{"id":363033,"date":"2020-09-30T06:06:56","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=363033"},"modified":"2020-09-30T06:06:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T13:06:56","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-israel-adesanya-scales-pound-for-pound-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-rankings-update-israel-adesanya-scales-pound-for-pound-list\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Israel Adesanya scales pound-for-pound list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated after last Saturday&#8217;s UFC 253 card, and as expected, there are some significant changes.<\/p>\n<p>Most notably, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/israel-adesanya-continues-to-troll-paulo-costa-after-ufc-253-win\/\">UFC middleweight champion<\/a> Israel Adesanya has rocketed up the illustrious men&#8217;s pound-for-pound list, scooting past UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. His climb can be attributed to his UFC 253 victory over the formerly unbeaten Paulo Costa, which came by way of second-round knockout.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Blachowicz also caused a shuffle in the light heavyweight UFC rankings. By capturing the championship slot with a knockout win over Dominick Reyes at UFC 253, he cleared the path for a long list of other contenders to move up.<\/p>\n<p>See the updated UFC rankings below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/9\/30\/21494786\/latest-ufc-rankings-israel-adesanya-just-passed-stipe-miocic-pound-for-pound-list-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>Note:<\/em><br \/>\n<em>+\/- = movement in rankings<\/em><br \/>\n<em>*NR = Not previously ranked<\/em><br \/>\n<em>(T) = Tie<\/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. Israel Adesanya +1<br \/>\n4. Stipe Miocic -1<br \/>\n5. Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n6. Alexander Volkanovski<br \/>\n7. Dustin Poirier +1<br \/>\n8. Justin Gaethje -1<br \/>\n9. Max Holloway<br \/>\n10. Petr Yan +1<br \/>\n11. Conor McGregor -1<br \/>\n12. Deiveson Figueiredo +2<br \/>\n13. Tony Ferguson -1<br \/>\n14. Robert Whittaker -1<br \/>\n15. Francis Ngannou<\/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. Brandon Royval +2<br \/>\n8. Kai Kara France -1<br \/>\n9. Rogerio Bontorin -1<br \/>\n10. Matt Schnell<br \/>\n11. David Dvorak<br \/>\n12. Raulian Paiva -1<br \/>\n13. Tim Elliott<br \/>\n14. Jordan Espinosa<br \/>\n15. Tyson Nam<\/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. Dominick Cruz<br \/>\n11. Rob Font<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. (T) Dan Ige<br \/>\n10. (T) Shane Burgos +3<br \/>\n12. Sodiq Yusuff -1<br \/>\n13. Ryan Hall -1<br \/>\n14. Edson Barboza<br \/>\n15. Bryce Mitchell<\/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. Dan Hooker<br \/>\n5. Conor McGregor<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. Drew Dober<br \/>\n15. Donald Cerrone<\/p>\n<p id=\"xzjll4\"><strong>WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"FIAkRZ\">Champion: KAMARU USMAN<\/p>\n<p id=\"oQwEST\">1. Colby Covington<br \/>\n2. Gilbert Burns<br \/>\n3. Leon Edwards<br \/>\n4. Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\n5. Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n6. Demian Maia<br \/>\n7. Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n8. Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n9. Rafael dos Anjos<br \/>\n10. (T) Vicente Luque<br \/>\n10. (T) Neil Magny<br \/>\n12. Geoff Neal<br \/>\n13. Nate Diaz<br \/>\n14. Anthony Pettis<br \/>\n15. Robbie Lawler<\/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. Chris Weidman<br \/>\n10. Uriah Hall<br \/>\n11. Edmen Shahbazyan<br \/>\n12. Brad Tavares<br \/>\n13. Omari Akhmedov<br \/>\n14. Marvin Vettori<br \/>\n15. Ian Heinisch<\/p>\n<p id=\"x5hrzi\"><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"qX3vIQ\">Champion: Jan Blachowicz<\/p>\n<p id=\"xxkEXl\">1. Thiago Santos +1<br \/>\n2. Dominick Reyes -1<br \/>\n3. Glover Teixeira +1<br \/>\n4. Aleksandar Rakic +1<br \/>\n5. Jiri Prochazka +1<br \/>\n6. Volkan Oezdemir +1<br \/>\n7. Anthony Smith +1<br \/>\n8. Nikita Krylov +1<br \/>\n9. Johnny Walker +1<br \/>\n10. Misha Cirkunov +1<br \/>\n11. Magomed Ankalaev +2<br \/>\n12. Ryan Spann<br \/>\n13. Mauricio Rua +1<br \/>\n14. Paul Craig +1<br \/>\n15. Ovince Saint Preux *NR<\/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. Jairzinho Rozenstruik<br \/>\n4. Derrick Lewis<br \/>\n5. Alistair Overeem<br \/>\n6. Alexander Volkov<br \/>\n7. Junior dos Santos<br \/>\n8. Walt Harris<br \/>\n9. Shamil Abdurakhimov<br \/>\n10. Augusto Sakai<br \/>\n11. Aleksei Oleinik<br \/>\n12. Sergei Pavlovich<br \/>\n13. Ciryl Gane +1<br \/>\n14. Blagoy Ivanov -2<br \/>\n15. Tanner Boser<\/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. Carla Esparza<br \/>\n7. Claudia Gadelha<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. Mackenzie Dern<br \/>\n15. Virna Jandiroba<\/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. Jessica Eye<br \/>\n6. Joanne Calderwood<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<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. Macy Chiasson<br \/>\n12. Lina Lansberg<br \/>\n13. Sijara Eubanks<br \/>\n14. Pannie Kianzad<br \/>\n15. Julia Avila<\/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 Saturday&#8217;s UFC 253 card, and as expected, there are some significant changes. Most notably, UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has rocketed up the illustrious men&#8217;s pound-for-pound list, scooting past UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. 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