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\nThe UFC has never set in place a rankings system to classify their fighters as top 10 caliber. <\/p>\n

Until recently, the media and fans and commentators were all pretty much left to speculate on who was top 10 worthy. <\/p>\n

While all opinion based, the UFC took to some key members of the media to come up with their first ever fighter rankings list and here it is.<\/p>\n

Pound for pound:<\/p>\n

1. Anderson Silva
\n2. Jon Jones
\n3. Georges St. Pierre
\n4. Jose Aldo
\n5. Ben Henderson
\n6. Cain Velasquez
\n7. Dominick Cruz
\n8. Demetrious Johnson
\n9. Frankie Edgar
\n10. Dan Henderson<\/p>\n

Flyweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Demetrious Johnson
\n1. Joseph Benavidez
\n2. John Dodson
\n3. Ian McCall
\n4. John Moraga
\n5. Jussier da Silva
\n6. Louis Gaudinot
\n7. Chris Cariaso
\n8. John Lineker
\n9. Darren Uyenoyama
\n10. Ulysses Gomez<\/p>\n

Bantamweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Dominick Cruz
\n1. Renan Barao (Interim Champ)
\n2. Michael McDonald
\n3. Urijah Faber
\n4. Eddie Wineland
\n5. Brad Pickett
\n6. Brian Bowles
\n7. Rafael Assuncao
\n8. Scott Jorgensen
\n9. Mike Easton
\n10. Ivan Menjivar<\/p>\n

Featherweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Jose Aldo
\n1. Chad Mendes
\n2. Ricardo Lamas
\n3. Chan Sung Jung
\n4. Frankie Edgar
\n5. Dennis Siver
\n6. Cub Swanson
\n7. Dustin Poirier
\n8. Nik Lentz
\n9. Erik Koch
\n10. Clay Guida<\/p>\n

Lightweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Ben Henderson
\n1. Gilbert Melendez
\n2. Anthony Pettis
\n3. Gray Maynard
\n4. Nate Diaz
\n5. Jim Miller
\n6. Donald Cerrone
\n7. T.J. Grant
\n8. Rafael dos Anjos
\n9. Joe Lauzon
\n10. Khabib Nurmagomedov<\/p>\n

Welterweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Georges St. Pierre
\n1. Johny Hendricks
\n2. Carlos Condit
\n3. Nick Diaz
\n4. Rory MacDonald
\n5. Demian Maia
\n6. Jake Ellenberger
\n7. Martin Kampmann
\n8. Josh Koscheck
\n9. Jon Fitch
\n10. Tarec Saffiedine<\/p>\n

Middleweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Anderson Silva
\n1. Chris Weidman
\n2. Vitor Belfort
\n3. Michael Bisping
\n4. Yushin Okami
\n5. Mark Munoz
\n6. Constantinos Philippou
\n7. Luke Rockhold
\n8. Hector Lombard
\n9. Alan Belcher
\n10. Tim Boetsch<\/p>\n

Light Heavyweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Jon Jones
\n1. Dan Henderson
\n2. Lyoto Machida
\n3. Alexander Gustafsson
\n4. Glover Teixeira
\n5. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
\n6. Rashad Evans
\n7. Mauricio Rua
\n8. Phil Davis
\n9. Ryan Bader
\n10. Gegard Mousasi<\/p>\n

Heavyweight:<\/p>\n

Champ: Cain Velasquez
\n1. Junior dos Santos
\n2. Fabricio Werdum
\n3. Daniel Cormier
\n4. Antonio Silva
\n5. Frank Mir
\n6. Alistair Overeem
\n7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
\n8. Roy Nelson
\n9. Stefan Struve
\n10. Shane Carwin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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