The reality is Bendo is still one of the Top 15 lightweights in the world.
There are a lot of Top 10 fighters outside of the UFC.
125: Demetrious Johnson, Azamat Kerefov
135: Bibiano Fernandes, John Lineker, Kyoji Horiguchi
145: Patricio Freire, A.J. McKee, Lance Palmer
155: Michael Chandler, Tofiq Musayev, Natan Schulte
170: Douglas Lima, Rory MacDonald
185: Gegard Mousasi, Rafael Lovato Jr., Anatoly Tokov
205: Ryan Bader, Phil Davis, Vadim Nemkov
265: Ali Isaev
There are a lot of Top 10 fighters outside of the UFC.
125: Demetrious Johnson, Azamat Kerefov
135: Bibiano Fernandes, John Lineker, Kyoji Horiguchi
145: Patricio Freire, A.J. McKee, Lance Palmer
155: Michael Chandler, Tofiq Musayev, Natan Schulte
170: Douglas Lima, Rory MacDonald
185: Gegard Mousasi, Rafael Lovato Jr., Anatoly Tokov
205: Ryan Bader, Phil Davis, Vadim Nemkov
265: Ali Isaev