Ringside Report Radio. May 10, 2013. Now online

May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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This is the May 10, 2013 episode of Ringside Report Radio. Hosted by Dave Simon and Fred Garcia.

Simon and Garcia discussed Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos’ assertion that money and not weight was the issue preventing her from going to the UFC and fighting Ronda Rousey. Simon and Garcia talked about Cyborg’s future at Invicta FC and when she might face Rousey.

Simon and Garcia unveiled their Top 5 favourite MMA fighter entrance songs, talked about Quebec-based Challenge MMA’s first event and the UFC moving to Wednesday nights on Fox Sports 1.

All this and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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Ringside Report Radio. June 13, 2012 now online

June 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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This is the June 13, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio hosted by Dave Simon and Kevin “Big Tuna” McKough.

On this episode, Dave and Kevin discussed the controversial split-decision win by Timothy Bradley over Manny Pacquaio.

Dave and Kevin addressed the rumors of Brock Lesnar returning to the UFC and the persistent stories of Lesnar’s future in MMA.

Dave and Kevin talked about Tito Ortiz being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame and who else is deserving of an induction.

All this plus the latest on Jose Aldo’s injury, what main events will headline UFC events in Canada later this year and much more MMA on this 2-hour episode.

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Tune in Alert! John Gunderson on Ringside Report Radio Tonight!

June 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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Be sure to tune into Ringside Report Radio at its normal time slot of 10pm-Midnight ET on TSN Radio 990. UFC veteran John Gunderson (@JohnGunderson55) joins the panel as our special guest.

John “Guns” Gunderson (33-12-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has been fighting on the regional circuit since being dropped by the UFC back going 3-2 in five fights. Gunderson will be taking on former UFC welterweight contender Karo “The Heat” Parisyan will for the first-ever ShoFIGHT Welterweight strap on Saturday June 16th. Hear Gunderson’s thoughts on his opponent and the championship opportunity and much more.

Dave & Kevin will be discussing the results of the ongoing UFC on FX, as well as international Middleweight standout Mamed Khalidov turning down offer from the UFC, Lyoto Machida and Shogun rumored to coach next season of TUF Brazil and much more in 2 hours of MMAgic.

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Weekend in Fights! May 12th-15th Edition

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This Weekend in Fights! (May 12-15) is a very special weekend that is extended to Tuesday with the UFC holding their third event of FUEL TV midweek in Virginia. Friday’s events included Bellator in New Jersey and Legacy Fighting Championship in Texas. Saturday’s events included Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland and Pure MMA in Pennsylvania.

As always, Bellator kicked off the weekend with Bellator 68 in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Palladium Ballroom of Caesars Atlantic City and broadcast on MTV2 and Spike.com. The event featured the finals of the Bellator Season 6 Featherweight tournament, and one half of the Bantamweight semifinals. In the Featherweight finals Daniel Straus seemingly submitted Marlon Sandro, but he was saved by the bell, but not from the judges. Straus took advantage of the hesitant Sandro, fighting off his submission attempts and landing more crisp strikes and controlled the bout. Straus picks up a $100,000 and a shot at current Bellator Featherweight champion Pat Curran.

In the Bantamweight semifinals, Marcos Galvao edged out Travis Marx for the unanimous decision victory. Galvao used his superior striking and takedown defense to stuff Marx’ attmpts to gain control. Galvao will face the winner of the Luis Nogueira vs. Hiroshi Nakamura later this year.

Prolific knockout artist Marius Zaromskis was on his was to losing a three round decision Waachiim Spiritwolf, but due to a nasty cut cause my Zaromskis in the first round the action was force to end after the second round, as Spiritwolf was not clearly to continue. (Full Bellator 68 event results below.)

Legacy Fighting Championship continued Friday nights action with their  11th event airing on HDNet at Arena Theater in Houston, Texas. The event had former WEC Lightweight Jamie Varner to take on Lee King, but due to Varner signing with the UFC he was replaced by undefeated fighter Evan Cutts, who continued that streak with a second round triangle choke submission over King. In the main event Clay Hantz replaced the injured Jesus Rivera on short notice to take on Jorge Patino for the vacant LFC Lightweight championship now that simultaneous LFC Lightweight and Featherweight champion Daniel Pineda signed with the UFC. Although stepping in last minute wasn’t a pre-fight problem for Hantz, he was knocked out in 64-seconds by Patino. Patino is now the new Legacy Fighting Championship Lightweight champion. Bellator veteran Chad Robichaux snapped his two fight losing skid with submission over two-time UFC veteran Joseph Sandoval in 50-seconds. After going 3-1 in the UFC including a knockout of the night honors, Gerald Harris who was surprisingly cut by the promotion picked up his fourth consecutive victory with a split decision over  Mike Bronzoulis. (Full LFC 11 event results below.)

