June Rankings: Middleweight Division

A few interesting changes this month, mostly thanks to It's Showtime.  Former top 5 fighter Yoshihiro Sato lost to Pajonsuk, dropping Sato down to #8, and Pajonsuk up to #10, while Nieky Holzken scored a huge win, moving up in weight to defeat the #2 ranked fighter at 76kg, Cosmo Alexandre.  Holzken moves up to #6 with the win, and should earn a chance to redeem his uninspiring performance in K-1 MAX last year.

Also moving up a bit - Chahid Oulad El Hadj, who now finds himself at #22 after scoring back to back wins over ranked fighters (Stevelmans and Khamal).  Hopefully the Pitbull can keep this streak going.

Not a ton of action set for June, just #5 Albert Kraus taking on Muhammed Gur for Beast of the East on June 12. 

The big action will have to wait until July 5 and the opening round of the 2010 MAX GP.  Scheduled for that show: #8 Sato, #5 Kraus, and #9 Yuichiro Nagashima.

We acknowledge that all rankings are inherently subjective, however we have set the following criteria to help determine rankings:

These rankings are meant to represent fighters throughout kickboxing, not only in K-1.

Rankings are based on recent win/loss records in the ring. 

Rankings are divided into two weight classes - Heavyweight, for those fights at 85 kg and up, and Middleweight, for fights at either 70 or 72 kg.