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Others receiving votes: Wanderlei Silva (8), Alan Belcher (2), Jorge Santiago (2), Tim Kennedy (1)
WELTERWEIGHT
1. Georges St. Pierre (80)
2. Jon Fitch (66)
3. Thiago Alves (59)
4.(tie) Josh Koscheck (50)
4.(tie) Nick Diaz (50)
6. Paulo Thiago (42)
7.(tie) Paul Daley (30)
7.(tie) Dan Hardy (30)
9. Martin Kampmann (13)
10. Carlos Condit (7)
Others receiving votes: Matt Hughes (6), Mike Swick (4), Anthony Johnson (2), Tyron Woodley (1)
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. B.J. Penn (80)
2. Kenny Florian (66)
3. Shinya Aoki (62)
4. Eddie Alvarez (50)
5. Gilbert Melendez (43)
6. Gray Maynard (41)
7. Frankie Edgar (33)
8. Tatsuya Kawajiri (22)
9. Josh Thomson (11)
10. Joachim Hansen (8)
Others receiving votes: Tyson Griffin (7), Gesias Cavalcante (5), Ben Henderson (3), George Sotiropoulos (2), Sean Sherk (2), Clay Guida (2), Sam Stout (1), Takanori Gomi (1), Diego Sanchez (1)
Voters: Jamie Penick, Rich Hansen, Alex Williams, Laramey Leet, Bob Teal, Alvin Carter, Frank Hyden, Matt Pelkey
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