The last time the SBNation panel gave the featherweight division a look was back in February. Since then a lot of things have changed and a lot of things have stayed the same. Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Ricardo Lamas, and Chad Mendes still make up the top 4 spots. But, in that time Conor McGregor has blossomed from prospect to contender, white Chan-Sung Jung has gone from divisional mainstay to long-term hiatus. The cream of the crop may still be the same, but the sea of new talent is boiling beneath them.
Thus, our esteemed panel of MMA media members have gotten together to bring you their semi-official SBNation rankings for the featherweight division in November of 2014.
(Scoring: Fighters are given 10 points for a first-place vote, nine points for a second, etc., down to one point for 10th place. The results are then tallied up and presented here. Official SB Nation rankings policy: Fighters under commission suspension are ineligible to be ranked during the duration of their suspension or if they have licensing issues.)
If you want to get a better grasp on all the movement since the last time these rankings were compiled, here’s the last update, from February.
Upcoming fights for ranked fighters:
Jeremy Stephens vs. Charles Oliveira at TUF: A Champion Will be Crowned on December 12th
Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver at UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver on January 18th
Patricio Friere vs. Daniel Straus at Bellator 132 on January 16th
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