Top 10 best ufc fighters. Updated rating of UFC fighters

All Russian MMA fans expected that after Khabib Nurmagomedov wins the lightweight title, he will rise significantly in the rankings. Expectations were justified.

Behind him, the Russian left all his competitors, including Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson. It is likely that Khabib will hold his first defense of the belt with one of them. Nurmagomedov is set to return to the octagon in November. Let's see how the UFC matchmakers work.

In the ranking of the best fighters, regardless of weight categories, Khabib rose to eighth place. This is a record for him. He has never climbed into the top 10 of this rating. Above him are only UFC champions, with the exception of McGregor. Why he is higher than Khabib in this ranking is a mystery, probably, even for Conor himself. But this will not really bother our athlete.

Everything is clear with Khabib. What about other Russian fighters?

US Featherweight Zabita Magomedsharipova nicknamed the ninja and kung fu master. The ex-champion of the ACB league has fallen in love with fans abroad: he is very cool and spectacular in his fights.

He spent three fights in the UFC, winning them, and for each of these fights he received bonuses in the amount of 50 thousand dollars from the leaders. This is very cool. But it’s also cool that Zabit has climbed to 14th place in the organization’s lightweight rankings after defeating American Kyle Bochniak at UFC 223. Now it remains to be hoped that the Russian will pick up an opponent from the TOP-10. Or maybe the opponent will be Yair Rodriguez, who is on the 11th line.

One of the favorite fighters of Ramzan Kadyrov, Magomed Bibulatov, is now in full swing preparing for the UFC Fight Night 128 tournament (April 22), where he will fight with the Japanese Yuta Sasaki.

Magomed unexpectedly lost his previous fight to John Moraga, but remained on the 15th line of the flyweight rating. Bibulatov is the favorite in the fight against the Japanese. The victory will definitely move him a few lines higher.

light heavyweight Gadzhimurad Antigulov held two fights in the UFC, winning them victories. This allowed him to rise to 13th place in the rankings.

When the Russian will hold his next fight is still unknown. UFC management considers Gadzhimurad a promising fighter, and there is no point in arguing with this. We are waiting for big fights and increase in the rating.

We have several people in the TOP-15 heavyweights at once. On the 13th line is located Shamil Abdurakhimov, who is now waiting for a decision on his next fight.

Will soon improve its position Alexey Oleinik. On May 13, at UFC 224 in Brazil, he will fight against the 14th number of the heavyweight rating Junior Albini. The Russian, by the way, is higher - in tenth place. The victory will allow Alexei to close the defeat from Curtis Blaydes and climb one or two lines in the ranking. The chances of success are good.

Well, the main hope of Russia in the difficult UFC champion- This Alexander Volkov, who had a great run and four wins in the UFC. Drago is in third place. Only Alistair Overeem, Francis Ngannou and champion Stipe Miocic are ahead.

It is still unknown where and when, and most importantly, with whom, in next time Volkov will fight. Everything depends on him, as well as on the duel between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. However, it is safe to say that Alexander is very close to the title fight.

source: "Soviet Sport"

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Fabricio Werdum is one of the many representatives of the Brazilian MMA school. His nickname Vai Cavalo translates from Portuguese as "forward, horse." He was born on July 30, 1977 in Porto Allegri in Brazil, but in this moment lives in San Jose, USA, where he trains in Kings MMA. The fighting basis of Fabricio is Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai.

Werdum earned the championship belt in the summer of 2015. On June 13, as part of the UFC 188 tournament, he met with Cain Velasquez, who at that time owned the title. The Brazilian dominated throughout the fight and eventually caught his opponent in a guillotine in the third round. In February 2016, he was supposed to meet with Velasquez in a rematch, but the opponent withdrew from the fight due to injury. The next exit to the Werdum Octagon is scheduled for May 14, 2016 as part of UFC show 198. During the first defense, Fabricio will face top contender Stipe Miocic.

