Folks, it has been a while since I have updated the Octagon Buzz MMA Rankings, and for that I apologize. But nonetheless, the rankings are out. Do not hesitate to comment if you’re so inclined to disagree as the rankings are based on recent trends, quality of fighters’ opponents and fights that I have recently viewed.

So without further adieu, here are the Octagon Buzz MMA Rankings for October 2009:

Heavyweight Rankings

1. Fedor Emelianenko (30-1, 1 no contest)
2. Brock Lesnar (4-1)
3. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1, 1 no contest)
4. Frank Mir (12-4)
5. Shane Carwin (11-0)
6. Alistair Overeem (29-11, 1 no contest)
7. Brett Rogers (10-0)
8. Randy Couture (16-10)
9. Junior dos Santos (9-1)
10. Fabricio Werdum (12-4-1)

Light Heavyweight Rankings

1. Lyoto Machida (15-0)
2. Rashad Evans (13-1-1)
3. Quinton Jackson (30-7)
4. Mauricio Rua (18-3)
5. Anderson Silva (25-4)
6. Gegard Mousasi (26-2-1)
7. Dan Henderson (25-7)
8. Thiago Silva (14-1)
9. Forrest Griffin (16-6)
10. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (17-3)

Middleweight Rankings

1. Anderson Silva (25-4)
2. Dan Henderson (25-7)
3. Nathan Marquardt (29-8-2)
4. Demian Maia (10-1)
5. Yushin Okami (23-4)
6. Jorge Santiago (21-7)
7. Robbie Lawler (16-5, 1 no contest)
8. Vitor Belfort (19-8)
9. Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1, 2 no contests)
10. Chael Sonnen (23-10-1)

Welterweight Rankings

1. Georges St. Pierre (19-2)
2. Thiago Alves (16-4)
3. Jon Fitch (19-3, 1 no contest)
4. Jake Shields (23-4-1)
5. Josh Koscheck (13-4)
6. Paulo Thiago (11-1)
7. Mike Swick (14-2)
8. Carlos Condit (23-5)
9. Matt Hughes (43-7)
10. Marius Zaromkis (12-3)

Lightweight Rankings

1. B.J. Penn (14-5-1)
2. Kenny Florian (11-4)
3. Eddie Alvarez (17-2)
4. Shinya Aoki (22-4, 1 no contest)
5. Diego Sanchez (21-2)
6. Tatsuya Kawajiri (25-5-2)
7. Gray Maynard (8-0, 1 no contest)
8. Frankie Edgar (10-1)
9. Mizuto Hirota (12-3-1)
10. Joachim Hansen (19-8)

Featherweight Rankings

1. Mike Brown (22-4)
2. Urijah Faber (22-3)
3. Hatsu Hioki (20-3-2)
4. Jose Aldo (15-1)
5. Bibiano Fernandes (7-2)
6. Leonard Garcia (13-4)
7. Wagnney Fabiano (12-2)
8. Raphael Assuncao (14-1)
9. Takeshi Inoue (16-3)
10. Mackens Semerzier (4-0)

Bantamweight Rankings

1. Miguel Torres (37-2)
2. Brian Bowles (8-0)
3. Dominick Cruz (14-1)
4. Takeya Mizugaki (12-3-2)
5. Masakatsu Ueda (9-0-2)
6. Joseph Benavidez (10-1)
7. Rani Yahya (14-4)
8. Damacio Page (12-4)
9. Will Ribiero (10-2)
10. Akitoshi Tamura (14-7-2)