KSW 19 took place at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudziannowski defeated Bob Sapp in the main event. The bout only lasted 39-second Pudziannowski rained down punches on Sapp. Sapp didn’t throw one punch, nor did he attempt to make it a fight, as it was evident that he showed up simply to collect a pay check. Unsigned European phenom Mamed Khalidov knocked out UFC veteran Rodney Wallace in under two minutes of the very first round. UFC & Bellator veteran Jay Silva lost a majority decision to Michal Materia. While UFC, Bellator, Shark Fights, IFL, and BAMMA veteran snapped a four fight losing skid Matt Horwich with a third round TKO of Antoni Chmielewski. (Full KSW 19 event results below.)

Pure MMA took place at the Sports Dome in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the event was headlined by MMA journeyman Din Thomas, who had two stints in the UFC. Since being cut in 2008, Thomas has gone on the fight in local promotions, and picked up his fourth consecutive victory and the Pure MMA Featherweight title with a first round arm bar submission over Cody Bollinger. Another championship bout took place on the card as Pete Martin defeated Michael Byrnes. Oddly enough in a three round decision for the Pure MMALightweight title, which is odd for a title bout. Also on the card were UFC veterans Waylon Lowe & Jason Dent. Lowe picked up his third KO/TKO when the referee was forced to call a halt to the action in the third round over Mike Diggs. After going 1-1 in the UFC, Dent has yet to recover from his UFC 106 loss to George Sotiropoulos, as he continues his losing ways, added a fourth consecutive loss to his record with a unanimous decision loss to Rustam Khabilov. (Full Pure MMA event results below.)

UFC on FUEL TV 3 took place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday night. The 11 bout card was headlined with the Featherweight title eliminator bout between Dustin Poirier and the Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung. Jung displayed an extremely evolved MMA game, with a combination of ground work and crisp striking. Both fighters went toe-to-toe for 16 minutes, as Jung scored a fourth round D’Arce choke submission choking Poirier out cold. Jung who was primarily a striker in previous bouts, took Poirier to the ground early, delivering both ground and pound strikes and submission attempts. Poirier was outclassed both on the ground and standing, as he was unable to fight off the persistent Jung throughout the highly contested three rounds.

In the only knockout of the card, Tom Lawlor, who was celebrating his birthday knocked out Jason MacDonald in 50-seconds.

Although he was getting manhandled by Marcus LeVesseur; Cody McKenzie, who was sporting a new look, pulled off his trademark guillotine submission for a first round victory.

Tristar’s Yves Jabouin picked up the third straight victory in the UFC as a Bantamweight when he won a clear cut unanimous decision over Jeff Hougland. Jabouin used a variety of spin kicks to drop Hougland early in the first round, but was unable to finish him off with ground and pound. Jabouin continued his assault throughout the next two rounds, with a combination a kicks, and ground and pound.

Nova Scotia’s TJ Grant won his second fight since dropping to Lightweight, with a unanimous decision victory over Carlo Prater. Doing some training over a Nova Uniao, Grant showed off his much improved ground work over the Brazilian fighter with ground control and submission attempts.

Very good fight card with most of the bouts going the distance, but entertaining in the process. Donald Cerrone kickboxed his was to defeating boxer Jeremy Stephens, who could never find his range. Igor Prokrajac and Fabio Maldonado had one hell of a slugfest over, that seemingly saw Prokrajac the winner. Finally the opening bout of the card saw Francisco Rivera beat up a very tough Alex Soto with kicks and punches. (Full UFC on FUEL TV 3 event results below.)