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier was born on March 20, 1979 in the American city of Lafayette. He currently resides in San Jose and trains at the American Kickboxing Academy. His background is freestyle wrestling and kickboxing. In addition, Daniel boasts a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Cormier's main problem at the moment is that many do not consider him a true champion. The best UFC fighter, regardless of weight categories, Jon Jones, in the rank of title holder, met with Daniel and got the victory. Jones later got into trouble with the law, causing the promotion to take the belt from him. The latter was soon played by Cormier and Anthony Johnson. On May 23, 2015, at UFC 187, Cormier defeated Johnson and sat on the light heavyweight throne, after which he made his first title defense in a battle with Alexander Gustafsson. The long-awaited rematch with Jon Jones will take place on April 23, 2016 as part of the UFC 197 tournament.

UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold was born October 17, 1984 in the California city of Santa Cruz, is a citizen of the United States of America and trains with Daniel Cormier at the American Kickboxing Academy. He has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, but besides this type of martial arts, he is well acquainted with kickboxing and freestyle wrestling.

Rockhold won the UFC title relatively recently when he won a victory over the previously undefeated Chris Weidman in a dominant style. Initially, the battle, which took place as part of the co-main event of the UFC 194 show, proceeded to the accompaniment of attacks current champion, but later Rockhold managed to seize the initiative due to the fact that he retained more forces. He pinned Weidman to the ground and began beating the helpless opponent until the match was stopped by the referee. Despite the fact that Rochkold had a serious advantage during the fight, the promotion bosses appointed an immediate rematch, which will take place on June 4, 2016 at UFC 199.

UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler

Robbie Lawler is one of the most daring UFC champions. This guy was born in San Diego on March 20, 1982, and currently lives in Coconut Creek and trains at the American Top Team fight club. The fighter came to mixed martial arts from karate, and often his fights are held in a stance and are nominated for the title of the best fights of the year.

He earned the UFC welterweight title on December 6, 2014 in a confrontation with Johny Hendrix. Ruthless (Lawler's nickname) got the victory in it according to the results of a separate decision of the judges. Robbie has since made two defenses of his title. First at UFC 189 he technical knockout defeated Rory McDonald, after which he will meet with Carlos Condit as part of UFC 195, held on January 2, 2016. Who will be Lawler's next opponent is still unknown.

UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos was born on October 26, 1984 in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Here he currently resides, training under the guidance of Rafael Cordeiro in Kings MMA. The basis of the fighter's fighting is Thai boxing and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

Rafael dos Anjos became the champion after the title battle with Anthony Pettis. On March 15, 2015, as part of UFC 185, Rafael won the victory thanks to a unanimous decision of the judges. In December 2015, he made his first belt defense against Donald Cerrone. While many expected a competitive battle from this meeting, dos Anjos already in the first seconds of the debut round showed that he would not give Cowboy a chance, destroying him by technical knockout. The next outing of the fighter in the cage was scheduled for March 5, 2016. Rafal had to defend his belt from the encroachments of UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor. However, the Brazilian broke his leg and withdrew from the fight.

UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor is one of the most popular figures in the world mixed martial arts. In addition, he brings the UFC the greatest income, and therefore enjoys the indulgence of the promotion management. The fighter was born on July 14, 1988 in Dublin, Ireland, where he lives at the moment. His background is diverse: karate, taekwondo, boxing and even capoeira. In addition, Conor has a brown belt in jiu-jitsu, but has not yet proven that he can be called successful in this type of martial arts.

McGregor has long attracted the attention of the whole world to his person, although he has taken possession of the championship belt relatively recently. It took only 13 seconds for him to overthrow the former title holder, the Brazilian Jose Aldo, from the throne. The exact gift of the jaw lifted the Irishman's glory to even greater heights, and dishonored the former champion. In his next fight, McGregor was scheduled to fight for the second belt against lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos, but the latter was injured and pulled out of the fight. His replacement, Nate Diaz, caught Dana White's golden boy in the second round with a submission. With whom Notorius will now fight is still unknown, but it says a lot that Jose Aldo will be his opponent again.

UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominic Cruz

Dominic Cruz is another representative of the American school of mixed martial arts. Dominator was born on September 3, 1985 in Tucson, Orizona. Currently, his place of residence is the California city of Chula Vista. This guy trains with the Alliance MMA team, and his basic techniques in MMA are boxing, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling.

Dominick Cruz has lost only once in his long career and is one of the two men who defeated reigning flyweight title holder Demetrius Johnson. However, injuries prevented Dominka from fully revealing his talents. On July 7, 2012, Cruz was supposed to fight Juraj Faber, but this fight did not take place, because Dominik suffered a cruciate ligament injury. A series of injuries kept him out of the octagon until the fall of 2014, when he met with Takeya Mizugaki and got the victory, and then again went into idle time due to yet another health problem. On January 7, 2016, the fighter made a triumphant return to the UFC, taking the belt from then-champion TJ Dillashaw. Cruise's next fight will be against Juraj Faber again at UFC 199 on June 4, 2016.

UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrius Johnson

Which UFC fighter has earned the most this year? We have an answer to this question.

It should be noted that these amounts include only the official fees of fighters, bonuses for best performance and Fight of the Night, plus sponsorship money from Reebok. Many of the most popular fighters receive additional bonuses and pay-per-view sales, not to mention the sponsorship money they earn outside the octagon.

Unsurprisingly, the top two spots on the list are headliners from two of the highest-grossing events in UFC history.

1. Conor McGregor (20-3) - $4,180,000

The Irishman has had two fights this year with varying degrees of success. In March, in the UFC 196 main event, he was strangled in the 2nd round by Nate Diaz, and already in August, in the UFC 202 title fight, Conor took revenge by a judicial decision.

For the fight at UFC 196, McGregor received a $1,000,000 fee, plus a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and another $40,000 from Reebok. Total $1,090,000. For the rematch with Diaz, the earnings of "The Notorious" were already significantly higher: $ 3,090,000 ($ 3,000,000 fee, again a bonus of $ 50,000 for the "Fight of the Night" and all the same $ 40,000 from Reebok).

McGregor will be able to get even further ahead on this list on November 12 in New York, where he will fight lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez in the main event of UFC 205. Judging by the hype, McGregor's official earnings alone will amount to several million US dollars.

2. Nate Diaz (19-11) - $2,690,000

Diaz, who is in second place, is noticeably behind the leader of the list. Nate won $620,000 for his March victory over McGregor ($500,000 cage show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $20,000 Reebok sponsorship money).

For the rematch with McGregor, Diaz Jr. also got much more, namely $2,070,000 ($2,000,000 for the cage, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $20,000 Reebok payout).

3. Brock Lesnar (6-3) - $2,550,000

Former champion UFC in heavyweight Lesnar returned in July at UFC 200 in his first fight since 2011. Brock pretty confidently beat the experienced Mark Hunt on points and earned $2,550,000 for it ($2,500,000 for the check and $5,000 from Reebok). At that time, the official fee of $ 2,500,000 was considered the highest in the history of not only the UFC, but also all mixed martial arts. The following month, that figure was improved by $500,000 by Conor McGregor.

After his UFC 200 appearance, Lesnar's two positive antiestrogen doping tests became known, and Brock's MMA career is currently in limbo.

4. Dan Henderson (32-15) - $1,540,000

46-year-old Henderson made good money before retiring. Hando earned $860,000 ($600,000 cage show bonus, $200,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $10,000 from Reebok) for a June 2nd round knockout win over Hector Lombard at UFC 199.

In October at UFC 204, Dan was defeated by unanimous decision against middleweight champion Michael Bisping in a rematch. For your last Stand in his career, Henderson was paid $680,000 ($600,000 cage show bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $30,000 from Reebok).

Great year for middleweight champion Michael Bisping - 3 wins in 3 fights. In February at UFC Fight Night 84, Bisping, though not without difficulty, won a home crowd unanimous decision over Anderson Silva. The Brit's success was rewarded with $495,000 ($275,000 cage show, $150,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $20,000 from Reebok).

