The Latest USA Today/SB Consensus Rankings are Here (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/rankings)

Next month Feather (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/24/923772/usat-sbn-june-mma-consensus) and Bantam (http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/24/923775/usat-sbn-june-mma-consensus) will be added.

Couldn't find my original post so I started a new one. Sorry.

<table class="zebra" width="470" height="588"><tbody><tr><td>1</td> <td>Fedor Emelianenko</td> <td>100</td> <td>Affliction</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>1</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>Josh Barnett</td> <td>94</td> <td>Affliction</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Frank Mir</td> <td>90</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>3</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira</td> <td>85</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>5</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Brock Lesnar</td> <td>80</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>6</td> <td>Randy Couture</td> <td>77</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Shane Carwin</td> <td>64</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>9</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>8</td> <td>Brett Rogers</td> <td>60</td> <td>Strikeforce</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>26</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Andrei Arlovski</td> <td>60</td> <td>Strikeforce</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>4</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>10</td> <td>Alistair Overeem</td> <td>59</td> <td>DREAM/Strikeforce</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Cain Velasquez</td> <td>41</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>19</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>12</td> <td>Jeff Monson</td> <td>34</td> <td>DREAM</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Mirko Filipovic</td> <td>34</td> <td>DREAM</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>14</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>14</td> <td>Fabricio Werdum</td> <td>30</td> <td>Strikeforce</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>11</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Tim Sylvia</td> <td>29</td> <td>Adrenaline</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>16</td> <td>Cheick Kongo</td> <td>26</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>12</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Junior dos Santos</td> <td>25</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>13</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>18</td> <td>Antonio Silva</td> <td>23</td> <td>WVR</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>17</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Ben Rothwell</td> <td>22</td> <td>Adrenaline</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>18</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>19</td> <td>Aleksander Emelianenko</td> <td>22</td> <td>Fighting Mixed Combative</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>23</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Gabriel Gonzaga</td> <td>20</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>16</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>22</td> <td>Gegard Mousasi</td> <td>19</td> <td>DREAM</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>24</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Chris Tuchscherer</td> <td>18</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>NR</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>24</td> <td>Roy Nelson</td> <td>17</td> <td>UFC</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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</td><td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Paul Buentello</td> <td>17</td> <td>Affliction</td> <td style="vertical-align: top;">
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LOL at Brett Rogers being ranked higher than Overeem

Who's Overeem's best win at HW?

Rogers?

Who's Overeem's best win at HW?

Rogers?

Paul Buentello. Overeem beat him for the Strikeforce HW title. He then NC CroCop in DREAM.

Forgot to mention that if Overeem doesn't fight in the next two months. He sinks.

Paul Buentello. Overeem beat him for the Strikeforce HW title. He then NC CroCop in DREAM.

And Rogers' biggest win is AA. So it's not difficult to understand why Rogers is above AO.

I actually agree with the list at least the top 10

anything below top 10-15 is just speculation

New Consensus Rankings up.

Heavyweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Fedor Emelianenko 100 M-1 Global 1
2 Brock Lesnar 94 UFC 5
3 Josh Barnett 92 ??? 2
4 Frank Mir 86 UFC 3
5 Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 83 UFC 4
6 Randy Couture 79 UFC 6
7 Shane Carwin 64 UFC 7
8 Brett Rogers 63 Strikeforce 8
9 Andrei Arlovski 58 Strikeforce 9
10 Alistair Overeem 56 Strikeforce 10
11 Cain Velasquez 43 UFC 11
12 Jeff Monson 37 Free Agent 12
13 Junior dos Santos 32 UFC 17
14 Fabricio Werdum 31 Strikeforce 14
15 Mirko Filipovic 28 UFC 13
16 Tim Sylvia 26 Adrenaline 15
17 Cheick Kongo 22 UFC 16
18 Ben Rothwell 21 UFC 19
19 Roy Nelson 20 UFC 24
20 Gegard Mousasi 19 Strikeforce 22
21 Gabriel Gonzaga 18 UFC 21
22 Antonio Silva 18 WVR 18
22 Aleksander Emelianenko 18 ProFC 19
24 Paul Buentello 17 ??? 24
24 Heath Herring 17 UFC 28

