (11-3)
6. Andrey Koreshkov (25-4)
7. Derek Anderson (17-4)
8. Paul Daley (43-18-2)
9. Kyle Crutchmer (8-1) +1
10. Sabah Homasi (16-10) NR*
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT (155 Pounds)
C. Patricky Pitbull (24-10)
1. Sidney Outlaw (16-4)
2. Brent Primus (11-2)
3. Goiti Yamauchi (26-5)
4. Benson Henderson (29-11)
5. Usman Nurmagomedov (14-0)
6. Peter Queally (13-6-1)
7. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1)
8. Myles Jury (19-6)
9. Alexander Shabliy (20-3)
10. Dan Moret (15-7) NR*
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. AJ McKee (18-0)
1. Patricio Pitbull (32-5)
2. Mads Burnell (16-3)
2. Adam Borics (17-1)
4. Aaron Pico (9-3)
5. Pedro Carvalho (12-5)
6. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7)
7. Jeremy Kennedy (17-3)
8. Daniel Weichel (41-13)
9. Justin Gonzales (12-1)
10. Darrion Caldwell (15-6)
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (135 Pounds)
C. Sergio Pettis (22-5)
1. Juan Archuleta (25-3)
2. Patchy Mix (15-1)
3. Raufeon Stots (17-1)
4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2)
5. Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4)
6. Leandro Higo (21-5)
7. James Gallagher (11-2)
8. Josh Hill (21-4)
9. Jornel Lugo (8-0)
10. Cass Bell (5-2)
WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC)
1. Arlene Blencowe (15-8)
2. Cat Zingano (12-4)
3. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)
4. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5) +1
5. Leah McCourt (6-2) -1
6. Janay Harding (6-5)
7. Pam Sorenson (9-4)
7. Talita Nogueira (8-2) +1
9. Jessica Borga (3-4)
10. Dayana Silva (9-7)
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (125 Pounds)
C. Juliana Velasquez (12-0)
1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
2. Liz Carmouche (16-7)
3. Denise Kielholtz (6-3)
4. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1)
5. Alejandra Lara (9-5)
6. Veta Arteaga (6-4)
7. DeAnna Bennett (11-7-1)
8. Vanessa Porto (23-9)
9. Diana Avsaragova (4-0)
10. Valerie Loureda (4-1)
Bellator will be back in action on March 12, 2022 to stage Bellator 276 from inside The Family Arena in St. Louis, Missouri featuring a Featherweight bout between Adam BOrics and Mads Burnell. In the co-main event, Light Heavyweight contenders Phil Davis and Julius Anglickas will be featured.
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