Why We Should Watch UFC Fight Night 65
By Raphael Garcia Fight week is upon us once again as the attention turns back to the UFC cage. This time the promotion heads to Australia...
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First and Worst: Week of April 27 – May 3, 2015
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
Women’s Atomweight (106) Rankings
#1. Herica Tiburcio #2. Ayaka Hamasaki #3. Amber Brown #4. Jodie Esquibel #5. Naho Sugiyama #6. Yasuko Tamada #7. Catherine Costigan #8. Mina Kurobe #9. Saori...
Women’s Strawweight (115) Rankings
#1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk #2. Jessica Aguilar #3. Claudia Gadelha #4. Carla Esparza #5. Karolina Kowalkiewicz #6. MarynaMoroz #7. Livia Renata Souza #8. Alexa Grasso #9. Joanne...
Women’s Flyweight (125) Rankings
#1. Barb Honchak #2. Vanessa Porto #3. Jennifer Maia #4. Julia Berezikova #5. Juliana Werner #6. Elaine Albuquerque #7. Reyna Cordoba #8. Roxanne Modafferi #9. Silvana...
Women’s Bantamweight (135) Rankings
#1. Ronda Rousey #2. Cat Zingano #3. Alexis Davis #4. Miesha Tate #5. Jessica Eye #6. Sara McMann #7. Sarah Kaufman #8. Liz Carmouche #9. Tonya...
Women’s Featherweight (145) Rankings
#1. Cris “Cyborg” Justino #2. Marloes Coenen #3. Julia Budd #4. Faith Van Duin #5. Annalisa Bucci #6. Latoya Walker #7. Megan Anderson #8. Gabby Holloway...
Men’s Flyweight (125) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Demetrious Johnson #2 Joseph Benavidez #3 John Dodson #4 Kyoji Horiguchi #5 Jussier “Formiga” da Silva #6 Ali Bagautinov #7 Zach Makovsky #8 Tim Elliott...
Men’s Bantamweight (135) Top 15 Rankings
#1 TJ Dillashaw #2 Dominick Cruz #3 Renan Barão #4 Urijah Faber #5 Raphael Assunção #6 Johnny Eduardo #7 Eddie Wineland #8 Frankie Saenz #9 Iuri...
Men’s Featherweight (145) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jose Aldo #2 Chad Mendes #3 Frankie Edgar #4 Ricardo Lamas #5 Patricio Freire #6 Conor McGregor #7 Dennis Bermudez #8 Max Holloway #9 Cub...
Men’s Lightweight (155) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Rafael Dos Anjos #2 Anthony Pettis #3 Donald Cerrone #4 Benson Henderson #5 Gilbert Melendez #6 Eddie Alvarez #7 Myles Jury #8 Michael Johnson #9...
Men’s Welterweight (170) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Robbie Lawler #2 Johny Hendricks #3 Rory MacDonald #4 Hector Lombard #5 Jake Shields #6 Tyron Woodley #7 Demian Maia #8 Dong Hyun Kim #9...
Men’s Middleweight (185) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Chris Weidman #2 Luke Rockhold #3 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza #4 Anderson Silva #5 Lyoto Machida #6 Yoel Romero #7 Gegard Mousasi #8 Thales Leites #9...
Men’s Light Heavyweight (205) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jon Jones #2 Anthony Johnson #3 Daniel Cormier #4 Alexander Gustafsson #5 Ryan Bader #6 Phil Davis #7 Glover Teixeira #8 Ovince St. Preux #9...
Men’s Heavyweight (265) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Junior Dos Santos #2 Fabricio Werdum #3 Andrei Arlovski #4 Mark Hunt #5 Travis Browne #6 Stipe Miocic #7 Ben Rothwell #8 Alistair Overeem #9...
Fight of the Month – April 2015
Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi UFC 186 • Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (UFC Flyweight Championship): Demetrious Johnson def. Kyoji Horiguchi via submission (armbar) at 4:59...
Fight of the Week (for week ending 4/26/2015)
Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi UFC 186 • Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (UFC Flyweight Championship): Demetrious Johnson def. Kyoji Horiguchi via submission (armbar) at 4:59...
The Big Picture: The Jon Jones Situation Is Just A Small Part of the Larger Issue of Consequences For Athletes
By Raphael Garcia Professional sports continues to be an interesting industry when it comes to athlete conduct. Nearly every year, multiple controversies leave fans, experts, and...
UFC Sends Strong Message With Jones Punishment, But Message Needs To Be Consistent
By Adam Martin Following Jon Jones’ arrest for an alleged hit-and-run accident this past weekend, the UFC sent a strong message to the #1 pound-for-pound fighter...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 5.03.2015
By Raphael Garcia MMA Ratings writer Raphael Garcia discusses all the happenings from the past week in the world of mixed martial arts. What Do You...