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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie rankings, March 7: What more can Chad Mendes do?
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
Jones looks for his ninth consecutive title defense when he meets hard-hitting Anthony Johnson May 23 at UFC 187.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
After a heated international media tour, "King" Aldo finally faces "Joker" Conor McGregor at UFC 189 in what's easily the biggest fight in UFC featherweight history.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 1 - 0
Johnson handled his business against Chris Cariaso and next meets fast-rising Japanese contender Kyoji Horiguchi on April 25 at UFC 186.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 2 - 1
Injury delayed a much-anticipated matchup with slugger Vitor Belfort, but the two now meet as part of an incredible UFC 187 lineup on May 23.
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
A knee injury forced Velasquez out of a planned UFC 180 bout with interim champ Fabricio Werdum. The two now meet on June 13 in a title-unification bout at UFC 188.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Dillashaw has suffered an injury and forced the delay of a planned rematch with Renan Barao on April 25 at UFC 186.
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 2 - 0
New champ dos Anjos was brilliant in his title win over Anthony Pettis, and it seems if his knee can heal up, he'll meet the winner of Donald Cerrone vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 7 - 0
Knockout artist Lawler has long been a fan favorite, but now he can also claim the title of UFC champion. He next meets Rory MacDonald on July 11 at UFC 189.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 10 - 0
After scoring a first-round stoppage of Ricardo Lamas, Mendes' future remains uncertain. He's hoping for a third meeting with featherweight champion Jose Aldo.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
"DC" came up short in his bid to unseat the world's top pound-for-pound fighter, and he now looks to rebound against Ryan Bader at UFC Fight Night 68 on June 6.
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Former UFC welterweight champion St-Pierre's days on this list may be numbered; despite hints of a comeback, he has no concrete plans.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Hendricks got things back on track with a UFC 185 win over Matt Brown and should get a chance at earning back the UFC welterweight belt later this year.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Barao got back on the winning track with a win over Mitch Gagnon. He now waits for UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw to heal up for their rematch.
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 2 - 0
After nearly three full years away from competition, Cruz recently returned like he'd never missed a beat. Unfortunately, injury has struck again and sent him to the sidelines.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 1 - 0
It's been a bizarre journey for "The Phenom," and another injury to champ Chris Weidman meant more delay. But they finally meet on May 23 at UFC 187.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 39 - 14 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 10 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 1
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 50 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 4 - 0
Light-Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson | Jun 20, 2015 - UFC Fight Night 69: Gustafsson vs. Teixeira
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 5 - 2
Upcoming Fight: vs. Antonio Rogerio "Minotouro" Nogueira | Aug 01, 2015 - UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 8 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 4 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 8 - 0
Middleweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero | Apr 18, 2015 - UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 36 - 5 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Welterweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 13 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 7 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 29 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 9 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 4 - 0
Lightweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 27 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Featherweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 1 - 0
Mendes' latest win proved he is unquestionably one of the best featherweights in the sport. He'll have to sit back and wait to see what happens with Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor before he knows his next move.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Urijah "The California Kid" Faber | May 15, 2015 - UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs. Faber
Change: +1 | Record: 18 - 4 - 1
Change: +1 | Record: 23 - 2 - 0
Lamas has proven he's an elite-level fighter, but he's come up short in bids against the division's top two fighters, Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes.
Change: -2 | Record: 15 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira | May 30, 2015 - UFC Fight Night 67: Alves vs. Condit
Change: +1 | Record: 25 - 6 - 2
Change: +1 | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 23 - 6 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 22 - 3 - 1
Change: +1 | Record: 24 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 15 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 8 - 0
Bantamweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 32 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Aljamain "Funk Master" Sterling | Apr 18, 2015 - UFC on FOX 15: Machida vs. Rockhold
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 8 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 27 - 9 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 10 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 7 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Flyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson | Apr 25, 2015 - UFC 186: Johnson vs. Horiguchi
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie rankings, March 7: What more can Chad Mendes do?
It’s not easy being the world’s clear No. 2 featherweight, especially when you already have two losses to the guy ranked a spot ahead of you.
But that’s where Chad Mendes, who made short work of fellow 145-pound standout Ricardo Lamas this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 63, finds himself.
He’s solidified his spot as the No. 2 featherweight in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, right behind reigning featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo, who meets Conor McGregor on July 11 at UFC 189.
Mendes has no assurances he’ll face the winner of that fight, and officials may not be eager to book him against an opponent he’s already lost to twice before. Still, there’s no doubting Mendes is taking the right steps to get a third shot at Aldo if the champ beats McGregor this summer.
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