MMA Fighter Rankings - August Edition: Rousey's reign continues
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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
Women's Bantamweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ronda Rousey |
| 2 | Cat Zingano |
| 3 | Miesha Tate |
| 4 | Sarah McMann |
| 5 | Alexis Davis |
| 6 | Sarah Kaufman |
| 7 | Jessica Eye |
| 8 | Holly Holm |
| 9 | Marion Reneau |
| 10 | Tonya Evinger |
- Ronda Rousey's reign of terror continued at UFC 190, where she needed a mere 34 seconds to completely demolish Bethe Correia. Correia, that poor soul, still lasted longer than the combined efforts of Cat Zingano and Alexis Davis.
- Speaking of Rousey, her next challenge will come in the form of Miesha Tate, a trilogy bout necessitated by a complete lack of legitimate challengers for the champion's crown. Riding a four-fight winning streak, Tate earned her spot at the front of the queue with a dominant decision victory over Jessica Eye at UFC on FOX 16.
- Former boxing world champion Holly Holm improved to 2-0 inside the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 71, using her vaunted striking to completely style on Marion Reneau, who looked out of her element on the feet.
- Former Olympian Sara McMann will look to scale the bantamweight ladder again when she takes on Amanda Nunes at UFC Fight Night 73 in August. McMann is 1-2 in her brief UFC tenure, although those losses were against Tate and Rousey.