Notable Info
- Database updated with recent results.
- Bantamweight expanded to Top 100.
Other Comments
- “Interesting” results fill the landscape this week. Ray Mercer is treated as a debuting juggernaut and is elevated into the Top 20 with his 10 second win over Tim Sylvia. Cain Velasquez joins him in the bottom quarter of the Top 20.
- Two of the three fighters we’ve covered in our “ranked fighters you’ve never heard of” posts faced off last week. Jordan Smith and Richard Hale, two fighters who were within 1/10th of a rating point of one another faced off. The system had them pegged, as the end result was a draw.
- Rich Franklin was involved in his second consecutive questionable decision at Light Heavyweight. Say what you will, he’s deserving of the Top 10 position we’ve had him at since his move from Middleweight.
- Dan Hardy further cements his case as a top welterweight with his win over Marcus Davis, reclaiming the #10 spot.
- Nick Cottone re-enters the top 25 Flyweights. His re-entry means 4 Americans in the Top 25, a good stateside foundation should WEC decide to include this division.
Late Addition: Obviously the Sylvia/Mercer situation is an oddly unique event, so we will be taking a look at how it was handled in terms of numbers.