{"id":360465,"date":"2020-09-04T10:30:26","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=360465"},"modified":"2020-09-04T10:30:26","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T17:30:26","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-aleksandar-rakic-rises-robbie-lawler-plummets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-rankings-update-aleksandar-rakic-rises-robbie-lawler-plummets\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Aleksandar Rakic rises, Robbie Lawler plummets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated after last weekend&#8217;s UFC Vegas 8 card at the Apex facility, and as expected there&#8217;s been quite a bit of movement.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, Aleksandar Rakic can now call himself a top-5 light heavyweight after<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-not-doing-well-following-loss-to-aleksandar-rakic\/\"> beating up<\/a> former title challenger Anthony Smith in the card&#8217;s main event.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the rankings, Neil Magny took a big leap up the welterweight list on the strength of his short-notice decision victory over the division&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/robbie-lawler-not-thinking-about-retirement-at-all\/\">former champ<\/a>, Robbie Lawler, who tumbled to the outer edge of the top-15 in defeat.<\/p>\n<p>See the new UFC rankings below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/9\/2\/21417822\/updated-ufc-rankings-aleksandar-rakic-lands-no-5-neil-magny-fails-crack-top-10-espn-vegas-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>Note:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>+\/- = movement in rankings<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*NR = Not previously ranked<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"e4Kcq2\"><strong>MEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"9x9LS0\">1. Jon Jones<br \/>\n2. Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n3. Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n4. Israel Adesanya<br \/>\n5. Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n6. Alexander Volkanovski<br \/>\n7. Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n8. Justin Gaethje<br \/>\n9. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n10. Max Holloway<br \/>\n11. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n12. Petr Yan<br \/>\n13. Deiveson Figueiredo<br \/>\n14. Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n15. Tony Ferguson<\/p>\n<p id=\"Pl6NoC\"><strong>FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"eEKDV0\">Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo<\/p>\n<p id=\"tukgD7\">1. Joseph Benavidez<br \/>\n2. Brandon Moreno<br \/>\n3. Askar Askarov<br \/>\n4. Alex Perez<br \/>\n5. Alexandre Pantoja<br \/>\n6. Jussier Formiga<br \/>\n7. Kai Kara France<br \/>\n8. Rogerio Bontorin<br \/>\n9. Matt Schnell<br \/>\n10. Brandon Royval<br \/>\n11. Tim Elliott<br \/>\n12. Raulian Paiva<br \/>\n13. Jordan Espinosa<br \/>\n14. David Dvorak<br \/>\n15. Amir Albazi<\/p>\n<p id=\"bDX0ri\"><strong>BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"GIodcn\">Champion: Petr Yan<\/p>\n<p id=\"9cIhDr\">1. Marlon Moraes<br \/>\n2. Aljamain Sterling<br \/>\n3. Cody Garbrandt<br \/>\n4. Cory Sandhagen<br \/>\n5. Frankie Edgar<br \/>\n6. Pedro Munhoz<br \/>\n7. Jose Aldo<br \/>\n8. Jimmie Rivera<br \/>\n9. Raphael Assuncao<br \/>\n10. Rob Font<br \/>\n11. Dominick Cruz<br \/>\n12. Cody Stamann<br \/>\n13. Merab Dvalishvili<br \/>\n14. Song Yadong<br \/>\n15. Marlon Vera<\/p>\n<p id=\"RS1FNc\"><strong>FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\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. Calvin Kattar<br \/>\n7. Josh Emmett<br \/>\n8. Jeremy Stephens<br \/>\n9. Arnold Allen<br \/>\n10. Dan Ige<br \/>\n11. Sodiq Yusuff<br \/>\n12. Ryan Hall<br \/>\n13. Shane Burgos<br \/>\n14. Jose Aldo<br \/>\n15. Edson Barboza *NR<\/p>\n<p id=\"uyKfMc\"><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"7PELYO\">Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV<\/p>\n<p id=\"RjGWtK\">1. Justin Gaethje<br \/>\n2. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n3. Tony Ferguson<br \/>\n4. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n5. Dan Hooker<br \/>\n6. Charles Oliveira<br \/>\n7. Paul Felder<br \/>\n8. Diego Ferreira<br \/>\n9. Al Iaquinta<br \/>\n10. Kevin Lee<br \/>\n11. Beneil Dariush<br \/>\n12. Islam Makhachev<br \/>\n13. Gregor Gillespie<br \/>\n14. Donald Cerrone<br \/>\n15. Drew Dober<\/p>\n<p id=\"xzjll4\"><strong>WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"FIAkRZ\">Champion: KAMARU USMAN<\/p>\n<p id=\"oQwEST\">1. Gilbert Burns<br \/>\n2. Colby Covington<br \/>\n3. Leon Edwards<br \/>\n4. Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\n5. Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n6. Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n7. Demian Maia<br \/>\n8. Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n9. Rafael dos Anjos<br \/>\n10. Vicente Luque<br \/>\n11. Neil Magny +3<br \/>\n12. Geoff Neal -1<br \/>\n13. Nate Diaz -1<br \/>\n14. Anthony Pettis +1<br \/>\n15. Robbie Lawler -2<\/p>\n<p id=\"eOJKou\"><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\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. Jack Hermansson<br \/>\n5. Yoel Romero<br \/>\n6. Darren Till<br \/>\n7. Derek Brunson<br \/>\n8. Kelvin Gastelum<br \/>\n9. Uriah Hall<br \/>\n10. Edmen Shahbazyan<br \/>\n11. Chris Weidman<br \/>\n12. Brad Tavares<br \/>\n13. Omari Akhmedov<br \/>\n14. Ian Heinisch<br \/>\n15. Marvin Vettori<\/p>\n<p id=\"x5hrzi\"><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"qX3vIQ\">Champion: VACANT<\/p>\n<p id=\"xxkEXl\">1. Dominick Reyes<br \/>\n2. Thiago Santos<br \/>\n3. Jan Blachowicz<br \/>\n4. Glover Teixeira<br \/>\n5. Aleksandar Rakic +3<br \/>\n6. Jiri Prochazka<br \/>\n7. Volkan Oezdemir<br \/>\n8. Anthony Smith -3<br \/>\n9. Nikita Krylov<br \/>\n10. Misha Cirkunov<br \/>\n11. Johnny Walker<br \/>\n12. Ryan Spann<br \/>\n13. (T) Magomed Ankalaev<br \/>\n13. (T) Mauricio Rua +1<br \/>\n15. Paul Craig<\/p>\n<p id=\"Vrdunp\"><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"FeN8fg\">Champion: STIPE MIOCIC<\/p>\n<p id=\"YMONu3\">1. Francis Ngannou<br \/>\n2. Curtis Blaydes<br \/>\n3. Daniel Cormier<br \/>\n4. Jairzinho Rozenstruik<br \/>\n5. Derrick Lewis<br \/>\n6. Alistair Overeem<br \/>\n7. Junior dos Santos<br \/>\n8. Alexander Volkov<br \/>\n9. Augusto Sakai<br \/>\n10. Walt Harris<br \/>\n11. Shamil Abdurakhimov<br \/>\n12. Aleksei Oleinik<br \/>\n13. Ciryl Gane +1<br \/>\n14. Sergei Pavlovich -1<br \/>\n15. Blagoy Ivanov<\/p>\n<p id=\"qk3QDy\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"2UsZZB\">1. Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n2. Weili Zhang<br \/>\n3. Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n4. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n5. Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n6. Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n7. Tatiana Suarez<br \/>\n8. Holly Holm<br \/>\n9. Germaine De Randamie<br \/>\n10. Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n11. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n12. Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n13. Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n14. Julianna Pena<br \/>\n15. Nina Ansaroff<\/p>\n<p id=\"BI6J3g\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S STRAWWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"PC8RWj\">Champion: WEILI ZHANG<\/p>\n<p id=\"ehGwCo\">1. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n2. Jessica Andrade<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. Yan Xiaonan<br \/>\n11. Tecia Torres<br \/>\n12. Amanda Ribas<br \/>\n13. Angela Hill<br \/>\n14. Virna Jandiroba +1<br \/>\n15. Mackenzie Dern *NR<\/p>\n<p id=\"NWzRGO\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"wLChtw\">Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO<\/p>\n<p id=\"56r8qV\">1. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n2. Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n3. Jennifer Maia<br \/>\n4. Lauren Murphy<br \/>\n5. (T) Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n5. (T) Jessica Eye<br \/>\n7. Roxanne Modafferi<br \/>\n8. Viviane Araujo<br \/>\n9. Andrea Lee<br \/>\n10. Maycee Barber<br \/>\n11. Alexis Davis<br \/>\n12. Montana De La Rosa<br \/>\n13. Antonina Shevchenko<br \/>\n14. Alexa Grasso *NR<br \/>\n15. Gillian Robertson<\/p>\n<p id=\"uNhoE5\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\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. Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n6. Irene Aldana<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. Pannie Kianzad<br \/>\n14. Julia Avila<br \/>\n15. Sijara Eubanks<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on the updated UFC rankings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated after last weekend&#8217;s UFC Vegas 8 card at the Apex facility, and as expected there&#8217;s been quite a bit of movement. Most notably, Aleksandar Rakic can now call himself a top-5 light heavyweight after beating up former title challenger Anthony Smith in the card&#8217;s main event. 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