Others Receiving Votes: Brian Stann (5), Chris Leben (5), Alan Belcher (4), Yoshihiro Akiyama (2)
WELTERWEIGHT
1. Georges St. Pierre (70)
2. Jon Fitch (62)
3. B.J. Penn (52)
4. (tie) Thiago Alves (40)
4. (tie) Jake Shields (40)
6. Josh Koscheck (38)
7. Nick Diaz (29)
8. Carlos Condit (23)
9. Martin Kampmann (12)
10. Diego Sanchez (10)
Others Receiving Votes: Mike Pyle (2), Paul Daley (2), Rick Story (2), Paulo Thiago (1)
LIGHTWEIGHT
1. Frankie Edgar (70)
2. Gray Maynard (59)
3. Gilbert Melendez (58)
4. Eddie Alvarez (44)
5. Kenny Florian (42)
6. Jim Miller (32)
7. Shinya Aoki (29)
8. Melvin Guillard (20)
9. Anthony Pettis (17)
10. Sean Sherk (7)
Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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