It has been a dynamic month and a bit for MMA. March was marked by a full display of the featherweight division between the dominance of
Mike Thomas Brown and the opening of the Dream and Sengoku tournaments. March also played host to the emergence of prospects
Shane Carwin and
Gray Maynard.
Martin Kampmann and
Carlos Condit kickstarted the month of April with a fantastic welterweight scrap that has put the Dane on the map as a power player at 170 pounds, while affirming that the WEC's former champ belongs in the Octagon.
Just four days later, WEC 40 offered deep insight into the state of the bantamweight division. While divisional ace
Miguel Torres defended his throne in thrilling fashion against top-five challenger
Takeya Mizugaki, prospect
Joseph Benavidez announced his arrival as a 135-pound elite, while former standout featherweight
Akitoshi Tamura impressed in his divisional debut by knocking off top-10 fighter
Manny Tapia.
Also, with the growing momentum of the 125-pound division, its imminent introduction into Zuffa's WEC product, and the brilliance of divisional king Shinichi "BJ" Kojima's March 20 Shooto world title defense against
Yuki Shoujou, Sherdog.com are proud to finally present a full slate of 10 ranked flyweights and five notables, giving the long overlooked weight class parity with its divisional peers.