Notable Info
- New rankings reflect changes due to shows from the previous week and weekend, including those from Shooto, Phoenix Fight, ZST, M-1, KOTC, and others.
Other interesting notes…
- Randy Couture drops to #5 in the Heavyweight division.
- Megumi Fujii is the new queen of the Women’s Open rankings due to Tara LaRosa’s inactivity.
- Takashi Nakakura steps into the crowded Top 20 of the Lightweight division with a win this weekend, improving his record to 11-2-1.
- Also at Lightweight, undefeated Rory McDonald scored a win over Clay French, which bumps him into the Top 100 at #65.
- Former Welterweight, Drew Fickett stepped down to the Lightweight division with a win, but is still ranked outside of the Top 100.
- With the weekend’s Shooto show comes an interesting potential match-up in the Featherweight division between Hatsu Hioki and Takeshi Inoue, who are in a virtual tie with one another. The decisive winner of that match-up would (at this time) be a clear #3 in the division.
- Jared McMahan gets his 10th win, moving to 10-0-1. He is now #22 in the Bantamweight division and on a similar career path to that of Abel Cullum, who lost valiantly to Wilson Reis earlier this year.
- A rare new entry into the Flyweight Top 25 was made by Atsushi Takeuchi, who scored a win over a decent opponent.