ESPN Ranks the Bantamweights; Big Drop for Champion
ESPN released their latest 135 pound rankings. The Bantamweights stack up well against each other overall, but the top three spots continue to be locked down by Urijah Faber, UFC Interim Champion Renan Barao, and Champion Dominick Cruz.
One of the biggest drops in the list was Eduardo Dantes who slid from number five down to number nine. The Bellator Champion found himself unconscious on the receiving end of a KO. Dantes competed in a Shooto fight that got little coverage if any at all. Despite the loss, he gets to keep the belt, but the knockout was damaging to his image and stock as a champion.
Here is the complete list:
1 Dominick Cruz 19-1-0
2 Renan Barao 29-1-0
3 Urijah Faber 26-6-0
4 Michael McDonald 15-1-0
5 Brian Bowles 10-2-0
6 Bibiano Fernandes 11-3-0
7 Eddie Wineland 19-8-1
8 Brad Pickett 21-6-0
9 Eduardo Dantas 14-3-0
10 Chris Cariaso 14-3-0
Do you agree?
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Um, Chris Cariasco is a flyweight now
Can they take this league to strikeforce. Tired of seeing midgets fight.
midgets? cruz is 5’8, educate yourself.
Not a bad list but I see Michael Mcdonald ahead of Faber and I see Miguel Torres ahead off Eduardo and Chris
I like how you put Dominic’s picture up even though he wasnt the champion with the big drop to get more hits.
Dantas does not belong on the list anymore. He was just knocked out in the first round. Jorgensen, the kid who beat Stone and Albert back to back, and Easton belong ahead of both Cariaso and Dantas.
Helloo…
How’s there a big drop for champ he’s at # 1
Stupid headline
he is not the only champ on the list (Eduardo Dantas).
You forgot about mike Easton.
Everything about this article is fu king stupid as ****. Shit picture. Shit piece.
+1
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10. Erik Perez
10. Erik Perez
Putoos!
Ya but I think renan is going to be number 1 after he fights Cruz
Steven Siler should be on the bottom 10 some where, he’s looked incredible his last 3 fights.
Tyson should be ahead of Dantas. Shitty rankings are shitty
I just love how the BJpenn.com author for this article refused to recognize fellow Hawaii fighter Tyson Nam, only because Tyson beat someone in the Penn camp in the past.