Everything you need to know about the UFC’s light heavyweight division is that Fabio Maldonado, that happy Brazilian who carries a Whac-a-Mole appeal for all opposition, is ranked No. 13. Hate on the rankings all you want, but that can’t be anything other than a red flag. Maldonado is 4-5 in his last nine bouts, with his only win in a year-and-a-half coming over Hans Stringer. Yet because that once glamorous division has become a modern day Detroit in the land of scales, that’s good enough for a spot on the rungs.
No?
Look at the rest of the ranked light heavies.