Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Updated North American Middleweight Rankings 10/17/2012


Remy Bonnel drops out of the rankings after a year of inactivity, while Troy Sheridan jumps into the rankings. Other than the addition of Sheridan at number five and Bonnel dropping out, Chaz Mulkey bumps up to number four.


1. Ky Hollenbeck (15-1-1) 
Hollenbeck has bounced back from his lone career defeat in November of 2010 by running through Cyrus Washington and Michael Corley. Hollenbeck scored dominating first round (T)KO’s in both fights. A fight Aegpracha Meenayothin fell through in August, but now Hollenbeck has his eyes set on the $300,000 grand prize for the Glory Final 8 on November 3rd. Hollenbeck will be looking to shock the Kickboxing world when he take on Giorgio Petrosyan to kick of the one night tournament. If he were to get past Petrosyan, he could end up fighting Albert Kraus and Robin van Roosmalen as well on the same night.

2. Jesse Miles (14-3)
Miles scored an exciting knockout victory over Wattana Sit Jor at the Jawbreaker 3 event this past January in Canada. The win followed his run on the TV reality show “The Challenger Muaythai”. Currently Miles next fight is still to be determined, although in the last year he has taken some high profile fights and fans shouldn’t be surprised if that happens once again.



3. Shane Campbell (45-10) (@ShaolinStyleMMA)
Shane “Shaolin” Campbell had been away from Muay Thai action for three years when he got the call to step back into the ring and take place in the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament on short notice. Campbell had no problem stepping in between MMA fights and it was as if he never left. He scored a dominating first round knockout of Nate Chambers in the opening round of the tournament. He is now set to face up and comer Troy Sheridan in the next round of the tournament which is scheduled to take place on November 3rd.

4. Chaz Mulkey (9-6)
After dropping back to back fights for the first time in over a year, Mulkey bounced back with a (T)KO victory over Kit Cope in the K-1 Max GP. He is now expected to compete in the next round of the K-1 Max GP at a soon to be determined date.





5. Troy Sheridan (5-0) (@SheridanMMA)
Sheridan
turned pro in January of 2012 and has wasted little time racking up fights. He most recently won an 8 man one night tournament in New York defeating the likes of Villi Bello and DeShawn Robinson on the night. He is now set to continue in the Journey Fight Series 160lb tournament as he takes on Shane Campbell in the semi-finals on November 3rd.





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