The “Count” got the belt at the June UFC 199 show, going out to fight Luke Rockhold on a two-week notice, which did not stop him from sensationally knocking out the champion in the 1st round. Despite winning the title fight, Bisping earned less than $330,000 from the fight against the legendary Brazilian ($250,000 for cage entry, including $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $30,000 from Reebok).

In October at UFC 204, again at home, Bisping took revenge on Dan Henderson, despite being knocked down twice during the fight. Michael's reward was $680,000 ($600,000 cage show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $30,000 Reebok sponsorship).

6. Alistair Overeem (41-15) - $1,477,857

Overeem never managed to conquer another peak. In September at UFC 203, he was knocked out by UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic in the opening five minutes. 4 months before, in his native Holland, "Rome" knocked out Andrei Orlovsky in the 2nd round. For this fight, he earned $597,857 ($342,857 to show, $200,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $5,000 Reebok sponsorship)

Behind title fight At UFC 203, the Dutchman got $880,000 ($800,000 for cage entry, $50,000 Fight of the Year bonus and $30,000 from Reebok).

7. Anderson Silva (33-8) - $1,280,000

Former UFC middleweight champion and multiple promotion record holder Silva is spending 2016 on a minor note. In February at UFC Fight Night 84, "Spider" lost in a competitive 5-round fight to Michael Bisping and earned $665,000 ($600,000 for cage entry, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $15,000 from Reebok).

At UFC 200 in July, Anderson replaced Jon Jones against light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. During the three non-title rounds, DC, as they say, stale the Brazilian without any problems. Consolation for the loser is a $615,000 payout ($600,000 for checkered and $15,000 from Reebok).

8. Robbie Lawler (27-11) - $1,090,000

Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler has had mixed success this year. In January at UFC 195, he struggled to defend his title with a split decision win over Carlos Condit. Not the most confident victory brought "Ruthless" $590,000 ($500,000 for a checkerboard, $50,000 bonus for "Fight of the Night" and $40,000 from Reebok).

But in July at UFC 201, Robbie was dethroned by Tyron Woodley, who knocked him out in a little over two minutes. Lawler's total official check for the fight was $540,000 ($500,000 for check and $40,000 from Reebok).

9. Stipe Miocic (16-2) - $1,069,000

Heavyweight champion Miocic has the most successful year of his career in terms of sports achievements as well as from a financial point of view.

The year began for him with a bright knockout victory at the January event of UFC 195. Then Andrei Orlovsky was defeated by Stipe in a minute. The victory netted him $175,000 ($60,000 cage show, $60,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $5,000 Reebok sponsorship).

In May, at UFC 198, Miocic in enemy territory, again in the 1st round, knocked out the belt holder Fabricio Werdum. The new champion's triumphant performance earned $204,000 ($62,000 cage show, $62,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $30,000 Reebok sponsorship).

In September at UFC 203, Stipe successfully defended the belt, sending Alistair Overeem to sleep. Unsurprisingly, the champion earned his career-high $690,000 ($600,000 for cage, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus and $40,000 from Reebok) for this fight.

10. Mark Hunt (12-11-1) - $930,000

Rounding out the top ten is 42-year-old heavyweight Mark Hunt. At UFC Fight Night 85 in March, he once again demonstrated his deadly punching power by turning off the lights on Frankie Mir three minutes into the fight. Mark's winning fee was $220,000 ($160,000 checkerboard, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus and $10,000 Reebok sponsorship).

At the July anniversary show of UFC 200, Hunt lost to Brock Lesnar, who returned after a long pause, who, as you know, failed two doping tests after the fight. In connection with the foul play of Lesnar and the fact that USADA made an exception for him, testing him before the fight for only a month, instead of the prescribed four, Hunt, after the release of the test results, burst into swearing at the promotion bosses. Whatever it was, for the fight in the co-main event of UFC 200, "Super Samoan" received $710,000 ($700,000 for a check and $10,000 from Reebok).