A lot can change in a few weeks in the world of MMA. After Carlos Condit defeated Nick Diaz to claim the interim UFC welterweight title, it seemed like a great time to update the ProMMANow.com World Rankings. Find out where everyone stands and let the controversy begin.

Heavyweight

  1. Junior dos Santos (UFC Champion)
  2. Cain Velasquez (UFC)
  3. Alistair Overeem (UFC)
  4. Fabricio Werdum (UFC)
  5. Shane Carwin (UFC)
  6. Frank Mir (UFC)
  7. Daniel Cormier (Strikeforce)
  8. Josh Barnett (Strikeforce)
  9. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC)
  10. Antonio Silva (Strikeforce)

Upcoming Fights
#7 Daniel Cormier vs. #8 Josh Barnett (3/5/2012)
#1 Junior dos Santos vs.#3 Alistair Overeem (TBA)

Light heavyweight

  1. Jon Jones (UFC Champion)
  2. Dan Henderson (UFC)
  3. Mauricio Rua (UFC)
  4. Rashad Evans (UFC)
  5. Quinton Jackson (UFC)
  6. Lyoto Machida (UFC)
  7. Forrest Griffin (UFC)
  8. Phil Davis (UFC)
  9. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (UFC)
  10. Rafael Cavalcante (Strikeforce)

Upcoming Fights
#5 Quinton Jackson vs. Ryan Bader (2/26/2012)
#9 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alexander Gustafsson (4/14/2012)
#1 Jon Jones vs. #4 Rashad Evans (4/21/2012)

Middleweight

  1. Anderson Silva (UFC Champion)
  2. Chael Sonnen (UFC)
  3. Yushin Okami (UFC)
  4. Mark Munoz (UFC)
  5. Vitor Belfort (UFC)
  6. Michael Bisping (UFC)
  7. Nate Marquardt (Free Agent)
  8. Brian Stann (UFC)
  9. Chris Weidman (UFC)
  10. Demian Maia (UFC)

Upcoming Fights
#3 Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch (2/26/2012)
#8 Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (4/14/2012)
#6 Vitor Belfort vs. Wanderlei Silva (6/29/2012)
#1 Anderson Silva vs. #2 Chael Sonnen (6/29/2012)

Welterweight

  1. Georges St. Pierre (UFC Champion)
  2. Carlos Condit (UFC Interim Champion)
  3. Nick Diaz (UFC)
  4. Josh Koscheck (UFC)
  5. Jake Ellenberger (UFC)
  6. Jake Shields (UFC)
  7. B.J. Penn (UFC)
  8. Johny Hendricks(UFC)
  9. Jon Fitch (UFC)
  10. Martin Kampmann (UFC)

Upcoming Fights
#4 Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez (2/15/2012)
#5 Jake Shields vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (2/26/2012)
#10 Martin Kampmann vs. Thiago Alves (3/3/2012)

Lightweight

  1. Frankie Edgar (UFC Champion)
  2. Gilbert Melendez (Strikeforce Champion)
  3. Gray Maynard (UFC)
  4. Shinya Aoki (Dream Champion)
  5. Benson Henderson (UFC)
  6. Jim Miller (UFC)
  7. Clay Guida (UFC)
  8. Anthony Pettis (UFC)
  9. Michael Chandler (Bellator Champion)
  10. Eddie Alvarez (Bellator)

#1 Frankie Edgar vs. #5 Benson Henderson (2/26/2012)
#8 Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon (2/26/2012)
#6 Jim Miller vs. Nate Diaz (5/5/2012)
#4 Shinya Aoki vs. #10 Eddie Alvarez (TBA)

Featherweight

  1. Jose Aldo (UFC Champion)
  2. Hatsu Hioki (UFC)
  3. Chad Mendes (UFC)
  4. Pat Curran (Bellator)
  5. Kenny Florian (UFC)
  6. Marlon Sandro (Bellator)
  7. Diego Nunes (UFC)
  8. Dustin Poirier (UFC)
  9. Bart Palaszewski (UFC)
  10. Joe Warren (Bellator Champion)

Upcoming Fights
#2 Hatsu Hioki vs. #9 Bart Palaszewski (2/26/2012)
#4 Pat Curran vs. #10 Joe Warren (3/9/2012)
#6 Marlon Sandro vs. Roberto Vargas (3/9/2012)
#7 Diego Nunes vs. Dennis Siver (4/14/2012)

Bantamweight

  1. Dominick Cruz (UFC Champion)
  2. Urijah Faber (UFC)
  3. Joseph Benavidez (UFC)
  4. Renan Barao (UFC)
  5. Scott Jorgensen (UFC)
  6. Brian Bowles (UFC)
  7. Demetrious Johnson (UFC)
  8. Masakatsu Ueda (Bellator)
  9. Brad Pickett (UFC)
  10. Miguel Torres (UFC)

Upcoming Fights
#3 Joseph Benavidez vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani (flyweight) (3/3/2012)
#6 Demetrious Johnson vs. Ian McCall (flyweight) (3/3/2012)
#10 Miguel Torres vs. Michael McDonald (4/21/2012)
#1 Dominick Cruz vs. #2 Urijah Faber (TBA)

Flyweight

  1. Yasuhiro Urushitani (UFC)
  2. Ian McCall (UFC)
  3. Jussier da Silva (Tachi Palace)
  4. Shinichi Kojima (Shooto)
  5. Mamoru Yamaguchi (Shooto/Tachi Palace)
  6. Darrell Montague (Tachi Palace)
  7. Yuki Shojo (Shooto)
  8. Kiyotaka Shimizu (King of Pancrase)
  9. Fumihiro Kitahara (Shooto)
  10. Ulysses Gomez (Tachi Palace)

Upcoming Fights
#1 Yasuhiro Urushitani vs. Joseph Benavidez (3/3/2012)
#2 Ian McCall vs. Demetrious Johnson (3/3/2012)
#7 Yuki Shojo vs. Junji Ito (strawweight) (3/10/2012)
#8 Kiyotaka Shimizu vs. Haruo Ochi (3/10/2012)

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