MMAFighting.com Top 10 World Rankings

Rashad Evans, Frank Mir and Shinya Aoki claimed top spots in our Top Ten World Rankings for January 2009.

Rashad Evans, #1 Light Heavyweight

In a division controlled by the UFC, Evans won the promotion's light heavyweight belt by stopping Forrest Griffin at UFC 92 on Dec. 27.

Frank Mir, #2 Heavyweight

Mir jumped from the #10 spot all the way to #2 when he stopped Antonio Rodrigo Nougiera -- the only fighter to ever accompish this feat -- at UFC 92.

Shinya Aoki, #2 Lightweight

Aoki entered his Dynamite!! 2008 fight against Eddie Alvarez as the underdog and walked out as the WAMMA lightweight champion. Aoki only trails UFC lightweight champ BJ Penn, whom Aoki himself considers the best lightweight today.

Takanori Gomi, #9 Lightweight

After hanging around number two for much of the past few years, Gomi has fallen to his lowest mark, the ninth spot for his losses to Sergey Golyaev and Satoru Kitaoka.

Jorge Santiago, #10 Middleweight

Santiago has silently been on a tear since leaving the UFC in 2006, compiling nine straight wins. Santiago cracks the top ten with his latest win over Kazuo Misaki.

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