ONE Championship has released its first official rankings for select divisions of mixed martial arts, Muay Thai and kick-boxing. Rankings for the middleweight and light heavyweight MMA divisions – ruled by Aung La N Sang – and heavyweight MMA division, whose champion is Brandon Vera, will be added at a later date, according to a press release. “The rankings will bring more clarity and transparency for our athletes as they chase their dreams for a world championship title,” said ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong in a statement. The rankings will be updated after each ONE event, determined by an independent panel of media and former fighters. The ONE independent rankings panel, as of April 27, 2020, consists of: (Tom Taylor (BJPenn.com), Stewart Fulton (MMA in Japan), Nick Atkin (South China Morning Post), Ian Shutts (Lowkick MMA), Santino Honasan (ABS-CBN), JM Siasat (GMA Network), Manabu Takashima (MMA Planet), Yuji Kitano (Abema TV Japan), James Goyder (AsianMMA.com), Marcelo Alonso (Tatame Magazine), Sazali Abdul Aziz (Straits Times), Worapath Arunpakdee (Thairath TV), Poptorn Roongsamai (Champ Magazine), Wanlop Sawasdee (MGR Online), Adam Kayoom (former fighter), Ann Osman (former fighter), Rich Franklin (former fighter), Miesha Tate (former fighter). Strawweight MMA Champion: Joshua Pacio 1. Yosuke Saruta 2. Yoshitaka Naito 3. Rene Catalan 4. Alex Silva 5. Lito Adiwang Flyweight MMA Champion: Adriano Moraes 1. Demetrious Johnson 2. Danny Kingad 3. Kairat Akhmetov 4. Yuya Wakamatsu 5. Reece McLaren Bantamweight MMA Champion: Bibiano Fernandes 1. Kevin Belingon 2. Shoko Sato 3. Yusup Saadulaev 4. Shuya Kamikubo 5. Daichi Takenaka Featherweight MMA Champion: Martin Nguyen 1. Christian Lee 2. Koyomi Matsushima 3. Thanh Le 4. Tetsuya Yamada 5. Garry Tonon Lightweight MMA Champion: Christian Lee 1. Iuri Lapicus 2. Saygid Guseyn Arslanaliev 3. Pieter Buist 4. Timofey Nastyukhin 5. Shinya Aoki Women’s Atomweight MMA Champion: Angela Lee 1. Denice Zamboanga 2. Meng Bo 3. Lin Heqin 4. Mei Yamaguchi 5. Gina Iniong Women’s Strawweight MMA Champion: Xiong Jingnan 1. Tiffany Teo 2. Michelle Nicolini 3. Angela Lee 4. Ayaka Miura 5. Maira Mazar Strawweight Kick-boxing Champion: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao 1. Astemir Borsov 2. Wang Junguang 3. Rocky Ogden 4. Josh Tonna 5. Daren Rolland Flyweight Kick-boxing Champion: Ilias Ennahachi 1. Rodtang Jitmuangnon 2. Superlek Kiatmoo9 3. Walter Goncalves 4. Panpayak Jitmuangnon 5. Elias Mahmoudi Bantamweight Kick-boxing Champion: Alaverdi Ramazanov 1. Nong-O Gaiyanghadao 2. Sangmanee Sathian Muay Thai 3. Zhang Chenglong 4. Liam Harrison 5. Rodlek P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym Featherweight Kick-boxing Champion: Vacant 1. Giorgio Petrosyan 2. Superbon Banchamek 3. Tayfun Ozcan 4. Samy Sana 5. Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex Lightweight Kick-boxing Champion: Regian Eersel 1. Nieky Holzken 2. Mustapha Haida 3. Anthony Njokuani 4. Andy Souwer 5. Elliot Compton Women’s Atomweight Kickboxing Champion: Janet Todd 1. Stamp Fairtex 2. Alma Juniku 3. Chuang Kai Ting 4. Anne Line Hogstad 5. Ekaterina Vandaryeva Strawweight Muay Thai Champion: Sam-A Gaiyanghadao 1. Josh Tonna 2. Rocky Ogden 3. Daren Rolland 4. Andy Howson 5. Rui Botelho Flyweight Muay Thai Champion: Rodtang Jitmuangnon 1. Panpayak Jitmuangnon 2. Superlek Kiatmoo9 3. Jonathan Haggerty 4. Elias Mahmoudi 5. Petchdam Petchyindee Academy Bantamweight Muay Thai Champion: Nong-O Gaiyanghadao 1. Sangmanee Sathian Muay Thai 2. Bobo Sacko 3. Kulabdam Sor. Jor. Piek Uthai 4. Alaverdi Ramazanov 5. Muangthai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym Featherweight Muay Thai Champion: Petchmorakot Petchyindee Academy 1. Superbon Banchamek 2. Jamal Yusupov 3. Jo Nattawut 4. Samy Sana 5. Yodsanklai IWE Fairtex Women’s Atomweight Muay Thai Champion: Stamp Fairtex 1. Janet Todd 2. Anne Line Hogstad 3. Alma Juniku 4. Ekaterina Vandaryeva 5. Rudzma Abubakar