Please note that the rankings are voted on by a panel of MMA Freak writers and that the previous rankings on 5/1/14 are in parenthesis:
Featherweights
1. Cris “Cyborg” Justino (1) – Invicta Fighting Championships Featherweight Champion: Keeps saying she will drop to bantamweight soon.
2. Marloes Coenen (2) – Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Should go whichever weight Cristiane Justino doesn’t.
3. Julia Budd (3)
4. Pannie Kianzad (5)
5. Faith Van Duin (4)
6. Annalisa Bucci (tied 8)
7. Maria Hougaard (6)
8. Ashlee Evans-Smith (tied 8) – Recently won her World Series of Fighting debut and is a front runner should they create a championship.
9. Talita Nogueira (7)
10. Latoya Walker (tied 8)
Bantamweights
1. Ronda Rousey (1) – Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Will defend her title against Alexis Davis.
2. Alexis Davis (tied 2) – Will be challenging UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey this weekend at UFC 175 on July 5.
2. Cat Zingano (tied 2)
4. Sarah Kaufman (4)
5. Jessica Eye (7)
6. Miesha Tate (5)
7. Sara McMann (6)
8. Lauren Murphy (9) – Invicta Fighting Championships Bantamweight Champion: May have to face a bantamweight Cristiane Justino.
9. Liz Carmouche (8)
10. Holly Holm (10) – Legacy Fighting Championship Women’s Bantamweight Champion: Maybe close to fighting in the UFC very soon.
Contenders
The following fighters received votes for the and are contenders: Rin Nakai, Tonya Evinger, Jessica Andrade, and Amanda Nunes.
Flyweights
1. Barb Honchak (1) – Invicta Fighting Championships Flyweight Champion: May defend her title in later summer or sometime later.
2. Vanessa Porto (2)
3. Jennifer Maia (4)
4. Kalindra Faria (5)
5. Joanna Jedrezejczyk (7)
6. Julia Berezikova (8)
7. Juliana Werner (6)
8. Nina Ansaroff (9)
9. Zoila Frausto (N/A) – Former Bellator Women’s Strawweight Champion: Recently been delving in Muay Thai and considering a drop.
10. DeAnna Bennett (tied 10)
Strawweights
1. Jessica Aguilar (1) – World Series of Fighting’s Women’s Strawweight Champion: Recently defended her title against Emi Fujino.
2. Carla Esparza (2) – Former Invicta Fighting Championship Strawweight Champion: Should starting filming for TUF 20 starting this week.
3. Claudia Gadelha (3) – Will participate in the first women’s strawweight bout in UFC history after opting out of participating in TUF 20.
4. Joanna Calderwood (4)
5. Katja Kankaanpaa (7)
6. Ayaka Hamasaki (6)
7. Tecia Torres (5) – May have a target on her back because of wins over fellow TUF 20 participants Rose Namajunas and Felice Herrig.
8. Mizuki Inoue (9)
9. Kalindra Faria (9)
10. Felice Herrig (8)
Contenders
The following fighters received votes for the strawweight division and are contenders: Bec Rawlings, Stephanie Eggink, and Emi Fujino.
Atomweights
1. Michelle Waterson (1) – Invicta Fighting Championships Atomweight Champion: Probably will defend her title later on in the summer.
2. Jessica Penne (2) – Former Invicta Fighting Championships Atomweight Champion: Depending on the tryouts may participate in TUF 20.
3. Seo Hee Haam (4)
4. Naho Sugiyama (3)
5. Amber Brown (5)
6. Yasuko Tamata (6)
7. Lacey Schuckman (7)
8. Simona Soukupova (9)
9. Sadae Numata (10)
10. Saori Ishioka (N/A)