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Elias Theodorou Looks to Fend off Brad Tavares and Continue Climbing MW Ranks

Newly minted top-15 UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou (14-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) had quite the reason to celebrate this past week when he cracked the rankings, proving himself as one of the best current 185-pound fighters on the planet.

“I’m really excited and plan to keep pushing on through,” Theodorou told MMASucka.com. “I want to earn it. I deserve my ranking, and I plan on proving it.”

He’ll get the chance to do so on July 7 when he’ll put his top-15 status on the line opposite Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale in Las Vegas.