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By Rich Hansen, MMA Torch Columnist
(Official UFC) Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings. Rankings will be updated approximately 36 hours after each event.
In lieu of an official ballot, here are my top 10 UFC contenders in every division:
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champ: Cain Velasquez
1 Daniel Cormier
2 Junior dos Santos
3 Fabricio Werdum
4 Antonio Silva
5 Alistair Overeem
6 Frank Mir
7 Mark Hunt
8 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
9 Roy Nelson
10 Gabriel Gonzaga
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champ: Jon Jones
1 Lyoto Machida
2 Dan Henderson
3 Alexander Gustafsson
4 Rashad Evans
5 Phil Davis
6 Glover Teixeira
7 Ryan Bader
8 Shogun Rua
9 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
10 Gegard Mousasi
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champ: Anderson Silva
1 Chael Sonnen
2 Vitor Belfort
3 Yushin Okami
4 Chris Weidman
5 Luke Rockhold
6 Ronaldo Souza
7 Costa Philippou
8 Michael Bisping
9 Tim Boetsch
10 Mark Munoz
Champ: Ben Henderson
1 Anthony Pettis
2 Gray Maynard
3 Gilbert Melendez
4 TJ Grant
5 Nate Diaz
6 Rafael dos Anjos
7 Jim Miller
8 Khabib Nurmagomedov
9 Donald Cerrone
10 Diego Sanchez
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champ: Jose Aldo
1 Ricardo Lamas
2 Chad Mendes
3 Chan Sung Jung
4 Frankie Edgar
5 Cub Swanson
6 Dennis Siver
7 Nik Lentz
8 Darren Elkins
9 Clay Guida
10 Hatsu Hioki
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champ: Dominick Cruz
1 Renan Barao
2 Michael McDonald
3 Urijah Faber
4 Eddie Wineland
5 Rafael Assuncao
6 Iuri Alcantara
7 Scott Jorgensen
8 Takeya Mizugaki
9 TJ Dillashaw
10 Brad Pickett
FLYWEIGHT
Champ: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 John Dodson
3 Ian McCall
4 John Moraga
5 Jussier da Silva
6 Darren Uyenoyama
7 John Lineker
8 Chris Cariaso
9 Tim Elliott
10 Louis Gaudinot
POUND FOR POUND
1 Anderson Silva
2 Jon Jones
3 Jose Aldo
4 Georges St-Pierre
5 Ben Henderson
6 Dominick Cruz
7 Renan Barao
8 Cain Velasquez
9 Demetrious Johnson
10 Anthony Pettis
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