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UFC rankings update: Junior dos Santos rockets up at heavyweight, flyweight division in chaos
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC Wichita card, and as expected, there have been some big changes. Most notably, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos has surged up the list at heavyweight on the strength of his stoppage victory over Derrick Lewis. Elsewhere, fighters like Yana […]
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UFC rankings update: Cain Velasquez re-enters the heavyweight top-10
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Saturday’s UFC Phoenix card, and as expected, there’s been some movement in the heavyweight division. Francis Ngannou, who knocked out former champion Cain Velasquez in the main event, has climbed up to the number-two spot in the rankings, surpassing Derrick Lewis. Velasquez, meanwhile, […]
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UFC rankings update: Jon Jones still ranked behind Daniel Cormier on p4p list
The UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last Saturday’s UFC 232 card, and as expected, there have been some major changes. After defeating Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC 232 main event, Jon Jones is once again perched atop the light heavyweight rankings, though he still sits behind Daniel Cormier — a man […]
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UFC rankings update: Al Iaquinta makes big jump after UFC Milwaukee win
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC Milwaukee card, and as expected, Al Iaquinta has surged up the list at lightweight after springing the upset on Kevin Lee in the card’s main event. With his decision defeat of Kevin Lee, Al Iaquinta has usurped the number five spot […]
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UFC rankings update: Kamaru Usman surges up at welterweight, heavyweight division sees big changes
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s TUF 28 Finale and UFC Adelaide cards. The biggest changes in these new UFC rankings occurred in the welterweight and heavyweight divisions. At welterweight, streaking contender Kamaru Usman surged up to the number-two spot on the strength of his unanimous decision defeat […]
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UFC rankings update: Yair Rodriguez, Germaine de Randamie surge up, retired Neil Seery appears at 125
The UFC rankings have been updated after an entertaining card last Saturday in Denver, Colorado. Following one of the best knockouts in UFC history, Yair Rodriguez jumped four spots in the featherweight division, and is now sitting at #11. His opponent “Korean Zombie” Chang Sung Jung fell two spots to #12, while Alexander Volkanovski (who is slated […]
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UFC rankings update: Alexey Oleynik rockets up at heavyweight, Nikita Krylov debuts at light heavyweight
The official UFC rankings have been update in the wake of last Saturday’s UFC Moscow card. As expected, these latest UFC rankings feature some interesting changes. At heavyweight, Russia’s Alexey Oleynik has taken a nice trip up the list for his first-round submission defeat of Mark Hunt. He’s now number nine. Interestingly, Nikita Krylov has […]
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UFC rankings update: James Vick falls, new flyweight contenders emerge
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of Saturday’s UFC Lincoln card. Interestingly, main event winner Justin Gaethje didn’t move at all for his blistering, first-round knockout of James Vick. Vick, meanwhile, tumbled down two spots in the lightweight rankings. The other big UFC rankings shakeups to occur in the wake of […]
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UFC rankings update: Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor move up at lightweight
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s action-packed UFC Calgary card. As always, these new UFC rankings feature some logical changes, and some that seem to be governed completely by whim. Dustin Poirier, for example, has surged up to the number-three spot in the UFC lightweight rankings as a […]
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UFC rankings update: light heavyweight division undergoes huge changes
The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend’s UFC Hamburg card. As expected, these new UFC rankings feature some serious changes in the UFC light heavyweight division, where Anthony Smith and Corey Anderson have surged up the ladder after their wins over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Glover Teixeira. Here are […]
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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: Daniel Cormier is named pound-for-pound king
Sorry, Demetrious Johnson. According to the new UFC rankings, which have been updated in the wake of Saturday’s UFC 226 card, Daniel Cormier is the UFC’s new pound-for-pound king. These updated UFC rankings also featured some other interesting changes. Max Holloway rocketed up the pound-for-pound list three spots, despite the fact that he hasn’t fought […]
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UFC rankings update: Darren Till surges up welterweight ranks, Michael Bisping exits at middleweight
The latest iteration of the UFC rankings include a number of interesting changes, as Michael Bisping has exited the middleweight rankings in the wake of his retirement, and Darren Till has surged up the welterweight rankings after his controversial UFC Liverpool defeat of Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson. This latter move is rather controversial, given that Till […]
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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 | Conor McGregor moves up p4p list, Khabib Nurmagomedov drops a spot
In the wake of the UFC’s recent stop in Atlantic City, the promotion has updated its official rankings. As expected, Kevin Lee, who took out Edson Barboza in the main event, has moved into the lightweight top 5. Elsewhere in the rankings, Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov have both made seemingly arbitrary moves on the pound-for-pound […]
