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B/R Official MMA Rankings for August: The Top 10 Middleweights in MMA

This just in: there was some action among MMA‘s 185-pound weight classes in July.  Let me tell you about it. First of all, there’s this guy named Anderson Silva. UFC champion at middleweight. And then there was this other guy, Chael So…

This just in: there was some action among MMA‘s 185-pound weight classes in July.  Let me tell you about it. First of all, there’s this guy named Anderson Silva. UFC champion at middleweight. And then there was this other guy, Chael Sonnen. He gained some notoriety for peppering Silva with verbals salvos in the media. […]

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

While July didn’t feature many meaningful fights in the light heavyweight division, August started things off with a bang, as four 205-lb fighters looked to earn a shot at a UFC title. Shogun Rua, Brandon Vera, Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader all fo…

While July didn’t feature many meaningful fights in the light heavyweight division, August started things off with a bang, as four 205-lb fighters looked to earn a shot at a UFC title. Shogun Rua, Brandon Vera, Lyoto Machida and Ryan Bader all fought on the UFC on Fox 4 event, and while both Rua and […]

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

After a little lightweight action this past June that featured Clay Guida and Gray Maynard, our lightweight rankings have been shaken up just a tiny bit. With the big lightweight action not happening until August at UFC 150 when Benson Henderson tries …

After a little lightweight action this past June that featured Clay Guida and Gray Maynard, our lightweight rankings have been shaken up just a tiny bit. With the big lightweight action not happening until August at UFC 150 when Benson Henderson tries to defend his title against Frankie Edgar, it seems our rankings have met […]

Official B/R Rankings for July: The Top 10 Welterweights in MMA

Guess who’s back? After leaving the B/R rankings for nearly a year following his retirement at UFC 137, BJ Penn has found his way back in the mix. “The Prodigy” is set to step back into the cage later this year against top prospect Ro…

Guess who’s back? After leaving the B/R rankings for nearly a year following his retirement at UFC 137, BJ Penn has found his way back in the mix. “The Prodigy” is set to step back into the cage later this year against top prospect Rory MacDonald, and his reputation alone has earned him his spot […]

UFC: Making a Case for Official Rankings in the UFC

Have you ever looked at a recently announced matchup in the UFC and wonder to yourself, “How did they come up with that?” Or have you ever heard a story where one guy refuses to fight another, and you think to yourself, “Why would the…

Have you ever looked at a recently announced matchup in the UFC and wonder to yourself, “How did they come up with that?” Or have you ever heard a story where one guy refuses to fight another, and you think to yourself, “Why would they even ask that legend to fight that guy?” Well, if […]

B/R Official Rankings for June: The Top 10 Flyweights in MMA

The flyweight division hasn’t seen much movement in the rankings this month, but all that is about to change as two of the UFC’s best 125ers are set to square off inside the Octagon to kick off June. Former bantamweight title challenger Dem…

The flyweight division hasn’t seen much movement in the rankings this month, but all that is about to change as two of the UFC’s best 125ers are set to square off inside the Octagon to kick off June. Former bantamweight title challenger Demetrious Johnson will have his highly-anticipated rematch with Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall as […]