Light Heavyweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Lyoto Machida 100 UFC 1
2 Quinton Jackson 94 UFC 2
3 Rashad Evans 93 UFC 3
4 Forrest Griffin 87 UFC 4
5 Mauricio Rua 84 UFC 5
6 Keith Jardine 70 UFC 6
7 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira 63 ??? 7
8 Luiz Cane 62 UFC 8
9 Rich Franklin 58 UFC 10
10 Renato Sobral 54 Strikeforce 9
11 Thiago Silva 40 UFC 13
12 Chuck Liddell 35 UFC 14
13 Dan Henderson 34 UFC 11
14 Wanderlei Silva 30 UFC 12
15 Jon Jones 24 UFC 31
16 Matt Hamill 21 UFC 17
17 Vladimir Matyushenko 20 Free Agent 16
18 Brandon Vera 20 UFC 19
18 Tito Ortiz 20 UFC 15
20 Sokoudjou 17 DREAM 27
21 Mark Coleman 17 UFC 23
22 Krzysztof Soszynski 17 UFC 19
23 Steve Cantwell 16 UFC 26
23 Muhammed Lawal 16 M-1 Global
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25 Trevor Prangley 15 MaximumFC 27

Middleweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Anderson Silva 100 UFC 1
2 Dan Henderson 94 UFC 4
3 Yushin Okami 87 UFC 3
3 Nate Marquardt 87 UFC 2
5 Demian Maia 81 UFC 5
6 Jorge Santiago 76 WVR 6
7 Robbie Lawler 58 Strikeforce 7
8 Vitor Belfort 56 ??? 9
9 Thales Leites 49 UFC 8
10 Yoshihiro Akiyama 44 UFC 12
11 Chael Sonnen 41 UFC 10
12 Gegard Mousasi 31 Strikeforce 11
13 Paulo Filho 30 DREAM 15
14 Michael Bisping 29 UFC 13
15 Kazuo Misaki 25 WVR 16
16 Ronaldo Souza 23 DREAM 19
17 Nick Diaz 22 Strikeforce 20
18 Hector Lombard 21 Bellator 23
19 Jake Shields 19 Strikeforce 31
20 Patrick Cote 19 UFC 18
21 Alan Belcher 16 UFC 22
22 Matt Lindland 15 ??? 21
23 Cung Le 15 Strikeforce 26
24 Frank Trigg 15 UFC 17
25 Nate Quarry 14 UFC 26

Welterweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Georges St. Pierre 100 UFC 1
2 Jon Fitch 94 UFC 3
3 Thiago Alves 92 UFC 2
4 Matt Hughes 77 UFC 5
5 Jake Shields 76 Strikeforce 4
6 Mike Swick 74 UFC 7
7 Martin Kampmann 73 UFC 6
8 Josh Koscheck 72 UFC 8
9 Carlos Condit 56 UFC 9
10 Paulo Thiago 45 UFC 10
11 Dan Hardy 41 UFC 12
12 Hayato Sakurai 31 DREAM 11
12 Karo Parisyan 31 UFC 13
14 Brock Larson 30 UFC 15
15 Nick Diaz 27 Strikeforce 18
16 Jay Hieron 25 Strikeforce 16
17 Marius Zaromskis 23 DREAM/Bellator NR
18 Dustin Hazelett 22 UFC 17
19 Marcus Davis 22 UFC 20
20 Chris Lytle 21 UFC 22
21 Nick Thompson 20 Strikeforce 14
22 Matt Serra 20 UFC 18
23 Yoshiyuki Yoshida 19 UFC 33
24 Brad Blackburn 19 UFC 27
25 Anthony Johnson 18 UFC 23
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Lightweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 B.J. Penn 97 UFC 1
2 Kenny Florian 91 UFC 2
3 Shinya Aoki 90 DREAM 4
4 Eddie Alvarez 86 Bellator 3
5 Joachim Hansen 75 DREAM 5
6 Frank Edgar 69 UFC 7
7 Tatsuya Kawajiri 69 DREAM 6
8 Diego Sanchez 63 UFC 12
9 Gray Maynard 53 UFC 10
10 Satoru Kitaoka 50 WVR 9
11 Sean Sherk 48 UFC 8
12 Josh Thomson 39 Strikeforce 11
13 Gesias Cavalcante 33 DREAM 13
14 Tyson Griffin 21 UFC 14
15 Eiji Mitsuoka 21 WVR 18
16 Takanori Gomi 20 WVR 15
17 Joe Stevenson 20 UFC 26
18 Gilbert Melendez 20 Strikeforce 20
19 Clay Guida 19 UFC 19
20 Spencer Fisher 19 UFC 17
21 Jamie Varner 18 WEC 15
22 Vitor Ribeiro 15 DREAM 21
23 Roger Huerta 15 UFC 22
24 Mitsuhiro Ishida 14 DREAM 24
25 Joe Lauzon 13 UFC 25
25 Nate Diaz 13 UFC 23

Featherweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Mike Brown 100 WEC 1
2 Urijah Faber 96 WEC 2
3 Wagnney Fabiano 91 WEC 3
4 Hatsu Hioki 83 WVR 5
5 Jose Aldo 82 WEC 4
6 Leonard Garcia 73 WEC 7
7 Takeshi Inoue 73 Shooto 6
8 Dokonjonosuke Mishima 62 DEEP 8
9 Rafael Assuncao 56 WEC 9
10 Marlon Sandro 49 WVR 10
11 Bibiano Fernandes 30 DREAM 11
12 Josh Grispi 30 WEC 12
13 Norifumi Yamamoto 28 DREAM 13
14 Yuji Hoshino 26 GCM 14
15 Joe Warren 24 DREAM 15
16 Masakazu Imanari 23 DREAM 18
17 Michihiro Omigawa 22 WVR 16
18 Hiroyuki Takaya 20 DREAM 17
19 Joe Soto 19 Bellator 18
20 Mark Hominick 17 Affliction* 20
21 Akitoshi Tamura 17 WEC NR
22 Masanori Kanehara 17 WVR 21
23 Cub Swanson 16 WEC 23
24 Takafumi Otsuka 15 DREAM 24
25 Daiki Hata 15 DREAM 26
25 Akiyo Nishiura 15 Shooto 24
25 Manny Gamburyan 15 WEC 26

Bantamweight MMA
Consensus Rankings posted July 29, 2009
Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank
1 Miguel Torres 100 WEC 1
2 Brian Bowles 94 WEC 2
3 Masakatsu Ueda 92 Shooto 3
4 Takeya Mizugaki 88 WEC 4
5 Joseph Benavidez 73 WEC 5
6 Akitoshi Tamura 69 WEC 6
7 Will Ribeiro 65 WEC 7
8 Damacio Page 63 WEC 8
9 Rani Yahya 56 WEC 9
10 Manny Tapia 50 WEC 10
11 Dominick Cruz 35 WEC 11
12 Marcos Galvao 33 N/A 12
13 Koetsu Okazaki 33 Shooto 13
14 Masakazu Imanari 26 DREAM 15
14 Eduardo Dantas 26 Shooto 14
16 Atsushi Yamamoto 24 DREAM 16
17 Antonio Banuelos 24 WEC 17
18 Charlie Valencia 24 WEC 18
19 Daiki Hata 23 DREAM 19
20 Chase Beebe 22 DREAM 20
21 Yoshiro Maeda 21 DREAM 21
22 Jeff Curran 21 WEC 22
23 Jared McMahan 20 Corral Combat 23
24 Mike Easton 20 UWC 24
25 Masahiro Oishi 20 GCM 30
..........

Not a whole lot of change, really. Mostly just minor shuffling.

Henderson's rise to #2 at MW is of note.

Also, the lightweight division is stacked.

Sengoku this week will affect the Feathers and Lights.

Latest Consensus up

Teh Brock will be # 1, soon.