Written by Jeff Fox at MMA Manifesto
Time to give the little guys some love. Here are the best under-155 pound MMA fighters of all-time.
Voting Panel: Jeff Fox, Geoff Craig, speeds, Rick Snavely, Ricky Leone, and Daniel Vreeland
Honorable Mention: Hideo Tokoro, Hatsu Hioki, Brian Bowles, Cub Swanson, Takeya Mizugaki, Eddie Wineland, Renan Barao, Frankie Edgar, Bibiano Fernandes
10) Mike Brown – Featherweight
U-155 Record: 25-7
U-155 Titles Held: AFC Featherweight Championship (2003-04), WEC Featherweight Championship (2008-09)
U-155 Notable Wins: Mark Hominick, Jeff Curran, Urijah Faber (twice)
Brown shocked the world in 2008 when he TKO’d legend Urijah Faber and took his WEC Featherweight Title. Then he proved it wasn’t a fluke and decisioned The California Kid in 2009.
9) Chad Mendes – Featherweight
U-155 Record: 17-3
U-155 Titles Held: None
U-155 Notable Wins: Cub Swanson, Clay Guida, Ricardo Lamas
How stacked is Team Alpha Male? Mendes is lower ranked on this list than two of his teammates (and that’s not including recently-departed teammate T.J. Dillashaw).
8) Joseph Benavidez – Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight
U-155 Record: 23-4
U-155 Titles Held: None
U-155 Notable Wins: Jeff Curran, Miguel Torres, Eddie Wineland, Ian McCall, Jussier Formiga
Joe Jitsu has been a formidable fighter at all weight classes under 155 pounds. But he’s never been able to climb to the top of the mountain yet.
7) Miguel Torres – Featherweight, Bantamweight
U-155 Record: 43-9
U-155 Titles Held: WEC Bantamweight Championship (2008-09)
U-155 Notable Wins: Chase Beebe, Takeya Mizugaki
A true pioneer of the lighter weight classes, Miguel Angel Torres was one of the most exciting and entertaining fighters of his day.
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