{"id":269975,"date":"2018-02-13T09:25:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=269975"},"modified":"2018-02-13T09:28:38","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T17:28:38","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-curtis-blaydes-surges-into-hw-top-5-luke-rockhold-falls-at-mw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/curtis-blaydes\/ufc-rankings-update-curtis-blaydes-surges-into-hw-top-5-luke-rockhold-falls-at-mw\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Curtis Blaydes surges into HW top 5, Luke Rockhold falls at MW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has updated its <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/rankings\/ufc-rankings-update-georges-st-pierre-exits-rousey-stays\/\">official rankings<\/a> in the wake of last weekend&#8217;s UFC 221 card. As expected, several of the promotion&#8217;s divisions have experienced quite a bit of movement. At middleweight, Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza rose a spot as the result of Luke Rockhold&#8217;s knockout loss to the number-one ranked Yoel Romero. At heavyweight, meanwhile, Curtis Blaydes catapulted into the top-five as the result of his <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/curtis-blaydes\/frustrated-curtis-blaydes-responds-critics-mark-hunt-win\/\">impressive<\/a> decision defeat of Mark Hunt, while Australia&#8217;s Tai Tuivasa entered the rankings, claiming the number-15 spot.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/ronda-rousey\/\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> also dropped a spot at women&#8217;s bantamweight, entering a ninth-place tie with Leslie Smith.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POUND-FOR-POUND<\/strong><br \/>\n1 Demetrious Johnson<br \/>\n2 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\/\">Conor McGregor<\/a><br \/>\n3 Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n4 Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n5 Max Holloway<br \/>\n6 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/georges-st-pierre\/\">Georges St-Pierre<\/a><br \/>\n7 TJ Dillashaw<br \/>\n8 Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n9 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\/>\n15 Shana Dobson<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion : Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n1 Holly Holm<br \/>\n2 Julianna Pena<br \/>\n3 Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n4 Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n5 Ketlen Vieira<br \/>\n6 Cat Zingano<br \/>\n7 Sara McMann<br \/>\n8 Marion Reneau +1<br \/>\n9 Ronda Rousey -1<br \/>\n9 Leslie Smith +1<br \/>\n11 Bethe Correia<br \/>\n12 Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n13 Sarah Moras<br \/>\n14 Irene Aldana<br \/>\n15 Ashlee Evans-Smith<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the newest iteration of the UFC rankings? How do you think Curtis Blaydes will perform inside the heavyweight top-5?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 2\/13\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UFC has updated its official rankings in the wake of last weekend&#8217;s UFC 221 card. As expected, several of the promotion&#8217;s divisions have experienced quite a bit of movement. At middleweight, Ronaldo &#8220;Jacare&#8221; Souza rose a spot as the result of Luke Rockhold&#8217;s knockout loss to the number-one ranked Yoel Romero. 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