Top 10 Lightweight MMA Fighter Rankings
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- Ben Henderson was born on 16 November 1983 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He is married to Maria Magana. They have two children.
- Frankie Edgar was born on 16 October 1981 in Toms River, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for The Bastard Sons (2023), UFC 200 Greatest Fighters of All Time (2016) and UFC on Fox (2011).
- Gray Maynard was born on 9 May 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. He is an actor, known for Money Fight (2012), UFC on Fox (2011) and Clash of Dynasties: St. Edward vs Walsh Jesuit.
- Penn was born to Jay Dee Penn, an Irish American and Loraine Shin, a third generation Korean-American. At the age of seventeen, Penn began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu after being introduced to it by his neighbor, Tom Callos. Callos had put up fliers in local gyms looking for people to train with, and B.J.'s father Jay Dee Penn had called Callos and said his boys were interested. Callos then taught B.J. and his brother what he knew. Shortly thereafter, B.J. moved to San Jose, California to begin training at AKA with Dave Camarillo and Bob Cooke, who he lived with and became close friends with. It was here during his time in San Jose that he decided to pursue a career in martial arts (albeit not mixed martial arts at the time).
- Melendez, a Mexican-American, is from Santa Ana, California, and wrestled during high school. Melendez always enjoyed combat sports and competition, but did not start training in MMA until after college when he was introduced to the sport by his good friend and MMA fighter Jake Shields. Melendez attended San Francisco State University and was studying in liberal arts, he anticipated becoming a teacher but did not finish his college education and get a degree, on account of training for MMA and working outside of college. He has stated that someday he plans on finishing his college education.
- Nate Diaz was born on 16 April 1985 in Stockton, California, USA.
- Clayton Guida was born on 8 December 1981 in Round Lake, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Assassination of a High School President (2008), The Ultimate Workout: Five Rounds with Clay Guida (2009) and UFC on Fox (2011).
- Anthony Pettis is known for WI MMA Today (2012), UFC on Fox (2011) and TNA iMPACT! Wrestling (2004).
- Shinya Aoki is known for Here Comes the Evil (2010), EA Sports MMA (2010) and Bellator Fighting Championships (2009).