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Friday Night Fights –

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Bellator 68 results:

Daniel Straus def. Marlon Sandro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) – featherweight-tourney final

Marcos Galvao def. Travis Marx via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – bantamweight-tourney semifinal

Marcin Held def. Derrick Kennington via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 2:08

Marius Zaromskis def. Waachiim Spiritwolf via TKO (doctor’s stoppage due to cut) – Round 2, 5:00

Prelims:

Don Carlo-Clauss def. Jacob Kirwan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Aung La Nsang def. Jesus Martinez via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:36

Anthony Leone def. Claudio Ledesma via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Francois Ambang def. Gregory Millard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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LFC 11 results:

Jorge Patino def. Clay Hantz via KO (punches) – Round 1, 1:04 -wins vacant lightweight title

Chad Robichaux def. Joseph Sandoval via submission (north-south choke) – Round 1, 0:50

Gerald Harris def. Mike Bronzoulis via split decision

Evan Cutts def. Lee King via submission (triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:35

William “Bubba” Bush vs. Artenas Young declared no contest

Nelson Salas def. Angel Huerta via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:45

Ryan Benoit def. Cody Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:53

Ray Blodget def. Cris Rucker via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lester Batres def. Justin Murray via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Jesus “J.T.” Mendez def. Andy Sandoval via TKO (punches) – Round 1

Marcus Dupar def. Bobby Powers via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2

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Saturday Night Fights -

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KSW 19 results:

Mariusz Pudziannowski def. Bob Sapp via TKO (Punches) – 0:39 – Round 1

Mamed Khalidov def. Rodney Wallace via KO (Punch) – 1:55 – Round 1

Michal Materia def. Jay Silva via Majority Decision

Matt Horwich def. Antoni Chmielewski via TKO (Punches) – 2:19 – Round 3

Aslambek Saidov def. Grigor Aschugbabjan via Submission (Kimura) – 4:51 – Round 1

Marta Chojnoska def. Paulina Suska via Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) – 0:42 – Round 1

Borys Mankowski def. Marcin Naruszczka via Majority Decision

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Pure MMA results:

Din Thomas def. Cody Bollinger via Submission (Arm Bar) – 2:09 – Round 1 – wins Pure MMA Featherweight title

Pete Martin def. Michael Byrnes via Unanimous Decision (3 Rounds) – wins Pure MMA Lightweight title

Waylon Lowe def. Mike Diggs via TKO (Referee Stoppage) – 3:13 – Round 3

Rustam Khabilov def. Jason Dent via Unanimous Decision

Brett Martinez def. Kenneth Nagle via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) – 1:54 – Round 1

Jason Gladey def. Tyrelle Olding via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 1:03 – Round 1

Elder Ramos def. James Watts via KO (Head Kick) – 1:51 – Round 1

Lazaro Gonzalez def. Craig Mover via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:19 – Round 1

Brandon Williams def. Neil Darrow via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 0:52 – Round 1

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UFC on FUEL TV 3 results:

Chan Sung Jung def. Dustin Poirier via Submission (D’Arce Choke) – 1:07 – Round 4

Amir Sadollah def. Jorge Lopez via Split Decision

Donald Cerrone def. Jeremy Stephens via Unanimous Decision

Yves Jabouin def. Jeff Hougland via Unanimous Decision

Igor Pokrajac def. Fabio Maldonado via Unanimous Decision

Tom Lawlor def. Jason MacDonald via KO (Punch) – 0:50 – Round 1

Facebook prelims:

Brad Tavares def. Dongi Yang via Unanimous Decision

Cody McKenzie def. Marcus LeVesseur via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – 3:05 – Round 1

T.J. Grant def. Carlo Prater via Unanimous Decision

Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)- 1:40 – Round 1

Johnny Eduardo def. Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision

Francisco Rivera def. Alex Soto via Unanimous Decision

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Top 10 MMA Rankings- March 2012

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This is the 8th monthly installment of the Ringside Report official Top 10 MMA rankings. Note: These rankings were compiled and debated on the February 29, 2012 episode of Ringside Report Radio.

Brock Lesnar’s retirement appears official and he is removed from the Top 10 this month. Antonio Silva moves up from 9th in February to take Lesnar’s spot at 8th this month. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira moves up from 10th to 9th and Shane Carwin enters the Top 10 at number 10. No Heavyweights in the Top 10 are scheduled for competition this month.

Heavyweights- 207-265 lbs.

