The Non-UFC Fighter Rankings: Nov 11, 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: Non-UFC Fighters

Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Daniel Vreeland, Ricky Leone, and Ryan MacDonald.

*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings

Pound for Pound Rankings

1) Rory MacDonald – Bellator Welterweight – 35 (out of 40) points

          Record: 18-4
          Last Five Fights: 3-2
          Record vs Top 10: 0-0
          Next Fight: TBA

We’ll have to wait a bit for Rory Mac to make his Bellator debut – he’s getting his oft-broken nose healed up first.

2) Phil Davis – Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion – 31 points
     Record: 17-3, 1 NC
     Last Five Fights: 4-1
     Record vs Top 10: 0-0
     Next Fight: TBA

3) (tied) Justin Gaethje – WSOF Lightweight Champion – 21 points
                 Record: 13-0
                 Last Five Fights: 5-0
                 Record vs Top 10: 0-0
                 Next Fight: vs Joao Zeferino – WSOF 34 – Dec 31st

Gaethje is untouchable in the WSOF (and elsewhere) so far.

3) (tied) Ben Askren – ONE Welterweight Champion – 21 points
                  Record: 15-0, 1 NC
                  Last Five Fights: 4-0, 1 NC
                  Record vs Top 10: 0-0
                  Next Fight: TBA

With Funky talking about retiring once his ONE contract expires, he could leave the sport undefeated.

9) Bibiano Fernandes – ONE Bantamweight Champion – 10 points

     Record: 18-3
     Last Five Fights: 5-0
     Record vs Top 10: 0-0
     Next Fight: vs Reece McLaren – ONE Championship: Age of Domination – Dec 2nd

Title defense number five coming up for The Flash.

 

10) Benson Henderson – Bellator Lightweight – 9 points
        Record: 24-6
        Last Five Fights: 3-2
        Record vs Top 10: 0-0
        Next Fight: vs #6 Michael Chandler – Bellator 165 – Nov 19th

Smooth will next look to add Bellator gold to his collection.

Bubbling under: Andrey Koreshkov, David Branch, Daniel Straus, Kairat Akhmetov, Alexander Shlemenko, Douglas Lima, Fedor Emelianenko, Magomed Bibulatov, Patricio Freire, 

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Check back on Monday for our Heavyweight rankings