Top 10 MMA Rankings- August 2011

This is the first installment of the Ringside Report official MMA Top-10 rankings. The lists were debated over the past few weeks on Ringside Report Radio and will be updated on the first of every month.

Heavyweights

1. Cain Velasquez (9-0, UFC Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar on October 23, 2010 to win UFC HW title. Next fight: Junior Dos Santos on November 19, 2011 defending his UFC HW title.

2. Junior Dos Santos (13-1) Last fight: UD win over Shane Carwin on June 11. Next fight: Cain Velasquez on November 19, 2011 for the UFC HW title.

3.Alistair Overeem (35-11-1) Last fight: UD win over Fabricio Werdum on June 18. Next fight: October 2011 for United Glory in Russia.

4 Brock Lesnar (5-2) Last fight: TKO loss to Cain Velasquez in October 2010 for UFC HW title. Next fight: TBA

5. Antonio Silva (16-2) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on February 12.Next fight: Daniel Cormier on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

6. Fabricio Werdum (14-5-1) Last fight: UD loss to Alistair Overeem on June 18. Next fight: TBA

7. Josh Barnett (30-5) Last fight:  submission win over Brett Rogers on June 18. Next fight: Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011 in Strikeforce HW GP semi-finals

8. Fedor Emelianenko (31-4-1) Last fight: TKO loss to Dan Henderson on July 30, 2011. Next fight: TBA

9. Shane Carwin (12-2) Last fight: UD loss to Junior Dos Santos on June 11. Next fight TBA.

10. Frank Mir (15-5) Last fight: UD win over Roy Nelson on May 28. Next fight TBA

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione,Daniel Cormier

Light-Heavyweights

1. Jon Jones (13-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Mauricio Shogun Rua on March 19, 2011 to win UFC LHW title. Next fight: Quinton Rampage Jackson on September 24, 2011 defending his UFC LHW title.

2. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (19-5) Last fight: TKO loss to Jon Jones on March 19, 2011 for UFC LHW title. Next fight v. Forrest Griffin on August 27, 2011

3. Lyoto Machida (17-2) Last fight: KO win over Randy Couture on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

4. Rashad Evans (15-1-1D) Last fight: UD win over Quinton Rampage Jackson on May 29, 2010. Next fight v. Tito Ortiz on August 6

5. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-8) Last fight: UD win over Matt Hamill on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Jon Jones on September 24, 2011 for the UFC LHW title.

6. Dan Henderson (27-8, Strikeforce LHW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Fedor Emelianenko on July 30, 2011. Next fight: TBA

7. Phil Davis (9-0) Last fight: UD win over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 26, 2011 Next fight: TBA

8. Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante (10-3) Last fight: TKO loss to Dan Henderson on March 5, 2011 for SF LHW title. Next fight: TBA

9. Forrest Griffin (18-6) Last fight: UD win over Rich Franklin on February 5, 2011. Next fight v. Mauricio Shogun Rua on August 27, 2011.

10.Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (19-5) Last fight: UD loss to Phil Davis on March 26, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Gegard Mousasi, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Matt Hamill, Tito Ortiz

Middleweights

1. Anderson Silva (30-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Vitor Belfort on February 5, 2011 to retain UFC MW title. Next fight v. Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011 defending his UFC MW title.

2. Chael Sonnen (25-11-1D) Last fight: submission loss to Anderson Silva on August 7, 2010. Next fight v. Brian Stann on October 8, 2011.

3. Yushin Okami (26-5) Last fight: UD win over Nate Marquardt on November 13, 2010. Next fight v. Anderson Silva on August 27, 2011 for UFC MW title.

4. Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) Last fight: UD win over Dan Miller on March 19, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Mark Munoz (11-2) Last fight: UD win over Demian Maia on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Chris Leben on November 5, 2011.

6. Demian Maia (14-3) Last fight: UD loss to Mark Munoz on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jorge Santiago on October 8, 2011.

7. Ronaldo Jacare Souza (14-2-1NC, SF MW champion) Last fight: submission win over Robbie Lawler on Janaury 29, 2011. Next fight: Luke Rockhold on September 10, 2011 defending his SF MW title.

8. Vitor Belfort (19-9) Last fight: KO loss to Anderson Silva on February 5, 2011 for UFC MW title. Next fight v. Yoshihiro Akiyama on August 6, 2011.

9. Brian Stann (11-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Santiago on May 28, 2011. Next fight v. Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011.

10. Michael Bisping (21-3) Last fight: TKO win over Jorge Rivera on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Jason Miller on December 3, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Hector Lombard, Jorge Santiago

Welterweights

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 defending his UFC WW title.

2. Jon Fitch (23-3-1NC-1D) Last fight: majority draw v. B.J. Penn on February 27, 2011. Next fight: TBA

3. Jake Shields (26-5-1D) Last fight: UD loss to Georges St-Pierre on April 30, 2011 for UFC WW title. Next fight v. Jake Ellenberger on September 17, 2011.

4. Josh Koscheck (15-5) Last fight: UD loss to GSP on December 10, 2010 for UFC WW title. Next fight: TBA.

5. B.J. Penn (16-7-2D) Last fight: majority draw v. Jon Fitch on February 27, 2011. Next fight: Carlos Condit on October 29, 2011.

6. Nick Diaz (25-7-1D) Last fight: TKO win over Paul Daley on April 9, next fight v. Georges St-Pierre for UFC WW title on October 29, 2011.

