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Several Pinoys make it to top 5 of ONE's first official fighter rankings

By JM SIASAT

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Several Filipino mixed martial arts fighters have made it to the top five of their respective weight classes in ONE Championship's first official athlete rankings.

An independent panel of top sports media and industry experts determined their spot and will revisit the rankings after each event based on criteria such as wins/losses, most recent performances, and quality of opponents.

"The rankings will bring more clarity and transparency for our athletes as they chase their dreams for a world championship title," explained ONE chairman and CEO Chatri Sitytodtong.

"Fans can also follow their favorite athletes and their journeys more closely as they climb or fall in the rankings."

Reigning ONE strawweight world champion Joshua Pacio, Lito Adiwang, Danny Kingad, Kevin Belingon, and Gina Iniong of Team Lakay, were joined by Rene Catalan and Denice Zamboanga.

The list of the top 5 fighters per division are as follows:

Strawweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Joshua Pacio

  1. Yosuke Saruta
  2. Yoshitaka Naito
  3. Rene Catalan
  4. Alex Silva
  5. Lito Adiwang

Strawweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao

  1. Astemir Borsov
  2. Wang Junguang
  3. Rocky Ogden
  4. Josh Tonna
  5. Daren Rolland

Strawweight Muay Thai

World Champion: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao

  1. Josh Tonna
  2. Rocky Ogden
  3. Daren Rolland
  4. Andy Howson
  5. Rui Botelho

Flyweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Adriano Moraes

  1. Demetrious Johnson
  2. Danny Kingad
  3. Kairat Akhmetov
  4. Yuya Wakamatsu
  5. Reece McLaren

Flyweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Ilias Ennahachi

  1.  Rodtang Jitmuangnon
  2. Superlek Kiatmoo9
  3. Walter Goncalves
  4. Panpayak Jitmuangnon
  5. Elias Mahmoudi

Flyweight Muay Thai

World Champion: Rodtang Jitmuangnon

  1. Panpayak Jitmuangnon
  2. Superlek Kiatmoo9
  3. Jonathan Haggerty
  4. Elias Mahmoudi
  5. Petchdam Petchyindee Academy

Bantamweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Bibiano Fernandes

  1. Kevin Belingon
  2. Shoko Sato
  3. Yusup Saadulaev
  4. Shuya Kamikubo
  5. Daichi Takenaka

Bantamweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Alaverdi Ramazanov

  1. Nong-O Gaiyanghadao
  2. Sangmanee Sathian MuayThai
  3. Zhang Chenglong
  4. Liam Harrison
  5. Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym

Bantamweight Muay Thai

World Champion: Nong-O Gaiyanghadao

  1. Sangmanee Sathian MuayThai
  2. Bobo Sacko
  3. Kulabdam Sor. Jor. Piek Uthai
  4. Alaverdi Ramazanov
  5. Muangthai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym

Featherweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Martin Nguyen

  1. Christian Lee
  2. Koyomi Matsushima
  3. Thanh Le
  4. Tetsuya Yamada
  5. Garry Tonon

Featherweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Vacant

  1. Giorgio Petrosyan
  2. Superbon Banchamek
  3. Tayfun Ozcan
  4. Samy Sana
  5. Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex

Featherweight Muay Thai

World Champion: Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy

  1. Superbon Banchamek
  2. Jamal Yusupov
  3. Jo Nattawut
  4. Samy Sana
  5. Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex

Lightweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Christian Lee

  1. Iuri Lapicus
  2. Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev
  3. Pieter Buist
  4. Timofey Nastyukhin
  5. Shinya Aoki

Lightweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Regian Eersel

  1. Nieky Holzken
  2. Mustapha Haida
  3. Anthony Njokuani
  4. Andy Souwer
  5. Elliot Compton

Women’s Atomweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Angela Lee

  1. Denice Zamboanga
  2. Meng Bo
  3. Lin Heqin
  4. Mei Yamaguchi
  5. Gina Iniong

Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing

World Champion: Janet Todd

  1. Stamp Fairtex
  2. Alma Juniku
  3. Chuang Kai Ting
  4. Anne Line Hogstad
  5. Ekaterina Vandaryeva

Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai

World Champion: Stamp Fairtex

  1. Janet Todd
  2. nne Line Hogstad
  3. Alma Juniku
  4. Ekaterina Vandaryeva
  5. Rudzma Abubakar

Women’s Strawweight Mixed Martial Arts

World Champion: Xiong Jing Nan

  1. Tiffany Teo
  2. Michelle Nicolini
  3. Angela Lee
  4. Ayaka Miura
  5. Maira Mazar

ONE Independent Rankings Panel (as of April 27, 2020):

  • Tom Taylor - BJPenn.com
  • Stewart Fulton - MMA in Japan
  • Nicolas Atkin - South China Morning Post
  • Ian Shutts - Lowkick MMA
  • Santino Honasan - ABS-CBN
  • JM Siasat - GMA Network
  • Manabu Takashima - MMA Planet
  • Yuji Kitano - Abema TV Japan
  • James Goyder - AsianMMA.com
  • Marcelo Alonso - Tatame Magazine
  • Sazali Abdul Aziz - Straits Times
  • Worapath Arunpakdee - Thairath TV
  • Poptorn Roongsamai - Champ Magazine
  • Wanlop Sawasdee - MGR Online
  • Adam Kayoom - Former Athlete
  • Ann Osman - Former Athlete
  • Rich Franklin - Former Athlete
  • Miesha Tate - Former Athlete

-- BAP, GMA News

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