1. Junior Dos Santos (14-1, UFC HW champion) Last fight: KO win over Cain Velasquez on November 12, 2011 to win UFC HW title. Next Fight: defending UFC HW title versus Alistair Overeem on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146

2. Cain Velasquez (9-1) Last fight: KO loss to Junior Dos Santos on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: versus Frank Mir in summer 2012

3.Alistair Overeem (36-11-1) Last fight: TKO win over Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next Fight: versus Junior Dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146

4. Josh Barnett (31-5) Last fight:  submission win over Sergei Kharitonov on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Daniel Cormier in Strikeforce HW G.P. finals in 2012

5. Daniel Cormier (9-0) Last fight: KO win over Antonio Silva on September 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Josh Barnett in Strikeforce HW G.P. finals in 2012

6. Frank Mir (16-5) Last fight: submission win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: versus Cain Velasquez in summer 2012

7. Fabricio Werdum (15-5-1) Last fight: UD win Roy Nelson on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Next fight: TBA

8. Antonio Silva (16-3) Last fight: KO loss to Daniel Cormier on September 10, 2012. Next fight: TBA

9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (33-7-1-1) Last fight: submission loss to Frank Mir on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: TBA

10. Shane Carwin (12-2) Last fight: UD loss to Junior Dos Santos on June 11, 2011. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Sergei Kharitonov, Mark Hunt, Fedor Emelianenko, Cheick Kongo, Shane Carwin, Gabriel Gonzaga. Brock Lesnar (retired)

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s decision loss to Ryan Bader on February 25 drops him from 6th to 10th in the rankings. Phil Davis bumps up from 7th to take Rampage’s spot at 6th overall. Alexander Gustafsson jumps from 8th to 7th, Gegard Mousasi goes from 9th to 8th and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira goes from 10th to 9th. There are no Top 10 Light-Heavyweights scheduled for action in March.

Light-Heavyweights- 205 lbs.

1. Jon Jones (15-1, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion) Last fight: submission win over Lyoto Machida on December 10, 2011. Next fight: versus Rashad Evans for UFC LHW title at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012.

2. Dan Henderson (29-8) Last fight: UD win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

3. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (20-6) Last Fight: UD loss to Dan Henderson on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

4. Lyoto Machida (17-3) Last fight: submission loss to Jon Jones on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next Fight: TBA

5. Rashad Evans (17-1-1D) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Phil Davis on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: versus Jon Jones for UFC LHW title at UFC 145 on April 21, 2012.

6. Phil Davis (9-1) Last fight: UD loss to Rashad Evans on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: TBA

7. Alexander Gustafsson (13-1) Last fight: TKO win over Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 141 on December 30, 2011. Next fight: versus Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 2.

8. Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Ovince St-Preux on December 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (20-5) Last fight: TKO win over Tito Ortiz on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Alexander Gustafsson on April 14, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 2.

10. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (32-10) Last fight: UD loss to Ryan Bader on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Forrest Griffin, Ryan Bader, Tito Ortiz

Yushin Okami’s TKO loss to Tim Boetsch on February 25 drops him from 3rd to 6th. Boetsch becomes an honorable mention and could enter the Top 10 with another impressive victory. Mark Munoz takes Okami’s spot at number 3 improving from 4th last month. Vitor Befort goes from 5th to 4th and Michael Bisping from 6th to 5th.  No Top 10 middleweights will be in compeition in March.

Middleweights- 185 lbs.

1. Anderson Silva (31-4, UFC Middleweight Champion) Last fight: TKO win over Yushin Okami on August 27, 2011. Next fight: versus Chael Sonnen on June 16, 2012 at UFC 147 in Brazil.

2. Chael Sonnen (27-11-1D) Last fight: Unanimous decision win over Michael Bisping on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next Fight: versus Anderson Silva on June 16, 2012 at UFC 147 in Brazil.

3. Mark Munoz (12-2) Last fight: TKO win over Chris Leben on November 5, 2011. Next fight: TBA

4. Vitor Belfort (21-9) Last fight: submission win over Anthony Johnson at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: versus Wanderlei Silva on June 16, 2012 at UFC 147 in Brazil.

5. Michael Bisping (22-4) Last fight: UD loss to Chael Sonnen on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next fight: TBA

6. Yushin Okami (26-7) Last fight: TKO loss to Tim Boetsch on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: TBA

7. Demian Maia (15-4) Last fight: UD loss to Chris Weidman on January 28, 2012 at UFC on Fox 2. Next Fight: TBA

8. Brian Stann (11-4) Last fight: submission loss to Chael Sonnen on October 8, 2011. Next fight: versus Alessio Sakara on April 14, 2012 at UFC on FX 2

9. Luke Rockhold (9-1, Strikeforce MW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Keith Jardine on January 8, 2012 at Strikeforce: Rockhold v. Jardine. Next fight: TBA

10. Hector Lombard (31-2-1-1NC, Bellator MW champion) Last fight: TKO win over Trevor Prangley on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: rumoured to be facing Mamed Khalidov on May 10, 2012 for KSW 19 in Poland.

