Aug 17, 2021
Updated BELLATOR MMA Official Fighter Rankings as of August 17
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMA returns to action on Friday, August 20 with BELLATOR 265: Kongo vs Kharitonov, featuring a clash between two MMA titans as No. 3 ranked heavyweight Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) takes on “The Paratrooper” Sergei Kharitonov (32-8). Riding a three-fight win streak, No. 3 ranked featherweight Adam Borics (17-1) faces undefeated No. 5 ranked featherweight Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) in the co-main event to determine the number one contender for AJ McKee’s 145-pound strap.
BELLATOR 265: Kongo vs. Kharitonov takes place at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD., and airs live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Limited tickets remain and are available at www.bellator.com.
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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. AJ McKee (18-0) 2. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 3. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 4. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) 5. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) 6. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 7. Sergio Pettis (21-5) 8. Douglas Lima (32-9) 9. Corey Anderson (15-5) 10. Juan Archuleta (25-3)
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WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) 2. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 4. Julia Budd (15-3) 5. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 6. Denise Kielholtz (6-3) 7. Arlene Blencowe (14-8) 8. Cat Zingano (12-4) 9. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1) 10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1) |
MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT C. Ryan Bader (28-6) IC. Valentin Moldavsky (11-1) 2. Tim Johnson (15-7) 3. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2) 4. Tyrell Fortune (11-1) 5. Linton Vassell (20-8) 6. Steve Mowry (9-0) 7. Davion Franklin (4-0) 8. Jake Hager (3-0) 9. Gokhan Saricam (5-1) ∆1 10. Said Sowma (7-2) ∇1 |
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MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT C. Vadim Nemkov (14-2) 1. Ryan Bader (28-6) 2. Corey Anderson (15-5) 3. Phil Davis (22-6) 4. Anthony Johnson (23-6) 5. Julius Anglickas (10-1) 6. Lyoto Machida (26-11) 7. Grant Neal (6-0) 8. Christian Edwards (5-0) 9. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1) 10. Karl Albrektsson (11-3) |
MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT C. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) 1. Austin Vanderford (11-0) ∆1 2. John Salter (18-5) ∇1 3. Costello van Steenis (13-2) 4. Johnny Eblen (9-0) ∆1 5. Fabian Edwards (9-2) ∇1 6. Charlie Ward (9-4) 7. Mike Shipman (14-3) 8. Romero Cotton (5-0) 9. Ed Ruth (8-3) 10. Norbert Novenyi Jr. (5-0) |
MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 1. Douglas Lima (32-9) 2. Michael Page (19-1) 3. Jason Jackson (15-4) 4. Neiman Gracie (10-2) 5. Logan Storley (11-1) 6. Derek Anderson (17-4) ∆1 7. Paul Daley (43-18-2) ∆1 8. Andrey Koreshkov (24-4) NR 9. Joey Davis (8-0) ∇3 10.Oliver Enkamp (10-2) ∇1 |
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MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT C. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 1. Patricky Pitbull (23-10) 2. Sidney Outlaw (16-4) 3. Benson Henderson (28-10) 4. Peter Queally (13-5-1) 5. Goiti Yamauchi (26-5) 6. Usman Nurmagomedov (13-0) ∆1 7. Myles Jury (19-6) ∇1 8. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1) 9. Aviv Gozali (6-0) 10. Adam Piccolotti (12-4) |
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. AJ McKee (18-0) 1. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 2. Mads Burnell (16-3) 3. Adam Borics (17-1) 4. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-6) 5. Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) 6. Aaron Pico (8-3) 7. Daniel Weichel (41-12) 8. Pedro Carvalho (11-5) 9. Justin Gonzales (12-0) 10. Jeremy Kennedy (16-3, 1 NC) |
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT C. Sergio Pettis (21-5) 1. Juan Archuleta (25-3) 2. Raufeon Stots (17-1) ∆2 3. Patchy Mix (14-1) ∇1 4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2) ∇1 5. Leandro Higo (21-5) 6. James Gallagher (11-1) 7. Josh Hill (20-4) 8. Jornel Lugo (6-0) 9. Cass Bell (5-2) 10. Darrion Caldwell (15-5) |
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WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 NC) 1. Julia Budd (15-3) 2. Arlene Blencowe (14-8) 3. Cat Zingano (12-4) 4. Leslie Smith (12-9-1) 5. Leah McCourt (5-1) 6. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4) 7. Janay Harding (6-5) 8. Jessy Miele (9-5) 9. Talita Nogueira (8-2) 10. Pam Sorenson (9-3) NR |
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT C. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 2. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 3. Denise Kielholtz (6-3) 4. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1) 5. Alejandra Lara (9-4) 6. Veta Arteaga (6-4) 7. Kate Jackson (11-5-1) 8. Vanessa Porto (23-9) 9. Diana Avsaragova (4-0) 10. Valerie Loureda (3-1) |
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