Tag: Rankings

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

Apart from Alan Belcher’s impressive win over Rousimar Palhares at UFC on Fox 3, May was a relatively quiet month for the middleweight division. After Vitor Belfort suffered an injury and was forced out of a belt with Wanderlei Silva, June will b…

Apart from Alan Belcher’s impressive win over Rousimar Palhares at UFC on Fox 3, May was a relatively quiet month for the middleweight division. After Vitor Belfort suffered an injury and was forced out of a belt with Wanderlei Silva, June will bring even less official middleweight action. However, Rich Franklin has stepped in as […]

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Main Card Power Rankings

It’s hard to believe that, after 16 months of waiting, speculating and hand-wringing, the Strikeforce world heavyweight grand prix is actually going to come to an end. Back when it was announced, MMA nerds—and yes, I include myself in that …

It’s hard to believe that, after 16 months of waiting, speculating and hand-wringing, the Strikeforce world heavyweight grand prix is actually going to come to an end. Back when it was announced, MMA nerds—and yes, I include myself in that illustrious group—went bonkers over the possibilities the tournament held. After all, there are three things […]

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

If there was ever a month to be excited about the heavyweight division, this may be it. The stacked UFC 146 event features an all heavyweight main card, with big-name fighters like Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez all throwing down in La…

If there was ever a month to be excited about the heavyweight division, this may be it. The stacked UFC 146 event features an all heavyweight main card, with big-name fighters like Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez all throwing down in Las Vegas on May 26. With so much heavyweight talent being […]

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

April was a huge month for the light heavyweight division, as it finally saw Jon Jones and Rashad Evans settle their year-long rivalry. The UFC 145 main event was one of the biggest fights the UFC will put on this year, and it delivered in the eyes of …

April was a huge month for the light heavyweight division, as it finally saw Jon Jones and Rashad Evans settle their year-long rivalry. The UFC 145 main event was one of the biggest fights the UFC will put on this year, and it delivered in the eyes of most fans. Jones made life miserable for […]

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

UFC fans have their eyes set on UFC 148 in what looks to be one of the best cards in the history of the promotion. Chael Sonnen will look to secure his legacy in the sport in his long awaited rematch against Anderson Silva. With plenty of action schedu…

UFC fans have their eyes set on UFC 148 in what looks to be one of the best cards in the history of the promotion. Chael Sonnen will look to secure his legacy in the sport in his long awaited rematch against Anderson Silva. With plenty of action scheduled to take place in the MMA […]

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

If UFC on FOX 3 showed us anything, it’s that the newly-created flyweight division might be the home of the most entertaining fighters in the sport today.  After Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker got things warmed up early with a back-and-fort…

If UFC on FOX 3 showed us anything, it’s that the newly-created flyweight division might be the home of the most entertaining fighters in the sport today.  After Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker got things warmed up early with a back-and-forth slug-fest, John Dodson and Tim Elliott took to the cage and blew the roof […]