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New USA TODAY/Sports Blog Nation MMA Consensus Rankings

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If you pick u a copy of USA Today you will see this Month's official MMA rankings.

While the heavyweight, middleweight and welterweight divisions had a few minor changes there were some major shake ups in the light heavyweight and lightweight divisions. 

The heavyweight division stayed virtually the same with Alistair Overeem and Shane Carwin respectively switching the #10 and #9 positions. Also Frank Mir and Andrei Arlovski switched spots with Mir now ranked #3 and Arlovski ranked #4. 

For the light heavyweight division Lyoto Machida is the new #1 with Evans at #2 and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson as #3. Luiz Cane also scratches the top-ten and Chuck Liddell has officially fallen out of the top-ten as well. 

The middleweight division is still waiting for a challenger to Anderson Silva. The division stayed virtually the same with a few minor changes though few of the fighters involved actually fought this month. 

While the welterweight division stayed relatively unchanged Martin Kampmann did enter the top ten at #7 with Carlos Condit falling to #8. Paulo Thiago, who upset #6 Josh Koscheck at UFC 95, is at #11.

In the lightweight division there was a major upset in the form of Frankie Edgar's unanimous decision victory over Sean Sherk. Sherk though stays in the top-ten, ranked #6, while Edgar, and some other notable UFC lightweights, are on the outside looking in. 

For full analysis either pick up a copy of today's USA Today or check out the Consensus Ranking's page

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