The official Bellator MMA rankings were updated following the Bellator 259: “Cyborg vs Smith 2” event, which went down last Fri. night (May 14, 2021) from inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
In the main event of the evening, Cris Cyborg went up 2-0 on Leslie Smith by earning a knockout win over “The Peacemaker” in the closing seconds of the fifth round of their featherweight title fight (see it again here).
In further action, Bellator MMA newcomer Hannah Guy upset Valerie Loureda, dominating her for three rounds on the ground to earn a unanimous decision win, handing “Master” the first loss of her pro MMA career. And that is what really stood out in this week’s rankings, because the loss didn’t do much to affect Loureda’s spot on the list since she still remained at No. 8 while Guy debuted at No. 9.
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MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
2. Vadim Nemkov (13-2)
3. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)
4. Ryan Bader (28-6)
5. Douglas Lima (32-8)
5. AJ McKee (17-0)
7. Sergio Pettis (21-5)
8. Juan Archuleta (25-3)
9. Corey Anderson (15-5)
10. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)
WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
1. Cris Cyborg (24-2)
2. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)
3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
4. Julia Budd (15-3)
5. Liz Carmouche (15-7)
6. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
7. Denise Kielholtz (6-2)
8. Cat Zingano (12-4)
9. Kana Watanabe (10-0)
10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)
MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT (265 Pounds)
C. Ryan Bader (28-6)
1. Timothy Johnson (15-6)
2. Cheick Kongo (30-11-2)
3. Valentin Moldavsky (10-1)
4. Linton Vassell (20-8)
5. Tyrell Fortune (10-1)
6. Steven Mowry (9-0)
7. Matt Mitrione (13-8)
8. Javy Ayala (11-8)
9. Davion Franklin (2-0)
10. Jake Hager (3-0)
MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (205 Pounds)
C. Vadim Nemkov (13-2)
1. Ryan Bader (27-6)
2. Corey Anderson (14-5)
3. Phil Davis (22-6)
4. Anthony Johnson (23-6)
5. Julius Anglickas (10-1)
6. Lyoto Machida (26-11)
7. Grant Neal (5-0)
8. Melvin Manhoef (23-5-1) +1
9. Tyree Fortune (5-1) -1
10. Christian Edwards (4-0) -1
MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT (185 Pounds)
C. Gegard Mousasi (47-7-2)
1. John Salter (18-4)
2. Austin Vanderford (11-0) +1
3. Anatoly Tokov (29-2) -1
4. Costello van Steenis (13-2) +1
5. Fabian Edwards (9-2) -1
6. Johnny Eblen (7-0)
7. Charlie Ward (9-4)
8. Mike Shipman (14-3)
9. Ed Ruth (8-3)
10. Romero Cotton (5-0)
MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT (170 Pounds)
C. Douglas Lima (32-8)
1. Yaroslav Amosov (25-0)
2. Michael Page (19-1)
3. Jason Jackson (15-4)
4. Neiman Gracie (10-2)
5. Logan Storley (11-1)
6. Paul Daley (43-17-2) +2
7. Derek Anderson (17-4) -1
8. Joey Davis (8-0) -1
9. Sabah Homasi (15-9)
10. Oliver Enkamp (10-2)
MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT (155 Pounds)
C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
1. Brent Primus (10-1)
2. Patricky Pitbull (23-9)
3. Benson Henderson (28-10)
3. Goiti Yamauchi (25-5) -1
5. Peter Queally (13-5-1) +1
6. Myles Jury (19-5) -1
7. Sydney Outlaw (15-4)
8. Adam Piccolotti (12-4)
9. Alexander Shabliy (20-3) NR*
10. Aviv Gozali (6-0) NR*
MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. Patricio Pitbull (32-4)
1. AJ McKee (17-0)
2. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-5)
3. Adam Borics (17-1)
4. Jay Jay Wilson (8-0)
5. Daniel Weichel (40-12)
6. Aaron Pico (7-3)
7. Pedro Carvalho (11-5)
8. Mads Burnell (15-3)
9. Tywan Claxton (6-2)
10. Jeremy Kennedy (16-2)
MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT (135 Pounds)
C. Sergio Pettis (21-5)
1. Juan Archuleta (25-3)
2. Patchy Mix (13-1)
3. Magomed Magomedov (17-1)
4. Raufeon Stots (15-1)
5. Leandro Higo (21-5) +1
6. James Gallagher (11-1) -1
7. Josh Hill (20-3)
8. Jornel Lugo (6-0)
9. Cass Bell (5-2)
10. Darrion Caldwell (15-5) NR*
WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT (145 Pounds)
C. Cris Cyborg (24-2)
1. Julia Budd (15-3)
2. Arlene Blencowe (13-8)
3. Cat Zingano (12-4)
4. Leslie Smith (12-9-1)
5. Leah McCourt (5-1) +2
6. Sinead Kavanagh (7-4) -1
7. Janay Harding (6-5) -1
8. Amanda Bell (7-7)
9. Jessy Miele (9-5)
10. Talita Nogueira (8-2)
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT (125 Pounds)
C. Juliana Velasquez (11-0)
1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1)
2. Liz Carmouche (15-7)
3. Denise Kielholtz (6-2)
4. Kana Watanabe (10-0-1)
5. Alejandra Lara (9-5)
6. Veta Arteaga (6-4)
7. Kate Jackson (11-5-1)
8. Valerie Loureda (3-1)
9. Hannah Guy (3-1) NR*
10.Vanessa Porto (22-9) -1
Expect some changes after the dust settles from Bellator 260 on June 11, topped by a welterweight title fight between division champion Douglas Lima and No. 1-ranked Yaroslav Amosov, while Paul Daley takes on Jason Jackson at 175 pounds.
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