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The best bellator fighters rating. Rating of MMA fighters according to Sherdog and UFC. Rating of MMA fighters of Russia. Who rose the most from the Russians

The legendary Russian mixed style fighter, 39-year-old Fedor Emelianenko, remained in 44th place in the February rating of the best fighters in the world among heavyweights.

As before, not a single Russian fighter is in the TOP-10 of his weight class. Best result Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov, who is ranked 14th in the welterweight division.

The Fightmatrix rating is calculated in the same way as the FIFA rating in football. If you defeat a strong opponent, you get more points. You defeat the weak - you get few points or nothing at all.

Who has risen the most among the Russians?

Welterweight Alexander Yakovlev broke into the top 50 rankings in his weight category. This happened thanks to a convincing knockout victory over George Sullivan. At the moment, Sasha takes 33rd place.

Heavyweight Evgeny Erokhin moved up to 30th place in the ranking of his division. Already on February 7, he will fight against Brandon Cash at the WSOF GC2 tournament, following which he will claim a much higher place.

Who can climb into the top 10 in the near future?

Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov has a chance to get into the top 10 already in April. If he defeats former UFC champion Benson Henderson, then at least the tenth line will be for the Russian fighter.

Ali Bagautinov, a representative of the lightest weight category, also has good chances for the top 10. If he defeats the next opponent (not yet known), he will most likely rise in the rankings.

Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov could also return to the top if next battle defeat Tony Ferguson.

Heavy weight

1. Fabrizio Werdum (Brazil, 20 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw)

2. Cain Velasquez (USA, 13-2)

3. Alistair Overeem (Holland, 34-14)

4. Junior dos Santos (Brazil, 17-4)

5. Stipe Miocic (USA, 14-2)

6. Andrei Orlovsky (Belarus, 25-11)

7. Ben Rothwell (USA, 36-9)

8. Mark Hunt ( New Zealand, 11-10-1)

9. Travis Brown (USA, 18-3-1)

10. Frank Mir (USA, 18-10)

14 . Vitaly Minakov (Russia, 17-0)

17 . Alexey Oleinik (Ukraine/Russia, 55-9-1)

19 . Denis Goltsov (Russia, 16-4)

20. Sergey Kharitonov (Russia, 24-6)

26. Ruslan Magomedov (Russia, 14-1)

29. Alexander Volkov (Russia, 24-6)

30.Evgeny Erokhin (Russia, 13-4)

44. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia, 35-4)

46. ​​Sergey Pavlovich (Russia, 6-0)

48. Konstantin Erokhin (Russia, 9-3)

55. Vadim Nemkov (Russia, 5-1)

64. Shamil Abdurahimov (Russia, 15-4)

88. Salimgirey Rasulov (Russia, 14-6)

light heavyweight

1. Jon Jones (USA, 21-1)

2. Daniel Cormier (USA, 17-1)

3. Anthony Johnson (USA, 21-5)

4. Ryan Bader (USA, 20-5)

5. Phil Davis (USA, 15-3)

6. Alexander Gustafsson (Sweden, 16-4)

7. Glover Teixeira (Brazil, 24-4)

8. Rashad Evans (USA, 21-4-1)

9. Liam McGuire (Great Britain, 11-0)

10. Quinton Jackson (USA, 36-11)

21. Viktor Nemkov (Russia, 23-5)

29. Maxim Grishin (Russia, 21-6)

33. Shamil Gamzatov (Russia, 1-0)

47. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Russia, 16-4)

61. Abdul-Kerim Edilov (Russia, 16-4)

62. Shamil Nurmagomedov (Russia, 19-3)

72. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (Russia, 8-1-1)

83. Muslim Makhmudov (Russia, 8-2)

85. Rashid Yusupov (Russia, 5-2)

Average weight

1. Luke Rockhold (USA, 15-2)

2. Chris Wideman (USA, 13-1)

3. Yol Romero (Cuba, 11-1)

4. Vitor Belfort (Brazil, 25-11)

5. Ronaldo Souza (Brazil, 22-4)

6. Lyoto Machida (Brazil, 22-7)

7. Geghard Mousasi (Armenia/Holland, 37-6-2)

8. Robert Whittaker (Australia, 15-4)

9. Michael Bisping (Great Britain, 27-7)

10. Uriah Hall (USA, 12-6)

…

22. Ramazan Emeev (Russia, 13-3)

26. Alexander Shlemenko (Russia, 51-9)

34. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (Russia, 27-3)

