{"id":349880,"date":"2020-05-12T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=349880"},"modified":"2020-05-12T11:22:01","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:22:01","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-cruz-returns-to-bantamweight-top-15-gaethje-debuts-on-p4p-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-rankings-update-cruz-returns-to-bantamweight-top-15-gaethje-debuts-on-p4p-list\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Cruz returns to bantamweight top-15, Gaethje debuts on p4p list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated in the wake of last weekend&#8217;s UFC 249 card, which marked the promotion&#8217;s return after a brief, pandemic-induced hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>These new UFC rankings feature some interesting changes. Most notably, former UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz, who came up short to the reigning champ Henry Cejudo in the co-main event, has returned to the bantamweight rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Gaethje, who defeated Tony Ferguson to win the interim lightweight title in the UFC 249 main event, also took a big hike up the lightweight rankings. Gaethje also debuted on the UFC&#8217;s hallowed men&#8217;s pound-for-pound list.<\/p>\n<p>See the updated UFC rankings below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/5\/12\/21256138\/latest-ufc-rankings-justin-gaethje-debuts-pound-for-pound-list-dominick-cruz-fails-crack-top-10-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>):<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"1zl2tU\"><strong>MEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"9x9LS0\">1. Jon Jones<br \/>\n2. Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n3. Henry Cejudo<br \/>\n4. Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n5. Israel Adesanya<br \/>\n6. Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n7. Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n8. Alexander Volkanovski<br \/>\n9. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n10. Max Holloway +1<br \/>\n11. Justin Gaethje *NR<br \/>\n12. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n13. Tony Ferguson -3<br \/>\n14. Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n15. Tyron Woodley -2<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Pl6NoC\"><strong>FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"eEKDV0\">Champion: VACANT<\/p>\n<p id=\"JxIgor\">1. Deiveson Figueiredo<br \/>\n2. Joseph Benavidez<br \/>\n3. Jussier Formiga<br \/>\n4. Brandon Moreno +1<br \/>\n5. Alexandre Pantoja -1<br \/>\n6. Askar Askarov<br \/>\n7. Kai Kara France<br \/>\n8. Rogerio Bontorin<br \/>\n9. Alex Perez<br \/>\n10. Matt Schnell<br \/>\n11. Tim Elliott<br \/>\n12. Jordan Espinosa<br \/>\n13. Raulian Paiva<br \/>\n14. David Dvorak +1<br \/>\n15. Mark De La Rosa -1<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bDX0ri\"><strong>BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"GIodcn\">Champion: HENRY CEJUDO<\/p>\n<p id=\"9cIhDr\">1. Marlon Moraes<br \/>\n2. Aljamain Sterling<br \/>\n3. Petr Yan<br \/>\n4. Cory Sandhagen<br \/>\n5. Raphael Assuncao<br \/>\n6. Jose Aldo<br \/>\n7. Pedro Munhoz<br \/>\n8. Jimmie Rivera<br \/>\n9. Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n10. Rob Font<br \/>\n11. Cody Stamann<br \/>\n12. Dominick Cruz *NR<br \/>\n13. John Dodson -1<br \/>\n14. Song Yadong -1<br \/>\n15. Marlon Vera -1<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"RS1FNc\"><strong>FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"zzRs2V\">Champion: ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI<\/p>\n<p id=\"VXr8hS\">1. Max Holloway<br \/>\n2. Brian Ortega<br \/>\n3. Zabit Magomedsharipov<br \/>\n4. Chan Sung Jung<br \/>\n5. Yair Rodriguez<br \/>\n6. Frankie Edgar<br \/>\n7. Calvin Kattar +2<br \/>\n8. Jeremy Stephens -1<br \/>\n9. Josh Emmett -1<br \/>\n10. Shane Burgos<br \/>\n11. Jose Aldo<br \/>\n12. Arnold Allen<br \/>\n13. Ryan Hall +1<br \/>\n14. Sodiq Yosef -1<br \/>\n15. Dan Ige<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"uyKfMc\"><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"7PELYO\">Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV<\/p>\n<p id=\"RjGWtK\">1. Justin Gaethje +3<br \/>\n2. Tony Ferguson -1<br \/>\n3. Dustin Poirier -1<br \/>\n4. Conor McGregor -1<br \/>\n5. Dan Hooker<br \/>\n6. Paul Felder +1<br \/>\n7. Charles Oliveira +1<br \/>\n8. Al Iaquinta +1<br \/>\n9. Kevin Lee +1<br \/>\n10. Diego Ferreira +2<br \/>\n11. Edson Barboza<br \/>\n12. Donald Cerrone -6<br \/>\n13. Islam Makhachev +1<br \/>\n14. Gregor Gillespie -1<br \/>\n15. Alexander Hernandez<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"xzjll4\"><strong>WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"FIAkRZ\">Champion: KAMARU USMAN<\/p>\n<p id=\"oQwEST\">1. Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n2. Colby Covington<br \/>\n3. Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\n4. Leon Edwards<br \/>\n5. Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n6. Gilbert Burns<br \/>\n7. Demian Maia<br \/>\n8. Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n9. Rafael dos Anjos<br \/>\n10. Nate Diaz<br \/>\n11. Geoff Neal +1<br \/>\n12. Robbie Lawler -1<br \/>\n13. Vicente Luque<br \/>\n14. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n15. Anthony Pettis<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"eOJKou\"><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"Wi5zDY\">Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA<\/p>\n<p id=\"ObVjhj\">1. Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n2. Paulo Costa<br \/>\n3. Jared Cannonier<br \/>\n4. Yoel Romero<br \/>\n5. Darren Till<br \/>\n6. Jack Hermansson<br \/>\n7. Kelvin Gastelum<br \/>\n8. Derek Brunson<br \/>\n9. Edmen Shahbazyan<br \/>\n10. Uriah Hall<br \/>\n11. Brad Tavares<br \/>\n12. Omari Akhmedov<br \/>\n13. Ian Heinisch<br \/>\n14. Antonio Carlos Junior<br \/>\n15. Anderson Silva<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"x5hrzi\"><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"qX3vIQ\">Champion: JON JONES<\/p>\n<p id=\"xxkEXl\">1. Dominick Reyes<br \/>\n2. Thiago Santos<br \/>\n3. Jan Blachowicz +1<br \/>\n4. Anthony Smith -1<br \/>\n5. Corey Anderson<br \/>\n6. Volkan Oezdemir<br \/>\n7. Alexander Gustafsson<br \/>\n8. Glover Teixeira<br \/>\n9. Aleksandar Rakic<br \/>\n10. Nikita Krylov<br \/>\n11. Johnny Walker<br \/>\n12. Misha Cirkunov<br \/>\n13. Magomed Ankalaev<br \/>\n14. Ryan Spann *NR<br \/>\n15. Mauricio Rua<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"Vrdunp\"><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"FeN8fg\">Champion: STIPE MIOCIC<\/p>\n<p id=\"YMONu3\">1. Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n2. Francis Ngannou<br \/>\n3. Curtis Blaydes<br \/>\n4. Junior dos Santos<br \/>\n5. Derrick Lewis<br \/>\n6. Jairzinho Rozenstruik<br \/>\n7. Alexander Volkov<br \/>\n8. Alistair Overeem<br \/>\n9. Walt Harris<br \/>\n10. Aleksei Oleinik +2<br \/>\n11. Shamil Abdurakhimov -1<br \/>\n12. Blagoy Ivanov -1<br \/>\n13. Augusto Sakai<br \/>\n14. Sergei Pavlovich<br \/>\n15. Fabricio Werdum *NR<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"qk3QDy\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"2UsZZB\">1. Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n2. Weili Zhang<br \/>\n3. Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n4. Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n6. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n7. Tatiana Suarez<br \/>\n8. Holly Holm<br \/>\n9. Germaine De Randamie<br \/>\n10. Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n11. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n12. Jessica Eye<br \/>\n13. Julianna Pena<br \/>\n14. Claudia Gadelha +1<br \/>\n15. Nina Ansaroff -1<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"BI6J3g\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S STRAWWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"PC8RWj\">Champion: WEILI ZHANG<\/p>\n<p id=\"ehGwCo\">1. Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n2. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n3. Tatiana Suarez<br \/>\n4. Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n5. Nina Ansaroff<br \/>\n6. Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n7. Carla Esparza<br \/>\n8. Michelle Waterson<br \/>\n9. Marina Rodriguez<br \/>\n10. Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n11. Yan Xiaonan<br \/>\n12. Tecia Torres<br \/>\n13. Felice Herrig<br \/>\n14. Alexa Grasso<br \/>\n15. Amanda Ribas<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"NWzRGO\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"wLChtw\">Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO<\/p>\n<p id=\"56r8qV\">1. Jessica Eye<br \/>\n2. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n3. Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n4. Jennifer Maia<br \/>\n5. Roxanne Modafferi<br \/>\n6. Lauren Murphy<br \/>\n7. Viviane Araujo<br \/>\n8. Andrea Lee<br \/>\n9. Maycee Barber<br \/>\n10. Alexis Davis<br \/>\n11. Montana De La Rosa<br \/>\n12. Antonina Shevchenko<br \/>\n13. Ji Yeon Kim<br \/>\n14. Molly McCann<br \/>\n15. Poliana Botelho<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"uNhoE5\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p id=\"S6pjkk\">Champion: AMANDA NUNES<\/p>\n<p id=\"cjiZKm\">1. Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n2. Holly Holm<br \/>\n3. Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n4. Julianna Pena<br \/>\n5. Irene Aldana<br \/>\n6. Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n7. Ketlen Vieira<br \/>\n8. Yana Kunitskaya<br \/>\n9. Sara McMann<br \/>\n10. Marion Reneau<br \/>\n11. Lina Lansberg<br \/>\n12. Macy Chiasson<br \/>\n13. Bethe Correia<br \/>\n14. Nicco Montano<br \/>\n15. 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