The Rankings: The Featherweights: Dec 2, 2016

The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today.  Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class.  Next up: The Featherweight Rankings 

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The Featherweight Rankings

1) (Last ranking – 1) Jose Aldo – UFC Featherweight Champion – 40 points (out of 40)

Record: 26-2
Last Five Fights: 4-1
Record vs Top 10: 4-0 (W-Edgar, W-Lamas, W-Edgar, W-Swanson)
Next Fight: TBA

Interim no more.

2) (2) Frankie Edgar – UFC – 36 points
            Record: 21-5-1
            Last Five Fights: 4-1
            Record vs Top 10: 3-2 (W-Stephens, L-Aldo, W-Swanson, W-Oliveira,  L-Aldo)
            Next Fight: TBA

Now where does Frankie Edgar’s career go?

3) (4) Max Holloway – UFC – 31 points
            Record: 16-3
            Last Five Fights: 5-0
            Record vs Top 10: 4-0 (W-Lamas, W-Stephens, W-Oliveira, W-Swanson)
            Next Fight: vs #4 Anthony Pettis – UFC 206 – Dec 10th

Mad Max has his career on a roll now.

4) (5) Anthony Pettis – UFC – 26 points
            Record: 19-5
            Last Five Fights: 2-3
            Record vs Top 10: 2-0 (W-Oliveira, W-Stephens,)
            Next Fight: vs #3 Max Holloway – UFC 206 – Dec 10th

Showtime will be looking to become a two-division champ in less than two weeks.

5) (6) Ricardo Lamas – UFC – 23 points

            Record: 17-5
            Last Five Fights: 3-2
            Record vs Top 10: 2-2 (W-Oliveira, L-Holloway, L-Aldo, W-Swanson)
            Next Fight: TBA

The Bully will look to break out of his win-one-lose-one pattern.

6) (7) Daniel Straus – Bellator Featherweight Champion – 14 points
            Record: 25-6
            Last Five Fights: 3-2
            Record vs Top 10: 1-2 (W-Freire, L-Freire, L-Freire)
            Next Fight: TBA

Straus finally got a win over Pitbull, but most importantly got Bellator gold around his waist once again.

7) (9) Cub Swanson – UFC – 12 points
             Record: 23-7
             Last Five Fights: 3-2
             Record vs Top 10: 2-4 (L-Holloway, L-Edgar, W-Stephens, W-Oliveira, L-Lamas, L-Aldo)
             Next Fight: vs Doo Ho Choi – UFC 206 – Dec 10th

Two in a row for Cub.

8) (10) Jeremy Stephens – UFC – 11 points
              Record: 25-13
              Last Five Fights: 2-3
              Record vs Top 10: 0-5 (L-Edgar, L-Holloway, L-Oliveira, L-Swanson, L-Pettis)
              Next Fight: TBA

Lil’ Heathen continues to struggle against the elite of the sport.

9) (10) Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire – Bellator – 9 points
               Record: 25-4
               Last Five Fights: 3-2
               Record vs Top 10: 2-1 (L-Straus, W-Straus, W-Straus)
               Next Fight: TBA

Champion no more.  And now a broken shin to boot.

10) (8) Charles Oliveira  – UFC – 9 points   
            Record: 21-7, 1 NC
            Last Five Fights: 2-3
            Record vs Top 10: 1-5 (L-Lamas, L-Pettis, L-Holloway, L-Edgar, W-Stephens, L-Swanson)
            Next Fight: TBA

do Bronx missed weight AND lost his last fight.  Tough night.

Dropped off: (3) Conor McGregor (moved to lightweight)

Bubbling under: Doo Ho Choi, Renan Barao,  Mirsad Bektic, Brian Ortega

Check back on Monday for our Bantamweight rankings