{"id":234975,"date":"2017-04-20T10:45:02","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T17:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=234975"},"modified":"2017-04-20T11:29:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T18:29:23","slug":"ufc-rankings-updated-following-ufc-on-fox-24-new-contender-climbs-closer-to-bisping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/ufc-rankings-updated-following-ufc-on-fox-24-new-contender-climbs-closer-to-bisping\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO | UFC rankings updated following UFC on FOX 24 &#8211; new contender climbs closer to Bisping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC Rankings Report: Whittaker Rises &amp; DJ Continues to Shine\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wiIZ42RAcDw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The UFC rankings have been freshly updated following the UFC on FOX 24 event that took place this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>UFC middleweight Robert Whittaker established himself as one of the top contenders at 185 by finishing Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza in the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/robert-whittaker\/pros-react-to-robert-whittakers-tko-victory-over-jacare-souza\/\">second round by TKO<\/a>. Whittaker jumped from the #6 spot to the #3 spot in the middleweight rankings coming up right behind Yoel Romero and Luke Rockhold, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Demetrious &#8220;Mighty Mouse&#8221; Johnson remains at the top of the UFC&#8217;s pound-for-pound list as he was able to tie Anderson Silva for the most consecutive title defenses. Johnson <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-on-fox-24\/ufc-on-fox-24-results-demetrious-johnson-vs-wilson-reis\/\">defended his title for the 10th time<\/a> with his armbar submission over Wilson Reis in the main event.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/rankings?id=\" target=\"_blank\">UFC<\/a> rankings below:<\/p>\n<p>Note:<br \/>\n*NR \u2013 Not Previously Ranked<br \/>\n+ Indicates a move up in ranking<br \/>\n\u2013 Indicates a drop in ranking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1.png\" alt=\"Demetrious Johnson\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Demetrious-Johnson-1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>POUND-FOR-POUND<\/strong><br \/>\n1    Demetrious Johnson<br \/>\n2    Conor McGregor<br \/>\n3    Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n4    Jose Aldo<br \/>\n5    Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n6    Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n7    Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n8    Dominick Cruz<br \/>\n9    Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n10    Michael Bisping<br \/>\n11    Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n12    Max Holloway<br \/>\n13    TJ Dillashaw<br \/>\n14    Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n15    Yoel Romero <\/p>\n<p><strong>FLYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Demetrious Johnson<br \/>\n1    Joseph Benavidez<br \/>\n2    Henry Cejudo<br \/>\n3    Ray Borg +1<br \/>\n4    Wilson Reis -1<br \/>\n5    Jussier Formiga<br \/>\n6    Sergio Pettis<br \/>\n7    Tim Elliott +2<br \/>\n8    Ian McCall -1<br \/>\n9    Dustin Ortiz -1<br \/>\n10    Brandon Moreno<br \/>\n11    John Moraga<br \/>\n12    Louis Smolka<br \/>\n13    Ben Nguyen<br \/>\n14    Alexandre Pantoja<br \/>\n15    Ryan Benoit <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt.png\" alt=\"Cody Garbrandt\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Cody-Garbrandt-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BANTAMWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n1    Dominick Cruz<br \/>\n2    TJ Dillashaw<br \/>\n3    Raphael Assuncao<br \/>\n4    John Lineker<br \/>\n5    Jimmie Rivera<br \/>\n6    Bryan Caraway<br \/>\n7    John Dodson<br \/>\n8    Aljamain Sterling<br \/>\n9    Thomas Almeida<br \/>\n10    Eddie Wineland<br \/>\n11    Johnny Eduardo<br \/>\n12    Iuri Alcantara<br \/>\n13    Pedro Munhoz<br \/>\n14    Joe Soto<br \/>\n15    Rob Font<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway.png\" alt=\"Jose Aldo Max Holloway\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-227186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Jose-Aldo-Max-Holloway-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEATHERWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Jose Aldo<br \/>\n1    Max Holloway (Interim Champion)<br \/>\n2    Frankie Edgar<br \/>\n3    Ricardo Lamas<br \/>\n4    Cub Swanson<br \/>\n5    Chan Sung Jung +1<br \/>\n6    Anthony Pettis +1<br \/>\n7    Yair Rodriguez +1<br \/>\n8    Jeremy Stephens -3<br \/>\n9    Brian Ortega<br \/>\n10    Dennis Bermudez<br \/>\n11    Renato Moicano *NR<br \/>\n12    Darren Elkins -1<br \/>\n13    Dooho Choi -1<br \/>\n14    Mirsad Bektic<br \/>\n15    Renan Barao -2<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts.png\" alt=\"ufc history conor mcgregor\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Conor-McGregor-205-2-belts-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Conor McGregor<br \/>\n1    Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n2    Tony Ferguson<br \/>\n3    Eddie Alvarez<br \/>\n4    Rafael Dos Anjos<br \/>\n5    Edson Barboza<br \/>\n6    Michael Johnson<br \/>\n7    Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n8    Nate Diaz<br \/>\n9    Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n10    Beneil Dariush<br \/>\n11    Kevin Lee<br \/>\n12    Evan Dunham<br \/>\n13    Gilbert Melendez<br \/>\n14    Al Iaquinta<br \/>\n15    Rashid Magomedov *NR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205.png\" alt=\"ufc welterweight champion Tyron Woodley\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Tyron-Woodley-Dana-White-205-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WELTERWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n1    Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n2    Robbie Lawler<br \/>\n3    Demian Maia<br \/>\n4    Carlos Condit<br \/>\n5    Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\n6    Neil Magny<br \/>\n7    Dong Hyun Kim<br \/>\n8    Donald Cerrone<br \/>\n9    Gunnar Nelson<br \/>\n10    Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n11    Tarec Saffiedine<br \/>\n12    Ryan LaFlare<br \/>\n13    Santiago Ponzinibbio +1<br \/>\n13    Jake Ellenberger<br \/>\n15    Matt Brown<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping.png\" alt=\"Georges St-Pierre fights Michael Bisping for the middleweight title\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-225515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Georges-St-Pierre-Michael-Bisping-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Michael Bisping<br \/>\n1    Yoel Romero<br \/>\n2    Luke Rockhold<br \/>\n3    Robert Whittaker +3<br \/>\n4    Gegard Mousasi<br \/>\n5    Jacare Souza -2<br \/>\n6    Chris Weidman -1<br \/>\n7    Anderson Silva<br \/>\n8    Derek Brunson<br \/>\n9    Krzysztof Jotko<br \/>\n10    Vitor Belfort<br \/>\n11    Thales Leites +1<br \/>\n12    Uriah Hall +1<br \/>\n13    Sam Alvey +1<br \/>\n14    Daniel Kelly *NR<br \/>\n15    Tim Boetsch <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3.png\" alt=\"Daniel Cormier\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Daniel-Cormier-3-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<br \/>\nChampion: Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n1    Alexander Gustafsson<br \/>\n2    Glover Teixeira<br \/>\n3    Jimi Manuwa<br \/>\n4    Mauricio Rua<br \/>\n5    Volkan Oezdemir +1<br \/>\n6    Corey Anderson +1<br \/>\n7    Misha Cirkunov +1<br \/>\n8    Ovince Saint Preux +1<br \/>\n9    Ilir Latifi +1<br \/>\n10    Rogerio Nogueira +1<br \/>\n11    Patrick Cummins +1<br \/>\n12    Tyson Pedro +2<br \/>\n13    Jan Blachowicz +2<br \/>\n14    Gian Villante -1<br \/>\n15    Jared Cannonier *NR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1.png\" alt=\"Stipe Miocic and Junior Dos Santos fight at UFC 211\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-221786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Stipe-Miocic-1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n1    Fabricio Werdum<br \/>\n2    Cain Velasquez<br \/>\n3    Alistair Overeem<br \/>\n4    Junior Dos Santos<br \/>\n5    Francis Ngannou<br \/>\n6    Derrick Lewis<br \/>\n7    Mark Hunt<br \/>\n8    Andrei Arlovski<br \/>\n9    Travis Browne<br \/>\n10    Alexander Volkov +1<br \/>\n11    Stefan Struve -1<br \/>\n12    Tim Johnson<br \/>\n13    Marcin Tybura<br \/>\n14    Aleksei Oleinik<br \/>\n15    Daniel Omielanczuk<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk.png\" alt=\"Joanna Jedrzejczyk\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-234978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Joanna-Jedrzejczyk-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S STRAWWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n1    Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n2    Karolina Kowalkiewicz<br \/>\n3    Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n4    Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n5    Tecia Torres<br \/>\n6    Michelle Waterson<br \/>\n7    Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n8    Randa Markos<br \/>\n9    Carla Esparza<br \/>\n10    Maryna Moroz<br \/>\n11    Paige VanZant<br \/>\n12    Jessica Aguilar<br \/>\n13    Felice Herrig<br \/>\n14    Jessica Penne<br \/>\n15    Justine Kish <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207.png\" alt=\"Amanda Nunes\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-215396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Amanda-Nunes-ufc-207-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n1    Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n2    Julianna Pena<br \/>\n3    Ronda Rousey<br \/>\n4    Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n5    Holly Holm<br \/>\n6    Sara McMann<br \/>\n7    Cat Zingano<br \/>\n8    Liz Carmouche<br \/>\n9    Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n10    Alexis Davis +1<br \/>\n11    Bethe Correia -1<br \/>\n12    Marion Reneau<br \/>\n13    Katlyn Chookagian +1<br \/>\n14    Ketlen Vieira *NR<br \/>\n15    Ashlee Evans-Smith -2<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S FEATHERWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nNo rankings available for this selection<\/p>\n<p>This article first appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\">BJPenn.com<\/a> on 4\/20\/2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC rankings have been freshly updated following the UFC on FOX 24 event that took place this past weekend. 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