The Rankings are just that – The MMA Manifesto’s rankings of the best fighters in mixed martial arts today. Check back every Monday and Friday for our rankings of a different weight class. Next up: The Heavyweight Rankings.
Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Daniel Vreeland, Ryan MacDonald, and Ricky Leone.
*stipulations: 1) any fighter currently suspended or 2) inactive for at least 12 months (without an upcoming fight scheduled) are excluded from the rankings
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The Heavyweight Rankings
1) (Last ranking – 1) Fabricio Werdum – UFC Heavyweight Champion – 40 out of 40 points
Record: 20-5-1
Last Five Fights: 5-0
Record vs Top 10: 5-3 (W-Velasquez, W-Browne, W-Hunt, L-Overeem, W-Emelianenko, L-dos Santos, W-Overeem, L-Arlovski)
Next Fight: vs #3 Stipe Miocic- UFC 198 – May 14th
Greatest heavyweight of all-time?