Here we go ... we're firing things up again! Welcome to the December edition of the Minnesota MMA News unified rankings. Please remember the rules: Fighters must be active within the past 12 months and they must either be from Minnesota or compete in Minnesota on a regular basis to be considered for the rankings.

There were some big movers this month as last month's rankings were a bit skewed due to several voters failing to return their ballots. We are looking for a couple of new, reliable voters. If you're a rabid Minnesota MMA fan or a fighter who's interested in participating (and willing to get your votes in EVERY MONTH), please contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and tell me why you'd be a good panelist.

OK, no more typing ... it's rankings time:

Women's

1. Shana Olsen (4-1)

2. Kelly Kobold (14-3-1)

3. Kaitlin Young (4-4)

4. Aimee Slama (3-1)

5. Melissa Schiro (3-0)

6. Kendra Ruff (1-0)

7. Mariah Johnson (4-4)

8. Christina Jobe (1-2)

9. Sarah Bishop (1-0)

10. Amanda Carson (1-1)

135-and-below

1. Brandon Merkt (9-0)

2. Zach Wolff (12-8)

3. Nick Kirk (4-0)

4. Jeremy Stetz (8-2)

5. Billy Jochum (10-5)

6. Marvin Blumer (3-0)

7. Donald Williams (7-0, amateur)

8. Mike Jiang (11-3)

9. Blake Hagert (5-0, amateur)

10. Jared Chaney (3-1)

145

1. Rich Taylor (9-2)

2. Brandon Bergeron (10-3)

3. Mike Richman (9-0)

4. Austin Judge (12-5-1)

5. Mitch Jackson (15-2)

6. Nate Schut (17-4)

7. Gabe Greenberg (15-2)

8. Courtney Buck (7-4)

9. Chris Barrera (13-4)

10. Pat Schilling (3-0)

155

1. Travis Perzynski (30-6-1)

2. Ashkan Morvari (10-4)

3. Steve Merth (6-1)

4. Zach Juusola (6-0)

5. Marcus LeVesseur (19-5)

6. Kyle Jensen (38-11-2)

7. Brandon Girtz (7-1)

8. Dan Moret (12-0, amateur)

9. Drew Wells (4-0)

10. Derek Getzel (2-2)

170

1. Brock Larson (30-5)

2. Tommy Speer (13-5)

3. Tat Romero (18-3)

4. Jeremy Lang (20-2)

5. Adam McDonough (8-0)

6. Robbie Gotreau (5-1)

7. Dylan Spicer (6-0)

8. Jay Wood (3-0)

9. Joey Clark (15-4-2)

10. Justin Kratzke (8-1, amateur)

185

1. Logan Clark (15-5)

2. Dave Menne (45-16-2)

3. Jeremy Hamilton (8-0)

4. Isaiah Larson (12-6)

5. Charley Lynch (6-0)

6. Cody Lynch (4-0)

7. Garrett Olson (6-2)

8. Tyler Klejeski (4-0)

9. Derek Smith (6-3)

10. Rico Washington (5-4)

205

1. Karl Knothe (58-6)

2. Josh Janousek (6-1)

3. Billy Boeschenstein (2-0)

4. Cully Butterfield (6-1)

5. Tommy Meadows (6-2)

6. Shane DeZee (14-9)

7. Josh Froelich (3-1-1)

8. Branden Noetzel (1-0, amateur)

9. David Bowser (3-1)

10. Jeremy Rabitoy (8-0)

HEAVYWEIGHT

1. Travis Wiuff (63-14)

2. Kevin Asplund (16-1)

3. Reese Hernandez (9-2)

4. Zak Jensen (14-6)

5. Cam Befort (8-3)

6. Rene Vargas (3-1)

7. Jesse Wallace (4-1)

8. Jeremy Beck (1-0)

9. Kevin Garlitch (5-2)

10. John Olson (2-2)

POWER RANKINGS

1. Brock Lesnar (5-2)

2. Sean Sherk (34-4-1)

3. Cole Konrad (6-0)

4. Jacob Volkmann (12-2)

5. Nik Lentz (17-3-2)

6. Nick Thompson (38-11-1)

7. Paul Bradley (15-2)

8. Brett Rogers (11-2)

9. Chris Tuchscherer (16-3)

10. Carey Vanier (8-2)

11. Roger Huerta (21-4-1)

12. Travis Reddinger (14-3)

13. Derrick Noble (26-14-1)