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UFC rankings update: Israel Adesanya is now a top-5 middleweight
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Saturday’s UFC 234 card, and as expected, Israel Adesanya has burst into the middleweight division’s top-5 on the strength of his decision defeat of the legend Anderson Silva. Elsewhere, the men’s flyweight division continues to be the picture of chaos, as many of […]
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UFC rankings update: Henry Cejudo joins pound-for-pound rankings
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of UFC 227, and as you probably expected in the fallout of a card that featured two title fights and one massive upset, there have been some big changes. Most notably, former Olympic wrestler Henry Cejudo now holds the top spot at flyweight, and a […]
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UFC Rankings update: Chad Mendes, Alexander Volkanovski surge into featherweight top-15
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Saturday’s exciting UFC Boise card. The biggest changes in these latest UFC rankings occurred at featherweight, where the long-absent Chad Mendes re-entered the top-15 after his UFC Boise win over Myles Jury, and Alexander Volkanovski made his long-awaited debut in the rankings after […]
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UFC rankings update: Mackenzie Dern now ranked at strawweight
UFC 224, which went down in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last Saturday, caused a number of interesting changes to the official UFC rankings. The most interesting of these changes occurred in the strawweight division, where Mackenzie Dern entered the rankings at number 15, despite the fact that her UFC 224 submission win over Amanda Bobby […]
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UFC rankings update: Valentina Shevchenko surges up women’s flyweight list
In the wake of last weekend’s UFC Belem card, the UFC has updated its official rankings. The biggest shakeups in this latest iteration of the rankings can all be attributed to Valentina Shevchenko. Having left the UFC women’s bantamweight division (where she was formerly ranked number one), and officially announced herself in the UFC’s new […]
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UFC rankings update: Georges St-Pierre exits, Ronda Rousey stays
In the wake of last weekend’s UFC Charlotte card, the UFC has adjusted its official rankings. The biggest shakeup this time surrounds Former UFC middleweight and welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s ejection from the middleweight rankings. Given that St-Pierre is not expected to fight again for quite some time – if ever – his ejection from […]
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UFC rankings updated – Georges St-Pierre near the top of the pound-for-pound mix
After nearly four years out of competition, Georges St-Pierre is back and once again a UFC champion. At UFC 217, St-Pierre beat Michael Bisping to become the new UFC middleweight champion. In doing so, GSP became just the fourth fighter in UFC history to win two UFC titles in two different weight classes following Randy […]
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UFC rankings updated – Colby Covington shoots up welterweight ranks
UFC Fight Night 119 took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil over the weekend. Colby Covington made a lot of noise there in Brazil after beating the most recent UFC welterweight title challenger, Demian Maia. Covington lashed out at the fans in Brazil and made some people upset, despite later explaining he is just having fun […]
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UFC Rankings updated following UFC on FOX 25 — Jon Jones continues to climb ranks ahead of title fight showdown
UFC on FOX 25 took place last weekend and the UFC has updated their rankings following their event that took place in Long Island, New York. In the main event of the evening, former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman was able to get the monkey off his back and ended his three-fight losing streak by […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 113 – The return of Jon Jones
The UFC rankings have been updated following the UFC Fight Night 113 event that took place over the weekend. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones’ suspension is now up and has been placed back on the rankings as the #1 light heavyweight contender. Jones is set to face champion Daniel Cormier in the main […]
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UFC rankings updated after TUF Finale and UFC 213 – Nate Diaz climbing the ranks once again
The UFC rankings have been updated following their two events from last week that went down in Las Vegas, Nevada. On Friday, The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale took place with former WSOF lightweight champion Justin Gaethje making his UFC debut against Michael Johnson. The two fought in a thrilling war where Gaethje was able to […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 112 – lightweight division shaken up
The UFC rankings have been updated since UFC Fight Night 112 took place in Oklahoma City on Sunday night. In the main event of the evening, Kevin Lee scored a controversial submission win over Michael Chiesa. Referee Mario Yamasaki called an end to the fight before Chiesa tapped, perhaps thinking that Chiesa was choked unconscious. […]
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UFC rankings update: Max Holloway rockets up the pound-for-pound list
Last weekend, in the main event of UFC 212, interim UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway stepped onto the canvas with undisputed featherweight champion Jose Aldo in a compelling featherweight title unification fight. As many expected, it was an interesting battle from the opening bell. The fight began with Aldo efficiently navigating his Hawaiian foe’s substantial […]
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VIDEO | UFC rankings updated following UFC 211 – Stephen Thompson and Robbie Lawler drop down a spot
UFC 211 saw some great fights go down at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas over the weekend. With some top ranked fighters competing on the card, the UFC rankings have been freshly updated. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defended his belt for the second time, stopping Junior dos Santos in the first round […]
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VIDEO | UFC rankings updated following UFC on FOX 24 – new contender climbs closer to Bisping
The UFC rankings have been freshly updated following the UFC on FOX 24 event that took place this past weekend. UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker established himself as one of the top contenders at 185 by finishing Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza in the second round by TKO. Whittaker jumped from the #6 spot to the #3 spot […]
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UFC rankings update: Cody Garbrandt steals spot on pound-for-pound list
With title fights in two divisions, and appearances from a handful of ranked fighters, UFC 207 was a big card for the official UFC rankings. Now that the card is in the rear view mirror, the promotion has updated its rankings, and there has been significant movement in several divisions. Perhaps the most notable change […]
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UFC Rankings Update: Tony Ferguson Surges Ahead
Last Saturday, the UFC touched down in sun-soaked Mexico City with UFC Fight Night 98. With this exciting event in the rear-view mirror, the UFC has updated their official rankings to reflect the shifts and shakeups that resulted from it. The most notable rankings change that stemmed from the UFC’s recent trip to Mexico was […]