Tag: Rankings

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 […]

UFC Rankings: Power Ranking Every Fighter in Every Division

The month of June is only half over, but it has already given us a new TUF champion in Mike Chiesa and a top flyweight contender in Demetrious Johnson. Also, shortly before the month began, heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos defended his spot …

The month of June is only half over, but it has already given us a new TUF champion in Mike Chiesa and a top flyweight contender in Demetrious Johnson. Also, shortly before the month began, heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos defended his spot atop his division by knocking out Frank Mir. Over the next month, the […]

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 […]

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

There really weren’t any meaningful bantamweight bouts in the month of May, but a fight between two ranked fighters at UFC 145 carried over from April. Michael McDonald continues to gain ground on the elite in the bantamweight division this month…

There really weren’t any meaningful bantamweight bouts in the month of May, but a fight between two ranked fighters at UFC 145 carried over from April. Michael McDonald continues to gain ground on the elite in the bantamweight division this month, climbing another spot in the rankings, and his UFC 145 opponent Miguel Torres has […]

B/R Official MMA Rankings for June: The Top 25 Pound-for-Pound Fighters

There are no MMA rankings more speculative yet controversial as the pound-for-pound rankings.  May was a busy month for the world of mixed martial arts and we got to see several interesting, exciting fights that left a noticeable difference in Ble…

There are no MMA rankings more speculative yet controversial as the pound-for-pound rankings.  May was a busy month for the world of mixed martial arts and we got to see several interesting, exciting fights that left a noticeable difference in Bleacher Report’s rankings.  What are the differences from last month? Who is ranked where? Read […]