mmaweekly is and has always been retarded in their rankings:
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WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION (170-pound limit)
#1 Welterweight Fighter in the World: Georges St. Pierre
2. Jon Fitch
3. Thiago Alves
4. Josh Koscheck
5. Matt Hughes
6. Matt Serra
7. Jake Shields
8. Diego Sanchez
9. Carlos Condit
10. Karo Parisyan
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diego sanchez is above alves, shields, and serra. alves beat karo who diego already beat, and hughes wasn't as big a win as everyone is saying. shields hasn't beat anyone in the top ten, and serra was only top ten because he beat st. pierre, who later avenged his loss.
edit: in addition, diego has only lost--close decisions--to fitch and koscheck, so okay he's behind them. but before those losses, diego was the top ufc ww contender, having beaten florian, gassaway, diaz, alessio, parisyan, and riggs. then after the decision losses, diego picked up two finishes, including one over mid-level luigi. diego is ready to make another run at the title and i hope he gets to fight alves next.