40. Anatoly Tokov (Russia, 22-1)

50. Alexey Butorin (10-0)

55. Vitaliy Bigdash (8-0)

74. Vagab Vagabov (Russia, 20-0)

80. Mikhail Kolobegov (Russia, 9-3)

82. Vladimir Mineev (Russia, 5-0)

Welterweight

1. Robbie Lauler (USA, 27-10)

2. Johny Hendrix (USA, 17-3)

3. Rory McDonald (Canada, 18-3)

4. Tyron Woodley (USA, 15-3)

5. Rousimar Palhares (Brazil, 18-6)

6. Carlos Condit (USA, 30-9)

7. Demian Maia (Brazil, 22-6)

8. Hector Lombard (Cuba, 34-4-1)

9. Matt Brown (USA, 20-13)

10. Ben Henderson (USA, 23-5)

14. Andrey Koreshkov (Russia, 18-1)

21. Albert Tumenov (Russia, 17-2)

33. Alexander Yakovlev (Russia, 23-6-1)

59. Beslan Isaev (Russia, 33-7)

66. Alexey Kunchenko (Russia, 12-0)

72. Omari Akhmedov (Russia, 15-3)

89. Albert Duraev (Russia, 8-3)

92. Abubakar Vagaev (Russia, 10-1)

A light weight

1. Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil, 25-7)

2. Donald Cerrone (USA, 28-7)

3. Eddie Alvarez (USA, 27-4)

4. Anthony Pettis (USA, 18-4)

5. Will Brooks (USA, 17-1)

6. Tony Ferguson (USA, 20-3)

7. Gilbert Melendez (USA, 22-5)

8. Beneil Dariush (USA, 12-1)

9. Al Iaquinta (USA, 13-3-1)

10. Nate Diaz (USA, 18-10)

15. Rashid Magomedov (Russia, 19-1)

27. Alexander Sarnavsky (Russia, 32-3)

32. Rustam Khabilov (Russia, 17-3)

38. Magomed Mustafaev (Russia, 13-1)

39. Mairbek Taysumov (Russia, 24-5)

67. Oleg Bagov (Russia, 20-8)

83. Eduard Vartanyan (Russia, 12-2)

85. Ramazan Esenbaev (Russia, 9-1-1)

91. Hussein Khaliev (Russia, 14-1)

Feather-weight

1. Conor McGregor (Ireland, 19-2)

2. Frankie Edgar (USA, 20-4-1)

3. Jose Aldo (Brazil, 25-2)

4. Max Holloway (USA, 15-3)

5. Daniel Straus (USA, 24-6)

6. Chad Mendes (USA, 17-4)

7. Patriso Freire (Brazil, 24-3)

8. Charles Oliveira (Brazil, 21-5)

9. Ricardo Lamas (USA, 16-4)

10. Dnaiel Weichel (Germany, 36-9)

19. Marat Gafurov (Russia, 13-0)

37. Murad Machaev (Russia, 18-1)

45. Rasul Mirzaev (Russia, 14-0)

46. ​​Zubaira Tukhugov (Russia, 18-3)

