MMA Fighter Rankings November Edition: Return of the King
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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
Light Heavyweight
| Ranking | Fighter |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Jones |
| 2 | Daniel Cormier |
| 3 | Anthony Johnson |
| 4 | Alexander Gustafsson |
| 5 | Ryan Bader |
| 6 | Phil Davis |
| 7 | Glover Teixeira |
| 8 | Rashad Evans |
| 9 | Ovince St. Preux |
| 10 | Liam McGeary |
- Return of the king. After sitting on the sidelines following an April hit-and-run arrest, Jon Jones was reinstated to the UFC's active roster. The pound-for-pound great will no doubt seek out pretender to the throne Daniel Cormier, who won the vacant title in Jones' absence.
- After sitting on the sidelines for nearly two years, Rashad Evans returned to the Octagon at UFC 192, losing a lopsided unanimous decision to Ryan Bader. In order to stay relevant, Evans is looking to face perennial division bridesmaid Alexander Gustafsson at some point in the future.
- Bader's victory over Evans gives him a five-fight winning streak, and if it weren't for the returning Jones, he'd likely have a title shot in his horizon. Instead, Bader may be looking at a date with the impossibly powerful Anthony Johnson.
- Glover Teixeira can make a case for the division's top five with a victory over one-dimensional wrestler Patrick Cummins at UFC Fight Night 77. Cummins' one dimension is good, though, so it won't necessarily be an easy out for the heavy-handed Brazilian.
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