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Official UFC rankings updated after UFC Fight Night 32: Vitor Belfort holds at No. 2, Dan Henderson plummets to No. 7 Vitor Belfort is next in line for a title shot. Dan Henderson is not. In fact, Hendo may have been tossed from the division title chase for good, after suffering his third straight loss, a first round knockout at the hands (and feet) of The Phenom last weekend (Nov. 9, 2013) in the main event of UFC Fight Night 32 on FOX Sports 1 in Brazil (watch it). It also sent him tumbling down the rankings. True, Hendo only fell one spot, but at 43 years of age, even one place in line is a monumental setback, especially with the invasion of heavyweight Daniel Cormier. And lets not forget about Jimi Manuwa, who could insert himself into the top 10 by upsetting Alexander Gustafsson next year in London. For now, theres just no room in the ranks for Poster Boy. If youre wondering how the worlds largest MMA promotion (in conjunction with FightMetric) compiles its list, heres the criteria: Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC and a fighter can only appear in one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings. That voting panel includes MMAmanias own George Halvatzis Jr, Matthew Roth and Michael Stets. You can check how our rankings stack up compared to the overall consensus by selecting either George Halvatzis Jr. (MMAmania), Matthew Roth (MMAmania) or Michael Steczkowski (MMAmania) in the voting panelists tab at the top of the page. Below are the updated UFC rankings (+/- = movement in rankings): Pound-for-Pound 1. Jon Jones 2. Georges St-Pierre 3. Jose Aldo 4. Anderson Silva 5. Cain Velasquez 6. Renan Barao 7. Demetrious Johnson 8. Anthony Pettis 9. Chris Weidman 10. Ben Henderson Flyweight Champion: Demetrious Johnson 1. Joseph Benavidez 2. John Dodson 3. Ian McCall 4. John Moraga 5. John Lineker 6. Jussier Formiga 7. Tim Elliott 8. Chris Cariaso 9. Louis Gaudinot 10. Darren Uyenoyama Bantamweight Champion: Dominick Cruz 1. Renan Barao (Interim Champion) 2. Urijah Faber 3. Michael McDonald 4. Raphael Assuncao 5. Eddie Wineland 6. Brad Pickett 7. Scott Jorgensen 8. T.J. Dillashaw 9. Mike Easton 10. Takeya Mizugaki Featherweight Champion: Jose Aldo 1. Chad Mendes 2. Ricardo Lamas 3. Frankie Edgar 4. Cub Swanson 5. Chan Sung Jung 6. Dustin Poirier 7. Dennis Siver 8. Nik Lentz 9. Clay Guida 10. Darren Elkins Lightweight Champion: Anthony Pettis 1. Ben Henderson 2. Gilbert Melendez 3. T.J. Grant 4. Josh Thomson 5. Gray Maynard 6. Rafael dos Anjos 7. Khabib Nurmagomedov 8. Nate Diaz 9. Jim Miller 10. Donald Cerrone Welterweight Champion: Georges St-Pierre 1. Johny Hendricks 2. Carlos Condit 3. Rory MacDonald 4. Jake Ellenberger 5. Demian Maia 6. Martin Kampmann +2 7. Jake Shields -1 8. Matt Brown -1 9. Nick Diaz 10. Robbie Lawler Middleweight Champion: Chris Weidman 1. Anderson Silva 2. Vitor Belfort 3. Ronaldo Souza 4. Michael Bisping 5. Lyoto Machida 6. Luke Rockhold 7. Mark Munoz 8. Francis Carmont 9. Constantinos Philippou 10. Tim Kennedy Light Heavyweight Champion: Jon Jones 1. Alexander Gustafsson 2. Glover Teixeira 3. Phil Davis 4. Rashad Evans 5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 6. Chael Sonnen +1 7. Dan Henderson -1 8. Gegard Mousasi 9. Mauricio Rua 10 Lyoto Machida Heavyweight Champion: Cain Velasquez 1. Junior dos Santos 2. Daniel Cormier 3. Fabricio Werdum 4. Antonio Silva 5. Travis Browne 6. Josh Barnett 7. Alistair Overeem 8. Stipe Miocic +1 9. Frank Mir -1 10. Roy Nelson Womens Bantamweight Champion: Ronda Rousey 1. Cat Zingano 2. Miesha Tate 3. Sara McMann +1 4. Alexis Davis -1 5. Sarah Kaufman 6. Jessica Eye 7. Liz Carmouche 8. Amanda Nunes 9. Germaine de Randamie 10. Jessica Andrade
Posted on: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:54:35 +0000

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