Tag: Rankings

UFC Champ Jon Jones Makes Top 20 List in ESPN 2012 ‘Cross-Sport’ Power Rankings

Following a dominant year of title defenses and star-making headline news, Jon Jones has been rated as one of the year’s Top 20 athletes across all sports. That list, compiled by ESPN, places the UFC light heavyweight king at No. 18 overall, ahead of more famous stars like Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers […]

Following a dominant year of title defenses and star-making headline news, Jon Jones has been rated as one of the year’s Top 20 athletes across all sports. That list, compiled by ESPN, places the UFC light heavyweight king at No. 18 overall, ahead of more famous stars like Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers […]

UFC Power Rankings: The Most Boring Fights in UFC History

While we all love mixed martial arts, we can hardly deny that its premier organisation has had its fair share of mind-numbingly boring fights. Whether we’re talking pre-Zuffa or post-Zuffa UFC, both incarnations have offered up some of the most t…

While we all love mixed martial arts, we can hardly deny that its premier organisation has had its fair share of mind-numbingly boring fights. Whether we’re talking pre-Zuffa or post-Zuffa UFC, both incarnations have offered up some of the most tediously dull bouts in combat sports history. So without any further rambling, I present to […]

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 […]