MMA Rankings: Lightweight
On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Lightweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Pettis |
| 2 | Khabib Nurmagomedov |
| 3 | Gilbert Melendez |
| 4 | Rafael dos Anjos |
| 5 | Donald Cerrone |
| 6 | Benson Henderson |
| 7 | Eddie Alvarez |
| 8 | Will Brooks |
| 9 | Edson Barboza |
| 10 | Myles Jury |
- Anthony Pettis is a bad, bad man. The UFC's resident killer at 155 pounds established his place atop the division with a guillotine choke victory over the impossibly durable Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181.
- Riding a three-fight winning streak - including a first round KO of former champion Benson Henderson - Rafael dos Anjos will get the next crack at Pettis in march at UFC 185.
- Unwilling to wait for the dust to settle between Pettis and dos Anjos, Donald Cerrone is continuing his quest to spend every moment of his life inside the Octagon. Cerrone, who defeated Myles Jury via unanimous decision on Jan. 3, is set to step in for the sick Eddie Alvarez against Benson Henderson on Jan. 18. You read that correctly ... Cerrone, ever the badass, is appearing on back-to-back cards against an opponent who has beaten him twice.
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