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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, Jan. 26: Ryan Bader's time to shine?
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
Jon Jones' personal indiscretions saw him stripped of his UFC title. He dodged a bullet while only receiving probabtion for his mistakes and will likely fight for his belt in his return to the cage.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
"Mighty Mouse" appears to have no equal at flyweight. Whether he moves up to bantamweight remains to be seen, but his first goal is besting Anderson Silva's UFC record of 10 consecutve title defenses.
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Now finally back in action and with the UFC title around his waist, Cruz's career record really is phenomenal, and he has a bevy of options on the table for the first title defense of his new run.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
McGregor will always have his detractors, but he shouldn't have any more doubters. He looks to add the UFC lightweight title to his collection when he fights Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 197.
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 2 - 0
It's incredible to think Aldo went unbeaten for 10 years, especially since Conor McGregor was able to end that run in just 13 seconds. The Brazilian may have to work his way back to a rematch.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Have any doubts as to whether dos Anjos is a deserving champion? The 66 seconds he needed to down Donald Cerrone should have erased all that. Featherweight champ Conor McGregor comes next.
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 7 - 0
Werdum now owns submisson wins over Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez. Not bad. His next move is uncertain after a UFC 196 headliner with Cain Velasquez fell apart.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 1
Rockhold has long proven himself as one of the best middleweights in the world, but he took the top spot with an absolute destruction of former UFC champ Chris Weidman.
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 2 - 0
Cormier may be champion only because of Jon Jones' legal troubles, but he shouldn't have any doubters as to his worthiness as a titleholder after an incredible win over Alexander Gustafsson.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 1 - 0
After winning the "Fight of the Year" for 2015, Lawler already notched an entry for this year's award with his incredible victory over Carlos Condit. "Ruthless" is on quite the roll.
Change: -- | Record: 27 - 10 - 0
Weidman insists he will come back better than ever following a disappointing loss to Luke Rockhold. UFC officials have yet to reveal if an immediate rematch is in order.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Velasquez lost his title in the thin air of Mexico City but vowed to avenge his defeat. However, injuries scrapped his planned rematch, and his future is unknown.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
There is just no way you can be an MMA fan and not be a fan of Edgar. He is clearly the top UFC contender at 145 pounds, but he'll have to wait as champ Conor McGregor fights Rafael dos Anjos at lightweight.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 4 - 1
Former UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks will delay a move to middleweight and return at UFC 196 against striking specialist Stephen Thompson.
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
In a heartbreaking development, the undefeated Dagestani recovered from a knee injury only to suffer broken ribs in training, scratching his December bout with Tony Ferguson. He now looks to return later this year.
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Honorable Mentions
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Heavyweight rankings
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Honorable Mentions
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Light-Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Middleweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort | May 14, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 87: Belfort vs. Souza
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Anderson "The Spider" Silva | Feb 27, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 83: Silva vs. Bisping
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Honorable Mentions
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Welterweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Matt "The Immortal" Brown | May 14, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 87: Belfort vs. Souza
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 6 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Lightweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means | Feb 21, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 82: Cerrone vs. Means
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 7 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Featherweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Tatsuya "Crusher" Kawajiri | Feb 21, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 82: Cerrone vs. Means
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Bantamweight rankings
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"The Flash" is unquestionably one of the best fighters on the planet not competing in the UFC. But without top opponents to test himself against, it will be tough for Fernandes to ever rise above his current slot.
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Honorable Mentions
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Flyweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Ray "The Tazmexican Devil" Borg | Feb 06, 2016 - UFC 196: Hendricks vs. Thompson
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 2 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Women's Bantamweight rankings
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Upcoming Fight: vs. Holly "The Preacher's Daughter" Holm | Mar 05, 2016 - UFC 197: dos Anjos vs. McGregor
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 5 - 0
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Honorable Mentions
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Women's Strawweight rankings
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Honorable Mentions
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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, Jan. 26: Ryan Bader's time to shine?
Ryan Bader has never been closer to a title shot – and has never been ranked so high. Is Saturday’s UFC on FOX 18 headliner his best, and perhaps final, chance to put it all together?
At 32, Bader (20-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC) could still have a lot of fights left in him. But with a five-fight winning streak against tough competition, the fighter, who’s ranked No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA light-heavyweight rankings, has a massive opportunity when he faces No. 3-ranked Anthony Johnson (20-5 MMA, 11-5 UFC).
It’s not an official title-eliminator, and former champ Jon Jones could be next up for champ Daniel Cormier. But for Bader, this is clearly the most important fight of his nine-bout career.
Check out the 205-pound rankings and all the other divisions above.
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Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.
Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.
To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, fighters can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.
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