Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Henderson became the only man to hold both the WEC and UFC lightweight titles by wrestling the latter belt from Frankie Edgar in a fantastic five-rounder at UFC 144. The pair will have a chance to produce a second “Fight of the Year” contender when they [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Twenty-five months after winning the WEC lightweight title, Henderson has positioned himself atop the UFC’s 155-pound division. “Bendo” continued his sterling streak inside the Octagon by wrestling the belt from Frankie Edgar in a five-round thriller at UFC 144. The best part: we get to see them do [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Ben Henderson (16-2) Twenty-five months after winning the WEC lightweight title, Henderson has positioned himself atop the UFC’s 155-pound division. “Bendo” continued his sterling streak inside the Octagon by wrestling the belt from Frankie Edgar in a five-round thriller at UFC 144. The best part: we get to see [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings Frankie Edgar UFC Champion Ben Henderson (even) passed the Guida test after destroying Jim Miller. Greatest MFC fighter of all time? Evan Dunham (+40) Lentz is not an easy guy to beat. Gray Maynard (+120) let the belt slip away… again! Jim Miller (+180) back on track with solid win against Melvin. [...]
It stands to logic that winning, and then winning some more, will elevate you in the pecking order. That goes for all sports, really, not just mixed martial arts. But there are other ways to earn yourself acknowledgment as being among the crème de la crème. Bisping showed off his strength and grit in going [...]
Lightweight MMA Rankings 1. Frank Edgar 2. Gilbert Melendez 3. Ben Henderson 4. Gray Maynard 5. Jim Miller 6. Clay Guida 7. Shinya Aoki 8. Anthony Pettis 9. Nate Diaz 10. Eddie Alvarez The announcement that Gilbert Melendez will stay in the Strikeforce organization for the time being rather than moving to the UFC came [...]
Top Ten Lightweight MMA Fighter Rankings 1. Frankie Edgar (1): The lightweight champion defended his title against Gray Maynard at UFC 136. 2. Gray Maynard (2): One of the frustrating things about the lightweight division is that we're going to go two full years with only three men competing for the belt: First Edgar beat [...]