72. Magomed Idrisov (Russia, 6-0)

90. Salman Zhamaldaev (Russia, 10-1)

Bantamweight

1. Dominic Cruz (USA, 21-1)

2. TJ Dillashaw (USA, 12-3)

3. Uriah Faber (USA, 33-8)

4. Renan Barao (Brazil, 33-3)

5. Bibiano Fernandez (19-3)

6. Eduardo Dantas (Brazil, 17-4)

7. Marlon Moraes (Brazil, 15-4-1)

8. Jimmy Rivera (USA, 19-1)

9. Aljamin Sterling (USA, 12-0)

10. Marcos Galvao (Brazil, 17-6-1)

56. Timur Valiev (Russia, 10-1)

60. Magomed Magomedov (Russia, 12-1)

70. Rakhman Dudayev (Russia, 16-3)

80. Petr Yan (Russia, 5-0)

84. Mikhail Malyutin (Russia, 31-12)

Flyweight

1. Demetrius Johnson (USA, 23-2-1)

2. Joseph Benavidez (USA, 23-4)

3. John Dodson (USA, 17-7)

4. Henry Cejudo (USA, 10-0)

5. Jusier da Silva (Brazil, 18-4)

6. Louis Smolka (USA, 10-1)

7. Kueji Horiguchi (Japan, 16-2)

8. Wilson Reis (Brazil, 20-6)

9. Zach Makowski (USA, 19-6)

10. Ray Borg (USA, 9-1)

15. Ali Bagautinov (Russia, 13-4)

48. Velimurad Alkhasov (Russia, 4-0)

83. Yunus Evloev (Russia, 18-7)

As you know, demand creates competition. Nothing improves business better than good competition. Mixed martial arts was no exception. One such organization that aims to lead the pinnacle of MMA is Bellator.

The company owes its foundation to almost one single person - Björn Rebni.

Bjorn Rebney - Founder of Bellator

WITH early years the man was interested in martial arts, and when mixed martial arts appeared on the horizon, led by the first UFC tournament, they captured him with his head. He was consumed by the idea of ​​creating his own organization, different from others. And in 2006, having collected a significant amount of money, he is going to bring it to life. For a year and a half, he meets with more than 60 investors, there is not enough money for everything and the man mortgages his house, and he does it three times! In the end, he comes to New York, where he is offered to apply to the investment fund Plainfield Asset Management. After a series of tense negotiations, the necessary funds are allocated to him. Bjorn himself, in the newly created promotion, received the position of chief executive and president of the company. The organization was called Bellator, which is translated from Latin as a sword.

After some time, the company concludes a contract with the television network ESPN, which was a huge breakthrough. Never before in the history of mixed martial arts has a new promotion negotiated broadcasts with a major media giant. However, a huge minus was the fact that the channel refused to broadcast events in live. On TV, they appeared only in the recording, moreover, with a significant delay.

Björn's main idea was to return to the tournament grid, which was created by the UFC at one time, and continued by PRIDE. He wanted to arrange a grand prix in every weight category. The strongest representative of his weight would be revealed annually. In 2011, he improved the format by adding "Summer Series" to it. Thus, there were two seasons in a year. Sometimes the duration of such an event reached 84 days and included knockout fights. The main rule was to hold one round of Grand Prix in one weight category in a separate month. At the same time, only the winner of the tournament received the largest amount, it was equal to $100,000. At the same time, since 2011, the winner of the tournament received only the right to challenge the title from the champion of previous years.


The circle is the shape of the ring in Bellator.

In Bellator, fighters fought in a round cage, while in the UFC in an octagon, and in M1 in a hybrid ring. This Bjorn considered the main difference of his promotion.

However, there were a number of other differences as well. This was especially true for the rules.

In the quarter-finals, as well as the semi-finals, all elbow strikes were prohibited. Both downward and lateral. This decision was due to the possibility of dissection. This type injury could put the winning fighter out of business for a long time, which put the entire tournament in jeopardy. For the final, elbow strikes were again allowed.

Bellator didn't have a 5 round final fight rule. Like all previous fights, it was held in three rounds lasting 5 minutes. 5 rounds were held only if the winner of the tournament challenged the champion of the organization.


Ryan Bader - Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Champion

What was the main advantage of such tournaments over the rating grid? The fact that the participants of the tournament should rely only on themselves. If he won, he moved on, if not, he flew out. In the case of ratings, a huge responsibility falls on the promoter and manager of the fighter. About how he will agree on a duel. Will he be able to fight with an opponent who is one position higher, or will he have to defend his own with fighters from the lower parts of the rating? The high fee for the victory motivated the fighters to participate in the tournament bracket even with minor injuries.

Bjorn decided to paint the first season with an undercard. The so-called single battles. But he did not agree with other promotions and did not call local fighters for him, but made a bet on those who could become a star in the future. So in the first tournament, Travis Brown, Jimmy Rivera, Uriah Hall, David Branch, Leslie Smith, etc. participated in such fights. But due to the fact that the promotion at that time was practically unknown, the fighters after one fight moved to larger companies.

