With several shows including the XFC and Empire Fighting Championships going down since the last set of rankings we decided to update them to keep MMA fans in Tennessee in the loop. While the pros don’t stay as active as the amteurs these guys are the king of the mountain in the State. And with the influx of shows we expanded the rankings to the ‘Top 6′ instead of ‘Top 5′. Hopefully by next we can have a full blown Top 10. There are some shakeups since the last set of rankings earlier this year and a lot more pros to choose from. Remember if you want to be ranked higher there are guys in the state that do pro shows like Dave Ferguson, Jake Underwood, and John Prisco who might be able to help you out.
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1. Dustin Ortiz 6-1 NMMA/Nashville, TN
2. Chris Wright 6-1-1 KMAA/Knoxville, TN
3. Thomas Campbell 3-2 SSF/Clarksville, TN
4. Len Cook 2-1 Absolute Jiu Jitsu Bristol, TN
5. Justin Pennington 2-2 Lebanon Catch Wrestling/Lebanon, TN
6. Brian Hall 2-1 Memphis Judo & Jiu Jitsu/Memphis, TN
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1. Tim Galluzzi 6-1 Memphis Judo & Jiu Jitsu/Memphis, TN
2. Zach Underwood 8-4 Roufusport/Milwaukee, WI
3. Taylor Callens 3-0 Relentless/Union City
4. Dustin Walden 6-3 Oxendine/Johnson City
5. Luke Sanders 3-0 Nashville MMA
6. Steven Durr 1-1 SSF/Clarksville, TN
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1. Austin Lyons 9-1 Memphis Judo & Jiu Jitsu/Memphis, TN
2. Jake Underwood 3-0 Prize Fight South Haven MS
3. Rafaello Oliveira 12-5 KMAA/Knoxville, TN
4. Jason Wood 5-1 Striketeam/Jackon, TN
5. Nate Jolly 12-4 Team Oxendine/Johnson City, TN
6. Chris Coggins 5-2 Team Wildside/Clarksivlle, TN
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1. Andy Uhrich 7-3 Team Vortex/Memphis, TN
2. Stoney Hale 5-2 Team Oxendine/Johnson City, TN
3. Drew Kennedy 3-0 KAOS/Knoxville, TN
4. Tim Stout 12-9 MOAB Fighting Concepts/Newnan, GA
5. Joel Cooper 2-0 Jackson BJJ Jackson, MS
6. Dave Lindsey 1-0
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1. John Salter 8-2 NMMA/Nashville, TN
2. Tyler Minton 4-0 Team Oxendine/Johnson City, TN
3. Dustin West 6-4 Nashville MMA
4. Daniel Crockett 4-0 Absolute Jiu Jitsu/Bristol, TN
5. Charles McTorrey 3-0 NMMA/Nashville, TN
6. Joel Cooper 2-0
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1. O’Vince St. Preux 10-5 KMAA/Knoxville, TN
2. Jacob Noe 7-1 Memphis BJJ/Memphis, TN
3. Anthony Boyd 2-0 Team Oxendine/Johnson City, TN
4. Teddy Holder 4-1
5. Chris Bell 11-5
6. Chris Hawk 5-8
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1. Scott Barrett 12-4 Hardcore Gym/Athens, GA
2. Mike Wessel 10-4 Memphis Judo & Jiu-Jitsu/Memphis, TN
3. Walt Harris 4-1 Champions Freestyle/Birmingham, AL
4. Chase Gormley 5-4
5. Johnathan Ivey 32-46 SSF/Clarksville
6. Chris Miller 2-1 Relentless/Union City, TN
Chris Coggins is now with SSF and John Ivey is no longer with us.