{"id":280553,"date":"2018-07-12T05:53:05","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=280553"},"modified":"2018-07-12T05:53:05","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T12:53:05","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-daniel-cormier-is-named-pound-for-pound-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-rankings\/ufc-rankings-update-daniel-cormier-is-named-pound-for-pound-king\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Daniel Cormier is named pound-for-pound king"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, Demetrious Johnson. According to the new UFC rankings, which have been updated in the wake of Saturday&#8217;s UFC 226 card, Daniel Cormier is the UFC&#8217;s new pound-for-pound king.<\/p>\n<p>These updated UFC rankings also featured some other interesting changes.<\/p>\n<p>Max Holloway rocketed up the pound-for-pound list three spots, despite the fact that he hasn&#8217;t fought since December. Tony Ferguson and Conor McGregor, who have both been out of action for quite awhile, switched places in the UFC lightweight rankings, while Anthony Pettis surged up four spots. Paulo Costa moved up two spots at middleweight, while <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/israel-adesanya\/israel-adesanya-says-paulo-costa-probably-isnt-next-but-expects-to-fight-him-multiple-times\/\">his fellow prospect Israel Adesanya<\/a> entered the rankings for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>All this and more in your latest UFC rankings, which as always, seem to be governed completely by whim.\u00a0Here they are (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2018\/7\/12\/14945036\/latest-ufc-rankings-daniel-cormier-replaces-demetrious-johnson-p4p-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAMania<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>+\/- = movement in rankings<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> *NR = Not previously ranked<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"1yN7Q5\"><strong>POUND-FOR-POUND<\/strong><br \/>\n1 Daniel Cormier +3<br \/>\n2 Demetrious Johnson -1<br \/>\n3 Max Holloway +3<br \/>\n3 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/conor-mcgregor\">Conor McGregor<\/a><br \/>\n5 Georges St-Pierre<br \/>\n6 TJ Dillashaw +1<br \/>\n7 Stipe Miocic -5<br \/>\n8 Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n9 Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n10 Robert Whittaker +1<br \/>\n11 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/cris-cyborg\/\">Cris Cyborg<\/a> -1<br \/>\n12 Tony Ferguson<br \/>\n13 Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n14 Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n15 Rose Namajunas<\/p>\n<p><strong>FLYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Demetrious Johnson<br \/>\n1 Henry Cejudo<br \/>\n2 Sergio Pettis<br \/>\n3 Joseph Benavidez<br \/>\n4 Ray Borg<br \/>\n5 Jussier Formiga<br \/>\n6 John Moraga<br \/>\n7 Wilson Reis<br \/>\n8 Alexandre Pantoja<br \/>\n9 Brandon Moreno<br \/>\n10 Dustin Ortiz<br \/>\n11 Ben Nguyen<br \/>\n12 Matheus Nicolau<br \/>\n13 Tim Elliott<br \/>\n14 Deiveson Figueiredo<br \/>\n15 Ulka Sasaki<\/p>\n<p><strong>BANTAMWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: TJ Dillashaw<br \/>\n1 Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n2 Dominick Cruz<br \/>\n3 Raphael Assuncao<br \/>\n4 Marlon Moraes<br \/>\n5 Jimmie Rivera<br \/>\n6 John Lineker<br \/>\n7 John Dodson<br \/>\n8 Aljamain Sterling<br \/>\n9 Cody Stamann<br \/>\n10 Pedro Munhoz<br \/>\n11 Rob Font<br \/>\n12 Thomas Almeida<br \/>\n13 Alejandro Perez<br \/>\n14 Brett Johns<br \/>\n15 Eddie Wineland<\/p>\n<p id=\"XMZ5QS\"><strong>FEATHERWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Max Holloway<br \/>\n1 Brian Ortega<br \/>\n2 Jose Aldo<br \/>\n3 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/frankie-edgar\/\">Frankie Edgar<\/a><br \/>\n4 Jeremy Stephens<br \/>\n5 Cub Swanson<br \/>\n6 Josh Emmett<br \/>\n7 Mirsad Bektic<br \/>\n8 Chan Sung Jung<br \/>\n9 Renato Moicano<br \/>\n10 Darren Elkins<br \/>\n11 Ricardo Lamas<br \/>\n12 Myles Jury<br \/>\n13 Zabit Magomedsharipov<br \/>\n14 Dooho Choi<br \/>\n15 Yair Rodriguez *NR<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n1 Tony Ferguson +1<br \/>\n2 Conor McGregor -1<br \/>\n3 Eddie Alvarez<br \/>\n4 Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n5 Kevin Lee<br \/>\n6 Edson Barboza<br \/>\n7 Justin Gaethje<br \/>\n8 Anthony Pettis +4<br \/>\n8 Nate Diaz<br \/>\n10 Al Iaquinta<br \/>\n11 James Vick<br \/>\n12 Michael Chiesa -3<br \/>\n13 Alexander Hernandez<br \/>\n14 Dan Hooker *NR<br \/>\n15 Francisco Trinaldo<\/p>\n<p><strong>WELTERWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n1 Colby Covington (Interim Champion)<br \/>\n2 Darren Till<br \/>\n3 Rafael Dos Anjos<br \/>\n4 Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n5 Robbie Lawler<br \/>\n6 Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n7 Demian Maia<br \/>\n8 Neil Magny<br \/>\n9 <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/fighter\/jorge-masvidal\/\">Jorge Masvidal<\/a><br \/>\n10 Santiago Ponzinibbio<br \/>\n11 Leon Edwards<br \/>\n12 Donald Cerrone<br \/>\n13 Gunnar Nelson<br \/>\n14 Alex Oliveira<br \/>\n15 Dong Hyun Kim<\/p>\n<p id=\"PJ0b2B\"><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n1 Yoel Romero<br \/>\n2 Luke Rockhold<br \/>\n3 Chris Weidman<br \/>\n4 Kelvin Gastelum<br \/>\n5 Jacare Souza<br \/>\n6 Derek Brunson<br \/>\n7 David Branch<br \/>\n8 Paulo Costa +2<br \/>\n9 Israel Adesanya *NR<br \/>\n10 Brad Tavares -2<br \/>\n11 Antonio Carlos Junior<br \/>\n12 Uriah Hall -3<br \/>\n13 Thiago Santos -1<br \/>\n14 Elias Theodorou -1<br \/>\n15 Krzysztof Jotko -1<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n1 Alexander Gustafsson<br \/>\n2 Volkan Oezdemir<br \/>\n3 Glover Teixeira<br \/>\n4 Ilir Latifi<br \/>\n5 Jan Blachowicz<br \/>\n6 Jimi Manuwa<br \/>\n7 Ovince Saint Preux<br \/>\n8 Mauricio Rua<br \/>\n9 Corey Anderson<br \/>\n10 Misha Cirkunov<br \/>\n11 Dominick Reyes<br \/>\n12 Patrick Cummins<br \/>\n13 Tyson Pedro<br \/>\n14 Gadzhimurad Antigulov<br \/>\n15 Sam Alvey<\/p>\n<p><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n1 Stipe Miocic -1<br \/>\n2 Derrick Lewis +3<br \/>\n3 Curtis Blaydes -1<br \/>\n4 Francis Ngannou -3<br \/>\n5 Alexander Volkov -2<br \/>\n6 Alistair Overeem -2<br \/>\n7 Mark Hunt -1<br \/>\n8 Junior Dos Santos -1<br \/>\n9 Marcin Tybura -1<br \/>\n10 Tai Tuivasa -1<br \/>\n11 Aleksei Oleinik -1<br \/>\n12 Andrei Arlovski -1<br \/>\n13 Stefan Struve -1<br \/>\n14 Shamil Abdurakhimov -1<br \/>\n15 Justin Willis -1<\/p>\n<p id=\"j8AOkR\"><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S STRAWWEIGHT<\/strong><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 Tatiana Suarez<br \/>\n10 Cortney Casey<br \/>\n11 Alexa Grasso<br \/>\n12 Randa Markos<br \/>\n13 Nina Ansaroff<br \/>\n14 Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n15 Angela Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S FLYWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Nicco Montano<br \/>\n1 Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n2 Sijara Eubanks<br \/>\n3 Alexis Davis<br \/>\n4 Roxanne Modafferi +4<br \/>\n5 Lauren Murphy -1<br \/>\n6 Katlyn Chookagian -1<br \/>\n7 Liz Carmouche -1<br \/>\n8 Jessica Eye +1<br \/>\n9 Barb Honchak -2<br \/>\n10 Jessica-Rose Clark<br \/>\n11 Ashlee Evans-Smith<br \/>\n12 Andrea Lee<br \/>\n13 Mara Romero Borella<br \/>\n14 Paige VanZant<br \/>\n15 Montana De La Rosa *NR<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOMEN&#8217;S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/strong><br \/>\nChampion: Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n1 Holly Holm<br \/>\n2 Ketlen Vieira<br \/>\n3 Julianna Pena<br \/>\n4 Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n5 Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n6 Cat Zingano<br \/>\n7 Marion Reneau<br \/>\n8 Sara McMann<br \/>\n9 Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n10 Bethe Correia<br \/>\n11 Lina Lansberg<br \/>\n12 Irene Aldana<br \/>\n13 Lucie Pudilova<br \/>\n14 Sarah Moras<br \/>\n15 Gina Mazany<\/p>\n<p>Do you consider Daniel Cormier the pound-for-pound best fighter in the UFC?<\/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 7\/11\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, Demetrious Johnson. According to the new UFC rankings, which have been updated in the wake of Saturday&#8217;s UFC 226 card, Daniel Cormier is the UFC&#8217;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&#8217;t fought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54430,"featured_media":280327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[10618],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UFC rankings update: Daniel Cormier is named pound-for-pound king | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-rankings\/ufc-rankings-update-daniel-cormier-is-named-pound-for-pound-king\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UFC rankings update: Daniel Cormier is named pound-for-pound king | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sorry, Demetrious Johnson. 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