There are currently 7 out of 9 possible weight divisions in Bellator.

  • heavy(over 93 kg / 205 lbs)
  • light heavyweight(no more than 93 kg / 205 lbs)
  • Medium(no more than 84 kg / 185 lbs)
  • welterweight(no more than 77 kg / 170 lbs)
  • Light(no more than 70 kg / 155 lbs)
  • Featherweight(no more than 66 kg / 145 lbs)
  • Lightest(no more than 61 kg / 135 lbs)

The first fights under the auspices of this company were held in 2009 in Florida. The main event was the quarter-finals in the lightweight and featherweight divisions.

First season winners in various weight divisions: Eddie Alvarez, Lyman Good, Hector Lombard, Joe Soto.

After that, the organization suspended its fights and took a vacation until 2010, signing new fighters and creating a base for itself. Offices, training centers, etc. were being built.

Then Bellator signs a contract with the Fox TV channel, and the second tournament is held under the auspices of this television network. In the world, NBC and Telemundo took over the broadcast. Jimmy Smith has been the main current commentator since the second tournament. He also appears as the calling card of the promotion and presents it in various podcasts and on TV shows.


Women's fights in Bellator

Since 2011, the organization has taken on women's grand prix. Now the company's women's divisions are the strongest in the world, as UFC featherweight champion Cris Cyborg has repeatedly stated.

In 2011, MTV 2 buys the broadcast rights from Fox and moves the company's entire inventory to live. The company begins to develop towards large casinos and holds a number of fights within their walls, for which it receives large fees, and casinos attract new customers.

In 2011, a number of large organizations decided to sponsor Bellator, including Ford and Dave & Buster's. In the same year, the owners of the MTV channel, Viacom Corporation, which is a huge conglomerate, buys out part of the shares of the promotion, thanks to which it is possible to transfer the show to Spike TV.

From 2011 to 2015, Bellator hosts 25 events per year. Shows were produced telling about the fate of the promotion. There were also attempts to create a program similar to The Ultimatum Fighter, where 4 eminent fighters acted as trainers. However, the ratings were too low and the promotion abandoned further attempts. Spent only 1 season, the winner of which was Joe Riggs.


Eddie Alvarez

2012 is associated with a strong lawsuit. The promotion did not want to let its main star Eddie Alvarez go to the UFC and promised him a percentage of paid broadcasts and a place on the FOX card. Eddie ridiculed the offer, saying that Bellator didn't have pay-per-view and that Spike TV wasn't even close to Fox. The trial lasted more than 9 months, after which Alvarez had to extend the contract. Seeing all this, the new fighters refused to sign documents with a company that treats its wards in this way. Most contracts were limited to 1 fight. With the opportunity to sign prospectuses gone, Bellator turned its attention to famous fighters and sports veterans. Signing contracts with Laval, Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson.

In 2013, in order to fulfill its contractual obligations to Alvarez and increase its revenues, Bellator seeks to enter the so-called PPV market, in other words, paid broadcasts. The main fight was between Ortiz and Jackson. Alvarez and Chandler met on the preliminary card. However, sales had to be urgently canceled due to Ortiz's injury. The second attempt is dated 2014. The tournament was held in Mississippi. The main fight between Alvarez and Chandler was marred by an injury to the former. He was replaced by Will Brooks. Alexander Volkov and Blagoy Ivanov met in the preliminary card. The tournament proved to be quite successful, with over 100,000 broadcasts sold.

The next year was the start of the promotion's heyday. A difficult trial with Alvarez cost the founder of the company, Björn Rebny, a place. The Board of Directors removed him from his position. Former Strikeforce spokesman Scott Cocker became the director.


Scott Cocker and Fedor Emelianenko

The new president of the company removes the holding of tournaments and brings the company to the usual rating grid. Since 2015, Bellator has been hosting 16 numbered shows a year. Cocker is starting to sign big stars, including veterans who can sell broadcasts. Slice, Kongo, Leslie, etc. come to the company.