Honourable mentions: Mamed Khalidov, Jorge Santiago, Rousimar Palhares, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Wanderlei Silva, Chris Weidman, Tim Boetsch

Carlos Condit jumps from 4th to 2nd overall with a unanimous decision over Nick Diaz on February 4 for the UFC interim welterweight title. Nick Diaz drops from 2nd to 4th. Jake Shields’ decision victory over Yoshihiro Akiyama on February 25 is enough to bring him up from 7th to 6th. B.J. Penn remains inactive and possibly retired and drops from 6th to 8th. Jake Ellenberger’s decision victory over Diego Sanchez on February 15 helps him go from 8th in February to 7th overall in March. No Top 10 Welterweights are scheduled for action this month.

Welterweights- 170 lbs.

1. Georges St-Pierre (22-2 UFC Welterweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Jake Shields on April 30, 2011 Next fight: TBA

2. Carlos Condit (28-5) Last fight: UD win over Nick Diaz on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143 for interim UFC Welterweight Championship. Next fight: TBA

3. Josh Koscheck (17-5) Last fight: SD win over Mike Pierce on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Next fight: versus Johny Hendricks at UFC on Fox 3 on May 5, 2012.

4. Nick Diaz (26-8-1D) Last fight: UD loss to Carlos Condit on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143 for interim UFC Welterweight Championship. Next fight: TBA

5. Jon Fitch (23-4-1NC-1D) Last fight: KO loss to Johny Hendricks on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: TBA

6. Jake Shields (27-6-1D) Last fight: UD win over Yoshihiro Akiyama on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: TBA

7. Jake Ellenberger (27-5) Last fight: UD win over Diego Sanchez on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 1. Next fight: TBA

8. B.J. Penn (16-8-2) Last fight: UD loss to Nick Diaz on October 29, 2011 at UFC 137. Next fight: TBA

9. Johny Hendricks (12-1) Last fight: KO win over Jon Fitch on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Josh Koscheck at UFC on Fox 3 on May 5, 2012.

10. Rory MacDonald (12-1) Last fight: TKO win over Mike Pyle on August 6, 2011 at UFC 133. Next fight: versus Che Mills on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.

Honourable mentions: Martin Kampmann, Dong Hyun Kim, John Hathaway, Charlie Brenneman, Thiago Alves, Rick Story, Diego Sanchez, Tyron Woodley.

Benson Henderson’s decision victory over Frankie Edgar gave him the UFC Lightweight championship and moves him from 4th last month to 1st overall in March. Frankie Edgar drops from 1st to 2nd. Gray Maynard drops from 2nd to 3rd and Gilbert Melendez goes from 3rd to 4th. Anthony Pettis’ KO victory over Joe Lauzon on February 25 is enough for him to jump from 6th to 5th, dropping Clay Guida from 5th down to 6th. No Top 10 Lightweights are scheduled for competition in March.

Lightweights- 155 lbs.

1. Benson Henderson (16-2) Last fight: UD win over Frankie Edgar on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144 for UFC LW title.  Next fight: TBA

2. Frankie Edgar (14-2-1, UFC Lightweight Champion) Last fight: UD loss to Benson Henderson on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144 to lose UFC LW title. Next fight: TBA

3. Gray Maynard (10-1-1D-1NC) Last fight: KO loss to Frankie Edgar on October 8, 2011 at UFC 136. Next fight: TBA

4. Gilbert Melendez (20-2, Strikeforce LW champion) Last fight: UD win over Jorge Masvidal to defend Strikeforce LW title on December 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

5. Anthony Pettis (15-2) Last fight: KO win over Joe Lauzon on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: TBA

6. Clay Guida (29-12) Last fight: UD loss to Benson Henderson on November 12, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

7. Shinya Aoki (30-5-1NC, DREAM LW champion) Last fight: UD win over Satoru Kitaoka to defend DREAM LW title on December 31, 2011 at DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011. Next fight: rumoured to be fighting Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 66 on April 20, 2012

8. Nate Diaz (15-7) Last fight: Unanimous Decision win over Donald Cerrone on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Jim Miller on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3.

9. Jim Miller (21-3) Last Fight: submission win over Melvin Guillard on January 20, 2012 at UFC on FX 1. Next fight: versus Nate Diaz on May 5, 2012 at UFC on Fox 3.

