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The following are the MMATorch staff rankings for August, 2015.
NOTE: Rashad Evans regained eligibility due to signing a fight agreement. Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justine Kish are ineligible due to inactivity, while Vitaly Minakov will be eligible next month after an under the radar return in Russia
Pound For Pound
1 Jon Jones
2 Jose Aldo
3 Chris Weidman
4 Demetrious Johnson
5 T.J. Dillashaw
6 Dominick Cruz
7 Fabricio Werdum
8 Frankie Edgar
9 Rafael dos Anjos
10 Robbie Lawler
11 Cain Velasquez
12 Luke Rockhold
13 Daniel Cormier
14 Conor McGregor
15 Johny Hendricks
Others receiving votes: Chad Mendes, Anthony Pettis, Jacare Souza
Heavyweight
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Junior dos Santos
4 Andrei Arlovski
5 Stipe Miocic
6 Travis Browne
7 Ben Rothwell
8-tie Josh Barnett
8-tie Alistair Overeem
8-tie Mark Hunt
11 Frank Mir
12 Roy Nelson
13 Matt Mitrione
14 Stefan Struve
15 Antonio Silva
1 Jon Jones
2 Daniel Cormier
3 Anthony Johnson
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Rashad Evans
7 Glover Teixeira
8 Phil Davis
9 Ovince St. Preux
10 Liam McGeary
11 Quinton Jackson
12 Jimi Manuwa
13 Emanuel Newton
14 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
15 Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Others receiving votes: Jan Blachowitz, Muhammed Lawal, Goran Reljic
Middleweight
1 Chris Weidman
2 Luke Rockhold
3 Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza
4 Yoel Romero
5 Lyoto Machida
6 Anderson Silva
7 Vitor Belfort
8 Gegard Mousasi
9 Tim Kennedy
10 Michael Bisping
11 Thales Leites
12 Dave Branch
13 CB Dollaway
14 Roan Carneiro
15 Dan Henderson
Others receiving votes: Roger Whittaker, Costa Philippou, Yushin Okami
Welterweight
1 Robbie Lawler
2 Johny Hendricks
3 Rory MacDonald
4 Tyron Woodley
5 Carlos Condit
6 Hector Lombard
7 Ben Askren
8 Matt Brown
9 Benson Henderson
10 Jake Shields
11 Kelvin Gastelum
12 Demian Maia
13 Rousimar Palhares
14 Stephen Thompson
15 Tarec Saffiedine
Others receiving votes: Dong Hyun Kim, Gunnar Nelson, Andrey Koreshkov
Lightweight
1 Rafael dos Anjos
2 Anthony Pettis
3 Donald Cerrone
4 Eddie Alvarez
5 Will Brooks
6 Gilbert Melendez
7 Michael Johnson
8 Edson Barboza
9 Tony Ferguson
10 Michael Chandler
11 Myles Jury
12 Bobby Green
13 Beneil Dariush
14 Al Iaquinta
15 Dustin Poirier
Others receiving votes: Josh Thomson
Featherweight
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Conor McGregor
4 Chad Mendes
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Patricio Friere
7 Max Holloway
8 Cub Swanson
9 Charles Oliveira
10 Nik Lentz
11 Jeremy Stephens
12 Daniel Weichel
13 Pat Curran
14 Daniel Straus
15 Dennis Bermudez
Others receiving votes: Francisco Rivera, Frankie Saenz
Flyweight
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Joseph Benavidez
3 John Dodson
4 Jussier Formiga
5 John Lineker
6 John Moraga
7 Henry Cejudo
8 Ian McCall
9 Zach Makovsky
10 Kyoji Horiguchi
11 Ali Bagautinov
12 Chris Cariaso
13 Wilson Reis
14 Dustin Ortiz
15 Louis Smolka
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