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USAT/SBN November MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight

by Kid Nate on Nov 20, 2009 11:12 AM EST

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 B.J. Penn 100 UFC 1 2 Shinya Aoki 96 DREAM 2 3 Eddie Alvarez 86 Bellator/DREAM 3 4 Kenny Florian 81 UFC 4 5 F...

USAT/SBN October MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight

by Kid Nate on Oct 29, 2009 7:44 PM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 B.J. Penn 100 UFC 1 2 Shinya Aoki 96 DREAM 2 3 Eddie Alvarez 87 Bellator/DREAM 3 4 Kenny Florian 80 UFC 4 5 F...

Shinya Aoki Claims DREAM Has Better Lightweights Than the UFC

by Kid Nate on Oct 7, 2009 10:35 AM EDT

From Dave Meltzer: Aoki had said before the event that Dream, and not UFC, had the best lightweight competitors. After winning the title, he made that claim again. "It’s not UFC, it’s ...

Bloody Elbow Exclusive Interview: Melchor Manibusan: "I Know I'm the Underdog" Against Kawajiri

by Chris Nelson on Oct 5, 2009 12:11 PM EDT

Unless you follow Guam's MMA scene closely, or you're a submission grappling head with a great memory, you may not have heard of Melchor Manibusan prior to a few weeks ago, when it was announced that ...

USAT/SBN September MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight

by Kid Nate on Oct 2, 2009 10:40 AM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 B.J. Penn 100 UFC 1 2 Shinya Aoki 94 DREAM 2 3 Eddie Alvarez 89 Bellator/DREAM 3 4 Kenny Florian 81 UFC 4 5 F...

MMA4Real's September Lightweight MMA Rankings

by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 10, 2009 6:00 PM EDT on MMA For Real

1. BJ Penn 2. Eddie Alvarez 3. Tatsuya Kawajiri 4. Shinya Aoki 5. Sean Sherk 6. Kenny Florian 7. Gray Maynard 8. Frankie Edgar 9. Gesias Cavalcante 10. Diego Sanchez Quick Notes: -No change...

USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight

by Kid Nate on Aug 29, 2009 8:20 AM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 B.J. Penn 100 UFC 1 2 Shinya Aoki 93 DREAM 3 3 Eddie Alvarez 87 Bellator/DREAM/Strikeforce 4 4 Kenny Florian 82...

USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Lightweight

by Kid Nate on Jul 30, 2009 10:53 PM EDT

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> 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 ...

Quote of the Day 2: Shinya Aoki Talks Joe Stevenson and Nate Diaz

by Kid Nate on Jul 21, 2009 2:10 PM EDT

"Well, it sounds good. So long as it’s an MMA bout, I’m fine with [Kawajiri or Kikuno], or even someone from the UFC. It doesn’t have to be a top-level fighter. Even a mid-level ...

Why I Don't Like the Way DREAM Treats Fighters

by Kid Nate on Jun 24, 2009 5:36 PM EDT

This Sherdog interview with Tatsuya Kawajiri gets to the essence of it: Sherdog: Many MMA fans were critical of you fighting under K-1 rules. Did you have doubts? Kawajiri: I didn’t have do...