{"id":271258,"date":"2018-02-27T08:12:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T16:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=271258"},"modified":"2018-02-27T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T16:42:58","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-ilir-latifi-jeremy-stephens-crack-top-5-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-rankings\/ufc-rankings-update-ilir-latifi-jeremy-stephens-crack-top-5-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Ilir Latifi and Jeremy Stephens crack top-5 in their divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of last weekend&#8217;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 Ovince Saint Preux.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the latest rankings (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2018\/2\/27\/15516196\/latest-ufc-rankings-update-jeremy-stephens-ilir-latifi-jump-three-spots-orlando-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAMania<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: + = up in rankings, &#8211; = down in rankings, *NR = not previously ranked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>POUND-FOR-POUND<\/b><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 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href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/nate-diaz\/\">Nate Diaz<\/a><br \/>\n9 Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n10 Al Iaquinta<br \/>\n11 James Vick<br \/>\n12 Beneil Dariush<br \/>\n13 Anthony Pettis<br \/>\n14 Evan Dunham<br \/>\n15 Francisco Trinaldo<\/p>\n<p><b>WELTERWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n1 Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n2 Rafael Dos Anjos<br \/>\n3 Colby Covington<br \/>\n4 Robbie Lawler<br \/>\n5 Demian Maia<br \/>\n6 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/jorge-masvidal\/\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a><br \/>\n7 Darren Till<br \/>\n8 Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n9 Neil Magny -1<br \/>\n10 Santiago Ponzinibbio<br \/>\n11 Donald Cerrone<br \/>\n12 Carlos Condit<br \/>\n13 Gunnar Nelson<br \/>\n14 Dong Hyun Kim<br \/>\n15 Leon Edwards<\/p>\n<p><b>MIDDLEWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n1 Yoel Romero<br \/>\n2 Jacare Souza<br \/>\n3 Luke Rockhold<br \/>\n4 Chris Weidman<br \/>\n5 Kelvin Gastelum<br \/>\n6 Michael Bisping<br \/>\n7 Derek Brunson<br \/>\n8 David Branch<br \/>\n9 Uriah Hall<br \/>\n10 Vitor Belfort<br \/>\n11 Thiago Santos<br \/>\n12 Lyoto Machida<br \/>\n13 Krzysztof Jotko<br \/>\n14 Paulo Costa<br \/>\n15 Brad Tavares<\/p>\n<p><b>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n1 Alexander Gustafsson<br \/>\n2 Volkan Oezdemir<br \/>\n3 Glover Teixeira -1<br \/>\n4 Jimi Manuwa<br \/>\n5 Ilir Latifi +3<br \/>\n6 Ovince Saint Preux -1<br \/>\n7 Mauricio Rua -1<br \/>\n8 Misha Cirkunov -1<br \/>\n9 Corey Anderson<br \/>\n10 Patrick Cummins<br \/>\n11 Jan Blachowicz<br \/>\n12 Tyson Pedro<br \/>\n13 Gadzhimurad Antigulov<br \/>\n14 Gian Villante<br \/>\n15 Jared Cannonier<\/p>\n<p><b>HEAVYWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n1 Francis Ngannou<br \/>\n2 Alistair Overeem<br \/>\n3 Fabricio Werdum<br \/>\n4 Cain Velasquez<br \/>\n5 Curtis Blaydes<br \/>\n6 Mark Hunt<br \/>\n6 Derrick Lewis<br \/>\n8 Alexander Volkov<br \/>\n9 Marcin Tybura<br \/>\n10 Stefan Struve<br \/>\n11 Aleksei Oleinik<br \/>\n12 Andrei Arlovski<br \/>\n13 Tim Johnson<br \/>\n14 Junior Albini<br \/>\n15 Tai Tuivasa<\/p>\n<p><b>WOMEN&#8217;S STRAWWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n1 Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n2 Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n3 Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n4 Karolina Kowalkiewicz<br \/>\n5 Tecia Torres<br \/>\n6 Carla Esparza<br \/>\n7 Michelle Waterson<br \/>\n8 Felice Herrig<br \/>\n9 Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n10 Alexa Grasso<br \/>\n11 Randa Markos<br \/>\n12 Cortney Casey<br \/>\n13 Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n14 Tatiana Suarez +1<br \/>\n15 Nina Ansaroff *NR<\/p>\n<p><b>WOMEN&#8217;S FLYWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Nicco Montano<br \/>\n1 Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n2 Sijara Eubanks<br \/>\n3 Lauren Murphy<br \/>\n4 Alexis Davis<br \/>\n5 Roxanne Modafferi<br \/>\n6 Barb Honchak<br \/>\n7 Liz Carmouche<br \/>\n8 Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n9 Jessica-Rose Clark<br \/>\n10 Jessica Eye<br \/>\n11 Montana De La Rosa<br \/>\n12 Rachael Ostovich<br \/>\n13 Mara Romero Borella<br \/>\n14 Paige VanZant<br \/>\n15 Shana Dobson<\/p>\n<p><b>WOMEN&#8217;S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/b><br \/>\nChampion: Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n1 Holly Holm<br \/>\n2 Raquel Pennington +1<br \/>\n3 Julianna Pena -1<br \/>\n4 Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n5 Ketlen Vieira<br \/>\n6 Cat Zingano<br \/>\n7 Marion Reneau +1<br \/>\n8 Sara McMann -1<br \/>\n9 Bethe Correia +2<br \/>\n9 Leslie Smith +1<br \/>\n11 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/ronda-rousey\/\">Ronda Rousey<\/a> -2<br \/>\n12 Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n13 Lucie Pudilova<br \/>\n14 Irene Aldana<br \/>\n15 Sarah Moras<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Jeremy Stephens and Ilir Latifi&#8217;s positions as top-5 fighters?<\/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\/27\/2018.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of last weekend&#8217;s 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