Fight of the Week (for week ending 5/11/2014)
Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva UFC Fight Night 40 • Matt Brown vs. Erick Silva: Matt Brown def. Erick Silva via TKO (strikes) at 2:11 of...
Fight Posts
Introducing “The Bruise Brothers”: Aldo and Barão Have Struggled To Achieve Stardom Apart; They Need To Be Marketed Together
By Michael Ford It’s no secret that one of the more controversial topics in MMA is the idea of teammates fighting one another. Though the saying...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.05: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The Ultimate Fighter returned for another installment. This time it would be Corey Anderson taking on Josh Clark in a bout that went...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.05: Featured Fight – Corey Anderson vs. Josh Clark
TUF 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn • Corey Anderson vs. Josh Clark: Cory Anderson def. Josh Clark via unanimous decision. Click the stars to rate...
Writing the Wrongs: In the Face of A Looming PPV Failure, Bellator Needs To Make Some Changes (Part 2)
By Michael Ford The first part of this piece focused on Bellator‘s tournament model, and the way that a return to that structure as a focal...
Matt Brown: The People’s Champion
By Raphael Garcia If you Google the term “The People’s Champion,” more than 21 million results will show up on your browser, the vast majority of...
First and Worst: Week of May 5 – May 11, 2014
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...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 40: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia Erick Silva and Matt Brown put on an epic showcase this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In fact,...
Writing the Wrongs: In the Face of A Looming PPV Failure, Bellator Needs To Make Some Changes (Part 1)
By Michael Ford The fun thing to do nowadays is to make jokes about Bellator MMA, the sport’s #2 promotion, who has twice tried to jump...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC Fight Night 40 Winners Edition
By Adam Martin Fight Fixin’ is a fantasy matchmaking article that comes out after every major event and features possible matchups for main card winners and/or...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 5/11/2014)
By Michael Ford Last week gave us the Bellator 119 and UFC Fight Night 40 cards. And according to the viewing (and rating) public, these were...
Men’s Flyweight (125) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Demetrious Johnson #2 Joseph Benavidez #3 John Dodson #4 Ian McCall #5 John Moraga #6 Ali Bagautinov #7 Jussier “Formiga” da Silva #8 Kyoji Horiguchi...
Men’s Bantamweight (135) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Renan Barão #2 Urijah Faber #3 Michael McDonald #4 Raphael Assunção #5 TJ Dillashaw #6 Johnny Eduardo #7 Eddie Wineland #8 Iuri Alcantara #9 Brad...
Men’s Featherweight (145) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jose Aldo #2 Chad Mendes #3 Frankie Edgar #4 Ricardo Lamas #5 Cub Swanson #6 Pat Curran #7 Daniel Straus #8 Patricio Freire #9 Jeremy...
Men’s Lightweight (155) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Anthony Pettis #2 Benson Henderson #3 Gilbert Melendez #4 TJ Grant #5 Eddie Alvarez #6 Michael Chandler #7 Josh Thomson #8 Nate Diaz #9 Khabib...
Men’s Welterweight (170) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Georges St. Pierre #2 Johny Hendricks #3 Robbie Lawler #4 Hector Lombard #5 Tyron Woodley #6 Carlos Condit #7 Rory MacDonald #8 Jake Shields #9...
Men’s Middleweight (185) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Chris Weidman #2 Anderson Silva #3 Vitor Belfort #4 Lyoto Machida #5 Luke Rockhold #6 Gegard Mousasi #7 Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza #8 Francis Carmont #9...
Men’s Light Heavyweight (205) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Jon Jones #2 Alexander Gustafsson #3 Anthony Johnson #4 Phil Davis #5 Lyoto Machida #6 Rashad Evans #7 Vitor Belfort #8 Dan Henderson #9 Glover...
Men’s Heavyweight (265) Top 15 Rankings
#1 Cain Velasquez #2 Junior Dos Santos #3 Daniel Cormier #4 Fabricio Werdum #5 Antonio Silva #6 Mark Hunt #7 Travis Browne #8 Alistair Overeem #9...
MMA Ratings Podcast: 5.11.2014
By Raphael Garcia By Roy Billington MMA Ratings writers Raphael Garcia and Roy Billington talk about Bellator 119, Bellator 120, UFC Fight Night 40, and everything...