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MMA Top 10 Lightweights: Frank Edgar Up, Sean Sherk Down, JZ Calvan Out

By Michael David Smith - Lead Blogger


After a weekend in mixed martial arts that saw big lightweight fights in both the UFC and Dream, it's time to revise our list of the Top 10 lightweights in MMA. Frank Edgar is new on our list after his impressive UFC 98 win over Sean Sherk, while Gesias "JZ Calvan" Cavalcante has dropped off the list after a disappointing loss to Tatsuya Kawajiri at Dream 9. The full Top 10 is below.

Top 10 Lightweights in MMA
1. B.J. Penn
2. Kenny Florian
3. Shinya Aoki
4. Eddie Alvarez
5. Joachim Hansen
6. Gray Maynard
7. Frank Edgar
8. Sean Sherk
9. Josh Thomson
10. Diego Sanchez

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