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UFC rankings update | Conor McGregor falls at lightweight, Khabib Nurmagomedov surges up p4p list
In the wake of UFC 223, which saw Khabib Nurmagomedov capture lightweight gold, and Rose Namajunas cement her status as strawweight champ, the UFC has updated its official UFC rankings. The post notable change to these new UFC rankings occurred at lightweight, where Conor McGregor has lost the (C) beside his name, and has rejoined […]
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UFC rankings update: Ilir Latifi and Jeremy Stephens crack top-5 in their divisions
In the wake of last weekend’s action-packed UFC Orlando card, the UFC has updated its official rankings. As expected, featherweight knockout artist Jeremy Stephens has made a big climb up the featherweight ladder for his crushing knockout of Josh Emmett, while light heavyweight contender Ilir Latifi burst into his divisional top-5 for his submission of […]
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UFC rankings update: Curtis Blaydes surges into HW top 5, Luke Rockhold falls at MW
The UFC has updated its official rankings in the wake of last weekend’s UFC 221 card. As expected, several of the promotion’s divisions have experienced quite a bit of movement. At middleweight, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza rose a spot as the result of Luke Rockhold’s knockout loss to the number-one ranked Yoel Romero. At heavyweight, meanwhile, […]
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UFC rankings update: Khabib Nurmagomedov bursts onto pound-for-pound list
Now that UFC 219 is in the rear-view mirror, the UFC has updated its official rankings to reflect the results of the card. The most notable changes to the UFC rankings occured on the pound-for-pound list, where Khabib Nurmagomedov made his long-awaited debut, a distinction he earned by pounding Edson Barboza into applesauce in the […]
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UFC Rankings update: Tony Ferguson rockets onto the pound-for-pound list
Now that the action-packed UFC 216 is in the rear-view, the UFC has updated its official rankings. As expected, main event interim lightweight title winner Tony Ferguson has entered the UFC pound-for-pound list, and has also usurped the number-one spot at lightweight. The UFC flyweight rankings also experienced a major shakeup thanks to long-time contender […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 115 – pound-for-pound rankings shift again
The UFC has updated their rankings following UFC Fight Night 115 and there has been a shift once again at the top in the highly debated pound-for-pound rankings. With Jon Jones facing a second potential anti-doping violation with USADA, both Demetrious Johnson and Conor McGregor went up in the pound-for-pound rankings without being active in […]
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UFC Rankings update: UFC Mexico winners move up
Last weekend, the UFC returned to Mexico City, Mexico, with an exciting night of fights. In the main event, flyweight star Sergio Pettis derailed with win-streak of surging prospect Brandon Moreno. In the co-main event, meanwhile, rising strawweight Alexa Grasso picked up a close but impressive win over Randa Markos. As expected, these wins sent […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC 210, former light heavyweight No. 1 contender back to the top
UFC 210 took place this past weekend as UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier was able to defend his belt against the knockout specialist Anthony Johnson. Following Cormier’s second round submission win, Johnson surprised the MMA community by announcing his retirement from the sport of mixed martial arts. Johnson said in the post-fight Octagon interview, […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC 209 – Nate Diaz dropping in lightweight ranks
The UFC updated their rankings following UFC 209, which took place over the weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley was able to jump up a spot to the #8 spot in the pound-for-pound ranks with his majority win over Stephen Thompson. Interestingly, TJ Dillashaw went up a rank in the pound-for-pound […]
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VIDEO | UFC Rankings updated following UFC 208 – Ronda Rousey moves up after Holly Holm loses
The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 208 where Holly Holm and Germaine de Randamie fought for the inaugural UFC women’s featherweight championship in the main event. Randamie had her hand raised after five rounds while many believed Holm should have won, especially after Randamie hit Holm with some of the hardest shots of […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC on FOX 23 – Masvidal and Ngannou rocket up
The UFC on FOX 23 card had a few key fights take place that shook up the official UFC rankings. Jorge Masvidal went into his fight ranked #12 against then-ranked #5 welterweight Donald Cerrone. Following his second round TKO over “Cowboy,” Masvidal now stands in Cerrone’s #5 spot, moving up seven spots in the official […]
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UFC Rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 103
The UFC rankings have been updated to reflect the landscape of all the weight classes in addition to the pound-for-pound list following UFC Fight Night 103. The biggest change came in the flyweight division where Sergio Pettis jumped up six spots to the #9 ranking with his win over John Moraga, which dropped Moraga down […]
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UFC rankings updated following UFC Fight Night 101 – Conor McGregor no longer ranked at featherweight
The UFC has updated their rankings following the UFC Fight Night 101 event that took place in Melbourne, Australia over the weekend. Only two divisions were affected in the rankings following the event as Robert Whittaker’s exciting win over Derek Brunson bumped him up to the #6 spot in the middleweight division surging ahead of […]