7. Carlos Condit (27-5) Last fight: KO win over Dong Hyun Kim on July 2, 2011. Next fight: B.J. Penn on October 29, 2011.

8. Rick Story (13-4) Last fight: UD loss to Charlie Brenneman on June 26, 2011.  Next fight: TBA

9. Charlie Brenneman (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Rick Story on June 26, 2011. Next fight: Anthony Johnson on October 1, 2011.

10. Dong Hyun Kim (14-1-1D-1NC) Last fight: KO loss to Carlos Condit on July 2, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Rory MacDonald, Diego Sanchez, Jake Ellenberger

Lightweights

1.Frankie Edgar (13-1-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: draw with Gray Maynard on January 1, 2011 to retain UFC LW title. Next fight : Gray Maynard on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 2.Gray Maynard (10-0-1D-1NC) Last fight: draw with Frankie Edgar on Janaury 1, 2011. Next fight: Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 for UFC LW title.

 3.Gilbert Melendez (19-2, Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Tatsuya Kawajiri on April 4, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4.Jim Miller (20-2) Last fight: TKO win over Kamal Shalorus on March 19, 2011. Next fight: Benson Henderson on August 14, 2011.

5.Shinya Aoki (28-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion ) Last fight: submission win over Rich Clementi on May 29, 2011 to defend DREAM LW title. Next fight: Rob McCullough on September 24.

6. Eddie Alvarez (22-2, Bellator Lightweight champion) Last fight: UD win over Pat Curran on April 2, 2011 to defend Bellator LW title. Next fight: Michael Chandler for Bellator LW title on October 15.

7.Clay Guida (29-11) Last fight: UD win over Anthony Pettis on June 4, 2011. Next fight TBA

 8. Anthony Pettis (13-2) Last fight: UD loss to Clay Guida on June 4, 2011. Next fight Jeremy Stephens on October 8, 2011.

9. Benson Henderson (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Mark Bocek on April 30, 2011. Next fight: Jim Miller on August 14, 2011.

10. Melvin Guillard (29-8-2D-1NC) Last fight KO win over Shane Roller on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Joe Lauzon on October 8, 2011.

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Dennis Siver

Featherweights

1. Jose Aldo (19-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Mark Hominick on April 30, 2011 to retain UFC FW title. Next fight v. Kenny Florian on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 2.Chad Mendes (10-0) Last fight: UD win over Michihiro Omigawa on February 5, 2011. Next fight v. Rani Yahya on August 6, 2011.

 3.Hatsu Hioki (24-4-1) Last fight: submission win over Donald Sanchez on April 29, 2011. Next fight v. George Roop at UFC 137 on October 29, 2011.

 4.Mark Hominick (20-9) Last fight: UD loss to Jose Aldo on April 30, 2011 for UFC FW title. Next fight: TBA

5. Kenny Florian (15-5) Last Fight: UD win over Diego Nunes on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Jose Aldo for FW title on October 8, 2011 for UFC FW title.

 6.Diego Nunes (16-2) Last fight: UD loss to Kenny Florian on June 11, 2011. Next fight: Manvel Gamburyan on September 24, 2011.

 7.Joe Warren (7-1, Bellator FW champion) Last fight: UD win over Marcus Galvao on April 16, 2011. Next fight: Alexis Vila on September 24 in Bellator BW tournament.

 8.Marlon Sandro (19-2) Last fight: UD win over Nazareno Malegarie on July 23, 2011. Next fight v. Pat Curran on August 20, 2011 in Bellator FW tournament final.

 9.Eric Koch (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Raphael Assuncao on March 19, 2011. Next fight v. Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011.

10.Patricio”Pitbull”Freire (17-1) Last Fight: UD win over Daniel Straus on May, 21, 2011 to win Bellator FW tournament. Next Fight: versus Joe Warren for Bellator FW title, date TBA.

Honourable mentions: Dustin Poirier, Manny Gamburyan, Tyson Griffin

Bantamweights

1. Dominick Cruz (18-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Urijah Faber on July 2, 2011 to retain UFC BW title. Next fight: Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

2. Brian Bowles (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Takeya Mizugaki on July 2, 2011. Next fight: Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011.

3. Joseph Benavidez (14-2) Last fight: UD win over Ian Loveland on March 19, 2011. Next fight: Eddie Wineland on August 14, 2011.

4. Demetrious Johnson (10-1) Last fight: UD win over Miguel Torres on May 28, 2011. Next fight : Dominick Cruz on October 1, 2011 for UFC BW title.

5. Urijah Faber (25-5) Last fight: UD loss to Dominick Cruz on July 2, 2011 for UFC BW title. Next fight v. Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011.

6. Scott Jorgensen (12-4) Last fight: KO win over Ken Stone on June 4, 2011. Next fight v. Jeff Curran on October 29, 2011.

7. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD loss to Demetrious Johnson on May 28, 2011. Next fight TBA

8. Brad Pickett (20-5) Last fight: UD win over Ivan Menjivar on December 16 2010. Next fight v. Renan Barao on November 5, 2011.

9. Joachim Hansen (22-10-1) Last fight: SD win over Mitsuhiro Ishida on May 29,2011. Next fight TBA.

10. Michael McDonald (13-1) Last fight: SD win over Chris Cariaso on May 28, 2011. Next fight: TBA.

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland, Takeya Mizugaki, Damacio Page