In February 2016, he hosts a fight of mixed martial arts legends. It met Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie. This set a record for paid broadcast sales for the organization. More than 2 million viewers on TV and 15 thousand at the stadium. On tickets alone, the company earns 1 million 300 thousand dollars.

Starting in 2016, big funds come to Bellator and they begin an aggressive policy of poaching fighters from other promotions. So Rory McDonald, Chael Sonen, Gerard Mousasi and Ben Henderson moved from the UFC.

In 2017, Bellator signed a contract with the legendary Fedor Emelianenko. At that time, Minakov, who is the champion of the organization, could not fight due to contract disagreements. The Grand Prix was organized according to the old scheme. 8 fighters, the winner of which will become the heavyweight champion. The quarterfinal fight of Fedor Emelianenko against Frank Mir has collected a huge number of paid broadcasts and is currently the second in history.

At the moment, Bellator continues to evolve. Rumor has it that Cocker is trying to establish contacts with famous fighters who are on contracts with whom Bjorn fell out. There are plans to enter world markets, including in Russia. Perhaps soon we will see the event taking place in our country.

Sherdog is arguably the most authoritative website in the MMA universe, the UFC is the biggest MMA promotion in the world and their MMA fighter rankings. The main hopes of Russian MMA fans, the best of the best, according to experts and fans of mixed martial arts.

Pound-4-pound Sherdog rankings

One of the most respected ratings compilers MMA fighters already long years is Sherdog, an American mixed martial arts website. Sherdog is a regular content provider for ESPN. The most recent world ranking of MMA fighters, regardless of weight category, was proposed by Sherdog on January 9, 2018. It was led by Demetrius Johnson, who won the 2017 Submission of the Year award for his fight with Ray Borg. Johnson managed to finish the fight ahead of schedule spectacular painful hold on the opponent's left hand.

  1. Max Holloway.
  2. Daniel Cormier.
  3. Connor McGregor.
  4. Tyron Woodley.
  5. Stipe Miocic.
  6. Tony Ferguson.
  7. Rafael Dosantos.
  8. TJ Dillashaw.
  9. Robert Whittaker.

Sherdog has not bypassed the beautiful half of the mixed martial arts universe. The first line in the overall ranking of women's MMA fighters in 2017 was taken by Amanda Nunes, who took the belt from Ronda Rousey, crushing her opponent during the first 48 seconds of the fight. Amanda managed to defend the title in a duel with Valentina Shevchenko. By the way, an athlete from Kyrgyzstan also managed to get into Sherdog rating, unlike lady of the heart Nunez Nina Ansaroff.

  1. Amanda Nunez.
  2. Christian Giustino.
  3. Rosa Namajunas.
  4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
  5. Jessica Andrade.
  6. Claudia Gadelha.
  7. Valentina Shevchenko.
  8. Jennifer Maya.
  9. Ayaka Hamasaki.
  10. Julia Budd.

UFC fighter rankings (men)

The UFC organization - a trendsetter in the world of mixed martial arts - ranks MMA fighters by weight categories. In total, the organization has 8 male scales. To date, the UFC has the largest number of the most famous and professional fighters from around the world.

Flyweight (under 57 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Demetrius Johnson.

  1. Joseph Benavidez.
  2. Henry Cejudo.
  3. Ray Borg.
  4. Jussière da Silva (Formiga).
  5. Sergio Pettis.
  6. Wilson Reis.
  7. Brandon Moreno.
  8. Ben Nguyen.
  9. John Moraga.
  10. Dustin Ortiz.

Russian flyweight fighter Magomed (Chaborz) Bibulatov currently occupies the 13th line of the rating.

Bantamweight (57-61 kg):

THE CHAMPION - TJ Dillashaw.

  1. Cody Garbrandt.
  2. Dominic Cruz.
  3. Raphael Assuncao.
  4. Jimmy Rivera.
  5. Marlon Moraes.
  6. John Lineker.
  7. Brian Caraway.
  8. John Dodson.
  9. Aljamain Sterling.
  10. Thomas Almeida.

Featherweight (61-66 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Max Holloway.