 10. Donald Cerrone (17-4-1) Last Fight: UD loss to Nate Diaz on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Jeremy Stephens on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 3.

Honourable mentions: Rafael Dos Anjos, Jorge Masvidal, Joe Lauzon, Edson Barboza, Eddie Alvarez, Michael Chandler, Takanori Gomi

Zero movement in the Featherweight division this month, no Top 10 Featherweights scheduled for action in March.

Featherweights-145 lbs.

1. Jose Aldo (21-1, UFC Featherweight Champion) Last fight: KO win over Chad Mendes at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: TBA

2. Chad Mendes (11-1) Last fight: KO loss to Jose Aldo at UFC 142 on January 14, 2012. Next fight: TBA

3. Hatsu Hioki (26-4-2) Last fight: UD win over Bart Palaszewski on February 25, 2012 at UFC 144. Next fight: TBA

4. Diego Nunes (17-2) Last fight: UD win over Manvel Gamburyan on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. Next fight: versus Dennis Siver at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14, 2012.

5. Mark Hominick (20-10) Last fight: KO loss to Chan Sung Jung on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Eddie Yagin on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145. 

6. Erik Koch (13-1) Last fight: UD win over Jonathan Brookins on September 17, 2011. Next fight: TBA

7. Charles Oliveira (15-2-1) Last Fight: submission win over Eric Wisely on January 28, 2012. Next Fight: TBA

8. Darren Elkins (13-2) Last fight: UD win over Zhang Tiequan on    October 8, 2011 at UFC 136. Next fight: rumoured to be versus Diego Brandao on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146.

9. Dustin Poirier (12-1) Last Fight: submission win over Max Holloway on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Next fight: versus Chan Sung Jung on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 3.

10. Chan Sung Jung (12-3) Last fight: KO win over Mark Hominick on December 10, 2011 at UFC 140. Next fight: versus Dustin Poirier on May 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel 3.

Honourable mentions: Joe Warren, Marlon Sandro, Bart Palaszewski, Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, Pat Curran, Yuri Alcantara, Cub Swanson, Ricardo Lamas, Jonathan Brookins, Kenny Florian (retired).

Renan Barao’s decision victory over Scott Jorgensen on February 4 bumps him up from 6th to 3rd overall. Scott Jorgensen drops from 2nd to 4th. Urijah Faber moves up from 3rd to 2nd overall. Takeya Mizugaki’s decision loss to Chris Cariaso on February 25 drops him out of the Top 10. Ivan Menjivar’s submission win over John Albert on February 15 helps him enter the Top 10 at tenth overall. No Top 10 Bantamweights are scheduled for action this month.

Bantamweights- 135 lbs.

1. Dominick Cruz (19-1, UFC Bantamweight Champion) Last fight: UD win over Demetrious Johnson on October 1, 2011 to defend UFC BW title. Next fight: expected to face Urijah Faber for UFC BW title on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148.

2. Urijah Faber (26-5) Last fight: submission win over Brian Bowles on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: expected to face Dominick Cruz for UFC BW title on July 7, 2012 at UFC 148.

3. Renan Barao (28-1-1) Last fight:  UD win over Scott Jorgensen on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Next fight: TBA

4. Scott Jorgensen (13-5) Last fight: UD loss to Renan Barao on February 4, 2012 at UFC 143. Next fight: TBA

5. Brian Bowles (10-2) Last fight: submission loss to Urijah Faber on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: TBA

6. Miguel Torres (39-4) Last fight: UD win over Nick Pace on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: versus Michael McDonald on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.

7. Bibiano Fernandes (11-3) Last fight: UD win over Rodolfo Marques and TKO win over Antonio Banuelos to win DREAM BW Grand Prix on December 31, 2011 at DREAM New Year’s Eve 2011. Next fight: TBA

8. Michael McDonald (14-1) Last fight: KO win over Alex Soto on November 19, 2011. Next Fight: versus Miguel Torres on April 21, 2012 at UFC 145.

9. Brad Pickett (20-6) Last fight: submission loss to Renan Barao on November 5, 2011. Next fight: versus Damacio Page at UFC on Fuel 2 on April 14, 2012.

10. Ivan Menjivar (24-8) Last fight: submission win over John Albert on February 15, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV. Next fight: TBA

Honourable mentions: Eddie Wineland Antonio Banuelos, Yves Jabouin. John Dodson, Zach Makovsky, Nick Denis, Mike Easton, Takeya Mizugaki, Chris Cariaso, TJ Dillashaw

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