After the biggest Bellator MMA event to date, two of the organization’s new champions have gotten a boost in this week’s USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com MMA rankings.
Lightweight Eddie Alvarez (No. 5) jumped eight spots after a narrow win over former No. 3 Michael Chandler at Bellator 106. Additionally, with his 18th win in 19 fights, new featherweight titleholder Daniel Straus has moved up four spots to No. 6.
Check out the full rankings below, and with two UFC events in the next five days, expect some further shakeups next week.
The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights.
Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.
Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.
To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, fighters can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.