  1. Jose Aldo.
  2. Frankie Edgar.
  3. Brian Ortega.
  4. Josh Emmet.
  5. Cub Swanson.
  6. Ricardo Lamas.
  7. Chen Sun Jang.
  8. Jeremy Stephens.
  9. Darren Elkins.
  10. Yair Rodriguez.

Three Russians compete in the featherweight division: Artem (Russian Hammer) Lobov, Zabit Magomedsharipov, Zubaira (Warrior) Tukhugov. At the moment, none of these athletes is in the TOP-15 rating.

A light weight(66-70 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Connor McGregor.

  1. Tony Ferguson.
  2. Eddie Alvarez.
  3. Edison Barbosa.
  4. Justin Gaethje.
  5. Dustin Poirier.
  6. Kevin Lee.
  7. Nate Diaz.
  8. Michael Chiesa.
  9. Al Iaquinta.

The light weight category is one of the favorites for a Russian mixed martial arts fan. The reason for this is the rich representation of our compatriots. In addition to Khabib (Orel) Nurmagomedov, who is in second position in the ranking and has real chances to fight for the title of champion with Connor McGregor soon, in lightweight UFC categories fighting Magomed Mustafaev, Mairbek (Beckan) Taisumov, Rustam (Tiger) Khabilov, Rashid (Highlander) Magomedov, Islam Makhachev. These fighters are not currently in the TOP-15 of the rating.

Welterweight (70-77 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Tyron Woodley

  1. Stephen Thompson.
  2. Rafael Dom Anjos.
  3. Colby Covington.
  4. Robbie Lawler.
  5. Demin Maya.
  6. George Masvidal.
  7. Darren Till.
  8. Neil Magny.
  9. Camera Usman.
  10. Santiago Ponzinibbio.

There are 4 Russian fighters in the welterweight division: Sultan Aliyev, Adam Khaliyev (who has not fought in the UFC yet), Muslim (King of Kung Fu) Salikhov, Alexander (Thunder of the North) Yakovlev. At the moment, athletes are not included in the TOP-15 rating.

Average weight (77-84 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Robert Whittaker.

  1. Yoel Romero.
  2. Luke Rockhold.
  3. Dakar Souza.
  4. Georges Saint-Pierre.
  5. Chris Weidman.
  6. Kelvin Gastelum.
  7. Michael Bisping.
  8. Derek Brunson.
  9. David Branch.
  10. Uriah Hall.

Fighters from Russia Omari (Wolverine) Akhmedov and Ramazan (Highlander) Emeev are not currently in the TOP-15 of the rating.

Light heavyweight (84-93 kg):

  1. Alexander Gustaffson.
  2. Volkan Ozdemir.
  3. Clover Teixeira.
  4. Jimi Manuva.
  5. Queens Saint Preux.
  6. Mauricio Rua.
  7. Misha Chirkunov.
  8. Corey Anderson.
  9. Ilir Latifi.
  10. Patrick Cummins.

The Russian representation in the UFC light heavyweight division is limited to four fighters. Gadzhimurad Antigulov is currently ranked 13th in the UFC light heavyweight MMA ranking, Abdul-Kerim Edilov is not in the TOP-15. Magomed Ankalaev and Azamat Murzakanov have not yet had a single fight in the UFC.

Heavy weight (93-120 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Stipe Miocic.

  1. Francis Ngannou.
  2. Alistair Overeem.
  3. Fabricio Werdum.
  4. Cain Velasquez.
  5. Michael Hunt.
  6. Derrick Lewis.
  7. Alexander Volkov.
  8. Marcin Tybura.
  9. Curtis Blades.
  10. Stefan Struve.

Perhaps the most spectacular view in MMA is heavyweight fights. Moreover, the Russians have someone to cheer for: two athletes from Russia are in the TOP-15 UFC heavyweight MMA rating (Alexander (Drago) Volkov - seventh, Alexei (Boa) Oleinik - eleventh). Shamil (Abrek) Abdurahimov, Ruslan (Leopard) Magomedov, Dmitry (the Lifeguard) Smolyakov, and Andrei (Pit Bull) Orlovsky - a fighter originally from Belarus, who plays in the UFC for Russia - are currently located below the 15th line of the rating. Dmitry Sosnovsky has not yet fought a single fight.

