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B/R Official Rankings for October: Top 10 Featherweights in MMA

Were it not for a Jose Aldo injury, MMA fans would be preparing themselves for the biggest fight in featherweight history right about now. The 145-pound champion was scheduled to meet former lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar at UFC 153, but that bo…

Were it not for a Jose Aldo injury, MMA fans would be preparing themselves for the biggest fight in featherweight history right about now. The 145-pound champion was scheduled to meet former lightweight titleholder Frankie Edgar at UFC 153, but that bout has now been postponed until a date to be determined. In the meantime, […]

B/R Official Rankings for October: The Top 10 Lightweights in MMA

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 Bleache…

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 […]

B/R Official Rankings for October: The Top 10 Bantamweights in MMA

The UFC appears to have worked itself into a schedule in which they focus in and promote a particular weight class for a couple months at a time. The bantamweight division is currently on hiatus with nothing major happening to the division over the las…

The UFC appears to have worked itself into a schedule in which they focus in and promote a particular weight class for a couple months at a time. The bantamweight division is currently on hiatus with nothing major happening to the division over the last month. With nine of the 10 fighters on this list […]

B/R Official Rankings for October: Top 25 Pound-for-Pound Fighters in MMA

There has been a shakeup in MMA‘s rankings with two UFC titles on the line, as well as many other top competitors in action. Jon Jones defended his light-heavyweight title successfully against Vitor Belfort, while Demetrious Johnson won the first…

There has been a shakeup in MMA‘s rankings with two UFC titles on the line, as well as many other top competitors in action. Jon Jones defended his light-heavyweight title successfully against Vitor Belfort, while Demetrious Johnson won the first-ever flyweight title. In addition to that, guys like Stefan Struve and Dan Hardy moved up […]

It’s Official: Jon Jones Is the Greatest Light Heavyweight of All Time

Vitor Belfort wasn’t Jon Jones‘ toughest opponent to date, but he did provide Jon Jones’ toughest moment. In the first round of the UFC 152 main event, Belfort dangled from Jones’ arm like a parasite. The armbar Belfort was work…

Vitor Belfort wasn’t Jon Jones‘ toughest opponent to date, but he did provide Jon Jones’ toughest moment. In the first round of the UFC 152 main event, Belfort dangled from Jones’ arm like a parasite. The armbar Belfort was working was edging Jones’ elbow ever farther in the wrong direction. It seemed like a simple matter of […]

B/R Official Rankings for September: The Top 10 Heavyweights in MMA

Junior dos Santos is already on his way to becoming the most dominant heavyweight champion in UFC history. With one more victory, the Brazilian will tie the record for most consecutive title defenses in the division’s history, and he will be…

Junior dos Santos is already on his way to becoming the most dominant heavyweight champion in UFC history. With one more victory, the Brazilian will tie the record for most consecutive title defenses in the division’s history, and he will be given a chance to pick up that win against an opponent he has already defeated. […]