Updated Official Bellator MMA Fighter Rankings As Of March 1
LOS ANGELES – BELLATOR MMAreturns to action on Saturday, March 12 with a card chock-full of top contenders from across multiple divisions and headlined by Adam Borics (17-1) and Mads Burnell (16-3), two featherweights currently tied at No. 2 in the official rankings. BELLATOR MMA 276: Borics vs. Burnell will air live on SHOWTIME 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT from the Family Arena in St. Louis.
In the co-featured bout, former BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Champion, 13-time BELLATOR veteran, and No. 2-ranked Phil Davis (23-6, 1 NC) will open his 2022 campaign against No. 4 Julius Anglickas (10-2), who most recently challenged for the 205-pound title. Additionally, the main card will spotlight a middleweight attraction between No. 1 John Salter (18-5) and No. 3 Johnny Eblen (10-0) in a bout that could very well determine the next challenger to Gegard Mousasi’s crown. Lastly, undefeated New Alliance Jiu-Jitsu team member Jay-Jay Wilson (8-0) of Auckland, New Zealand, moves up to lightweight to meet Dagestan’s Gadzhi Rabadanov (16-4-2), who is coming off a highlight-reel first-round knockout in his promotional debut at BELLATOR MMA 263 in July 2021.
| MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. AJ McKee (18-0) 2. Vadim Nemkov (15-2) 3. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) ∇1 4. Gegard Mousasi (48-7-2) 5. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 6. Ryan Bader (29-7) 7. Sergio Pettis (22-5) 8. Corey Anderson (16-5) 9. Michael Page (20-1) 10. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2) | WOMEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND 1. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC) 2. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 3. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 4. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 5. Denise Kielholtz (6-3) 6. Arlene Blencowe (15-8) 7. Cat Zingano (12-4) 8. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1) 9. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5) NR 10. Leslie Smith (12-9-1) | MEN’S HEAVYWEIGHT C. Ryan Bader (29-7) 1. Valentin Moldavsky (11-2) 2. Cheick Kongo (31-11-2) 3. Fedor Emelianenko (40-6) 4. Linton Vassell (22-8) 5. Tim Johnson (15-8) 6. Steve Mowry (10-0) 7. Tyrell Fortune (11-2) 8. Davion Franklin (5-0) 9. Said Sowma (8-3) 10. Gokhan Saricam (7-1) NR |
| MEN’S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT C. Vadim Nemkov (15-2) 1. Corey Anderson (16-5) 2. Phil Davis (23-6) 3. Ryan Bader (29-7) 4. Julius Anglickas (10-2) 5. Anthony Johnson (23-6) 6. Lyoto Machida (26-11) 7. Karl Albrektsson (13-3) 8. Alex Polizzi (9-1) 9. Grant Neal (6-1) 10. Melvin Manhoef (32-15-1) | MEN’S MIDDLEWEIGHT C. Gegard Mousasi (49-7-2) 1. John Salter (18-5) ∆1 2. Austin Vanderford (11-1) ∇1 3. Johnny Eblen (10-0) 4. Fabian Edwards (9-2) 5. Anatoly Tokov (30-2) 6. Lorenz Larkin (23-7) 7. Dalton Rosta (6-0) ∆1 8. Romero Cotton (5-0) ∇1 9. Anthony Adams (9-2) 10. Khalid Murtazaliev (15-3) | MEN’S WELTERWEIGHT C. Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) 1. Michael Page (20-1) 2. Douglas Lima (32-10) 3. Jason Jackson (15-4) 4. Logan Storley (13-1) 5. Neiman Gracie (11-3) 6. Andrey Koreshkov (25-4) 7. Derek Anderson (17-4) 8. Paul Daley (43-18-2) 9. Kyle Crutchmer (8-1) ∆1 10. Sabah Homasi (16-10) NR |
| MEN’S LIGHTWEIGHT C. Patricky Pitbull (24-10) 1. Sidney Outlaw (16-4) 2. Brent Primus (11-2) 3. Goiti Yamauchi (26-5) 4. Benson Henderson (29-11) 5. Usman Nurmagomedov (14-0) 6. Peter Queally (13-6-1) 7. Islam Mamedov (20-1-1) 8. Myles Jury (19-6) 9. Alexander Shabliy (20-3) 10. Dan Moret (15-7) NR | MEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. AJ McKee (18-0) 1. Patricio Pitbull (32-5) 2. Mads Burnell (16-3) 3. Adam Borics (17-1) 4. Aaron Pico (9-3) 5. Pedro Carvalho (12-5) 6. Emmanuel Sanchez (20-7) 7. Jeremy Kennedy (17-3) 8. Daniel Weichel (41-13) 9. Justin Gonzales (12-1) 10. Darrion Caldwell (15-6) | MEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT C. Sergio Pettis (22-5) 1. Juan Archuleta (25-3) 2. Patchy Mix (15-1) 3. Raufeon Stots (17-1) 4. Magomed Magomedov (18-2) 5. Kyoji Horiguchi (29-4) 6. Leandro Higo (21-5) 7. James Gallagher (11-2) 8. Josh Hill (21-4) 9. Jornel Lugo (8-0) 10. Cass Bell (5-2) |
| WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT C. Cris Cyborg (25-2, 1 NC) 1. Arlene Blencowe (15-8) 2. Cat Zingano (12-4) 3. Leslie Smith (12-9-1) 4. Sinead Kavanagh (8-5) ∆1 5. Leah McCourt (6-2) ∇1 6. Janay Harding (6-5) 7. Pam Sorenson (9-4) 8. Talita Nogueira (8-2) ∆1 9. Jessica Borga (3-4) 10. Dayana Silva (9-7) | WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT C. Juliana Velasquez (12-0) 1. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-1) 2. Liz Carmouche (16-7) 3. Denise Kielholtz (6-3) 4. Kana Watanabe (10-1-1) 5. Alejandra Lara (9-5) 6. Veta Arteaga (6-4) 7. DeAnna Bennett (12-7-1) 8. Vanessa Porto (23-9) 9. Diana Avsaragova (4-0) 10. Valerie Loureda (4-1) |
Updated schedule of BELLATOR events
- Fri. Mar. 12 // BELLATOR 276: Borics vs. Burnell // The Family Arena // St. Louis, Mo.
- Fri. Apr. 15 // BELLATOR 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2/Nemkov vs. Anderson // SAP Center // San Jose, Calif.
- Fri. May 6 // BELLATOR PARIS: Bader vs. Kongo 2 // Accor Arena // Paris, FRA
- Fri. May 13 // BELLATOR LONDON: Amosov vs. MVP // The OVO Arena Wembley // London
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