UFC fighter rankings (ladies)

Female fighters in the UFC compete in 4 weight classes: minimum, flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight.

Minimum weight (48-52 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Rosa Namajunas.

  1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk.
  2. Jessica Andrade.
  3. Claudia Gadelha.
  4. Karolina Kowalkiewicz.
  5. Quiet Torres.
  6. Carla Esparza.
  7. Michelle Waterson.
  8. Cynthia Calvillo.
  9. Felice Herrig.
  10. Alex Grasso.

Flyweight (53-57 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Nikko Montano.

  1. Ciara Eubanks.
  2. Lauren Murphy.
  3. Alexis Davis.
  4. Roxanne Modafferi.
  5. Barb Honchak.
  6. Liz Carmus.
  7. Jessica Rose Clark.
  8. Montana De La Rosa.
  9. Mara Romero Borello.
  10. Jessica I.

Bantamweight (57-61 kg):

THE CHAMPION - Amanda Nunes.

  1. Valentina Shevchenko.
  2. Holly Holm.
  3. Julian Pena.
  4. Raquel Pennington.
  5. Germain de Randamie.
  6. Kathleen Vieira.
  7. Kat Zingano.
  8. Sara McMann.
  9. Ronda Rousey.
  10. Marion Renault.

Athlete from Russia Yana Kunitskaya, registered in the lightest weight category, has not yet had a single fight in the UFC. However, Russian fans of mixed martial arts are waiting for the appearance of not only Yana, but also a fighter from Kyrgyzstan, Valentina Shevchenko, on the card. At the moment, Valentina is hot on the heels of Amanda Nunes and is the main contender for the title fight.

Featherweight (61-66 kg):

There are currently 3 fighters registered in the UFC featherweight division on the women's card. Christine Giustino is the owner of the belt; Megan Anderson has not yet fought a single fight; another featherweight athlete is Tonya Evinger.

Russian MMA fighter ratings. Nova Sport

Here is the rating of Russian MMA fighters according to "Nova Sport" (the best are determined in each weight category). The first line among Russian heavyweights today is occupied by UFC fighter Alexander Volkov. He became the champion of Bellator, M-1. He is immediately followed by Vitaly Minakov, a former Bellator champion who has not lost a single fight in his entire career (most of Vitaly's victories are by submission or knockout).

The best light heavyweight fighter is Rashid Yusupov. In second place is Viktor Nemkov, whom Yusupov defeated in a title fight for the title of M-1 champion in 2016.

The leader among Russians in the middle weight category is Alexander Shlemenko. The fighter runs his own school "Storm" (this is the nickname the athlete chose for himself). Alexander became the Bellator champion (defended the title three times), won the M-1 Grand Prix series. UFC fighter Ramazan Yemeev is breathing down his back.

Andrey Koreshkov, a student of the "Storm" school, is recognized as a trendsetter in the welterweight division. Andrey became the Bellator champion, just like his teacher. The second in the ranking of Russian MMA fighters in the welterweight division is Albert Tumenov.

The undisputed leader in lightweight is Khabib Nurmagomedov. Recently, Khabib won a landslide victory over Edison Barboza at UFC 219 and has real chances not only to fight one of the world's top MMA stars, Condor McGregor, but also to defeat the American. Khabib is followed by another UFC fighter - Rustam Khabilov.

The hope of the Russians in the featherweight division is Magomed Idrisov. He became the champion of M-1, sensationally defeating the Slovak Ivan Buchinger. Salman Zhamaldaev is getting ready to emerge from the shadows.

The first place in the ranking among the bantamweight fighters is occupied by Petr Yan. The athlete managed to defeat Magomed Magomedov in the DIA league and take the championship belt. Yan is interested in the strongest league in the world UFC. The second is Bekbulat Magomedov.

The Russian flyweight leader is UFC fighter Magomed Bibulatov. The second line of the rating belongs to Askar Askarov.

Your rating was " Soviet sport". The online publication conducted a survey among users at the end of 2017. As a result, places from first to fifth, regardless of the weight category, went to Khabib Nurmagomedov, Eduard Vartanyan, Alexander Shlemenko, Sergey Pavlovich and Vitaly Minakov, respectively.

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