Conor McGregor is atop two divisions in Times’ MMA rankings for November

Heavyweight

1. Stipe Miocic

2. Fabricio Werdum

3. Cain Velasquez

4. Alistair Overeem

5. Junior Dos Santos

6. Ben Rothwell

7. Vitaly Minakov

8. Josh Barnett

9. Andrei Arlovski

10. Travis Browne

It was a slow month for heavyweight MMA. The biggest upcoming fight in the division is a rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez at UFC 207, a contest that will decide the next contender for Stipe Miocic’s UFC heavyweight title.

Light Heavyweight

1. Daniel Cormier

2. Anthony Johnson

3. Phil Davis

4. Alexander Gustafsson

5. Glover Teixeira

6. Ryan Bader

7. Jimi Manuwa

8. Nikita Krylov

9. Liam McGeary

10. Ovince St. Preux

Jon Jones was suspended for a year following a drug test failure, removing him from the rankings. However, he continues to loom tall over the division. Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson at UFC 206 will fight officially for the UFC light heavyweight title but more they will fight for the opportunity to take on Jones when Jones returns. Phil Davis picked up the most impressive win in the division this month, dominating Liam McGeary and capturing the Bellator light heavyweight title.

Middleweight

1. Michael Bisping

2. Yoel Romero

3. Luke Rockhold

4. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza

5. Chris Weidman

6. Gegard Mousasi

7. Robert Whittaker

8. Derek Brunson

9. Thales Leites

10. Tim Kennedy

Yoel Romero silenced the partisan crowd at Madison Square Garden by knocking out local favorite and former champion Chris Weidman with a spectacular flying knee. Romero will now receive a title shot against Michael Bisping in a dangerous challenge for the British titleholder. Luke Rockhold and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza also linger as top contenders in a top heavy middleweight division.

Welterweight

1. Tyron Woodley

2. Demian Maia

3. Stephen Thompson

4. Robbie Lawler

5. Rory MacDonald

6. Ben Askren

7. Carlos Condit

8. Dong Hyun Kim

9. Donald Cerrone

10. Johny Hendricks

Tyron Woodley retained his UFC welterweight title against Stephen Thompson via majority draw in the co-main event at UFC 205. The 10 point must system made the fight appear closer than it was, as Woodley landed significantly more strikes, did much more damage, dominated the ground game and came close to finishing with a submission. UFC president Dana White announced Thompson will receive an immediate rematch but Demian Maia merited the next shot far more than Thompson.

Lightweight

1. Conor McGregor

2. Khabib Nurmagomedov

3. Tony Ferguson

4. Eddie Alvarez

5. Rafael Dos Anjos

6. Edson Barboza

7. Nate Diaz

8. Justin Gaethje

9. Michael Chiesa

10. Beneil Dariush

Conor McGregor is the first ever simultaneous two division UFC champion following his demolition of Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205. There are plenty of challenges left for the Irishman at lightweight, with Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson both having rock solid claims to a title shot. Nurmagomedov showed vulnerability standing against Michael Johnson but dominated Johnson on the ground and did an excellent job of drumming up interest in a fight with McGregor in his post-fight interview. Ferguson scored a hard fought win over former champion Rafael Dos Anjos. Meanwhile, Beneil Dariush sneaks back into the top 10 with a win over Rashid Magomedov.

Featherweight

1. Conor McGregor

2. Jose Aldo

3. Frankie Edgar

4. Max Holloway

5. Ricardo Lamas

6. Anthony Pettis

7. Cub Swanson

8. Daniel Straus

9. Patricio “Pitbull” Freire

10. Jeremy Stephens

Future Hall of Famer Frankie Edgar showcased his guts and skill again in a win over Jeremy Stephens at UFC 205. Stephens rocked Edgar and had him in deep trouble but Edgar survived courageously and outworked Stephens for a unanimous decision victory. Charles Oliveira missed weight badly for his fight against Ricardo Lamas, but it proved not to be a problem for Lamas. Lamas submitted Oliveira with a guillotine in the second round of their bout in Mexico.

Bantamweight

1. Dominick Cruz

2. T.J. Dillashaw

3. Bibiano Fernandes

4. John Lineker

5. Marlon Moraes

6. Cody Garbrandt

7. Raphael Assuncao

8. Jimmie Rivera

9. Eduardo Dantas

10. Urijah Faber

There wasn’t much activity in the bantamweight division as we move towards a highly anticipated battle between Dominick Cruz and Cody Garbrandt for the UFC bantamweight title in December. Bantamweight remains the division where talent is most decentralized in the sport, with UFC, Bellator, WSOF and One Championship all possessing top bantamweights.

Women’s Bantamweight

1. Amanda Nunes

2. Ronda Rousey

3. Valentina Shevchenko

4. Holly Holm

5. Julianna Pena

6. Cat Zingano

7. Alexis Davis

8. Raquel Pennington

9. Sara McMann

10. Tonya Evinger

Miesha Tate announced her retirement from the sport following a loss to Raquel Pennington. Tate captured the Strikeforce and UFC titles and is one of the most important women’s fighters in MMA history.

Flyweight

1. Demetrious Johnson

2. Joseph Benavidez

3. Henry Cejudo

4. Jussier Formiga

5. Kyoji Horiguchi

Women’s Strawweight

1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk

2. Claudia Gadelha

3. Karolina Kowalkiewicz

4. Jessica Aguilar

5. Jessica Andrade