MMA Fighter Rankings: Featherweight
On the first Wednesday of every month, theScore's MMA editors compile a list of the top 10 fighters in each of the major weight classes.
Rankings
Heavyweight | Light Heavyweight
Middleweight | Welterweight
Lightweight | Featherweight
Bantamweight | Flyweight
Women: Bantamweight | Strawweight
Featherweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Aldo |
| 2 | Conor McGregor |
| 3 | Frankie Edgar |
| 4 | Chad Mendes |
| 5 | Ricardo Lamas |
| 6 | Max Holloway |
| 7 | Cub Swanson |
| 8 | Patricio Freire |
| 9 | Charles Oliveira |
| 10 | Jeremy Stephens |
- The wait is almost over. In the most anticipated bout in featherweight history, longtime 145-pound kingpin and pound-for-pound great Jose Aldo will finally get a chance to silence the brash Conor McGregor at UFC 194 in December.
- A day prior to UFC 194, ex-lightweight titlist Frankie Edgar will try to vault himself into a title bout against perennial division bridesmaid Chad Mendes.
- Former title challenger Ricardo Lamas will welcome the seemingly unkillable Diego Sanchez to the 145-pound division at UFC Fight Night 78 in November.
- Max Holloway's road to a rematch with Conor McGregor includes a pit stop against brick-fisted heavy hitter Jeremy Stephens at the UFC 194 supercard in December.