{"id":369789,"date":"2020-12-01T07:42:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T15:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=369789"},"modified":"2020-12-01T07:42:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T15:42:11","slug":"ufc-rankings-update-anthony-smith-gains-ground-at-light-heavyweight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/ufc-rankings-update-anthony-smith-gains-ground-at-light-heavyweight\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC rankings update: Anthony Smith gains ground at light heavyweight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated after last Saturday&#8217;s UFC Vegas 15 card, and there have been a handful of interesting changes.<\/p>\n<p>While the card <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/curtis-blaydes-tests-positive-for-covid-19-derrick-lewis-fight-canceled\/\">lost its originally scheduled Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis fight<\/a> at the last minute, it still featured one ranked fighter as top-15 light heavyweight contender Anthony Smith submitted Devin Clark in the short-notice main event.<\/p>\n<p>That win was enough to move Smith ahead of his former victim Volkan Oezdemir in the light heavyweight rankings. Smith and Oezdemir were previously tied at No. 6, but after UFC Vegas 15, Smith stayed put at six, while Oezdemir dropped down to No. 7.<\/p>\n<p>See the updated UFC rankings below (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2020\/12\/1\/21754801\/new-rankings-anthony-smith-takes-over-no-6-spot-after-ufc-vegas-15-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>Note:<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>1. Khabib Nurmagomedov<br \/>\n2. Jon Jones<br \/>\n3. Israel Adesanya<br \/>\n4. Stipe Miocic<br \/>\n5. Kamaru Usman<br \/>\n6. Alexander Volkanovski<br \/>\n7. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n8. Max Holloway<br \/>\n9. Petr Yan<br \/>\n10. Justin Gaethje<br \/>\n11. Deiveson Figueiredo<br \/>\n12. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n13. Robert Whittaker<br \/>\n14. Tony Ferguson<br \/>\n15. Francis Ngannou<\/p>\n<p id=\"Pl6NoC\"><strong>FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: Deiveson Figueiredo<\/p>\n<p>1. Brandon Moreno<br \/>\n2. Joseph Benavidez<br \/>\n3. Askar Askarov<br \/>\n4. Alex Perez<br \/>\n5. Alexandre Pantoja<br \/>\n6. Brandon Royval<br \/>\n7. (T) Kai Kara France<br \/>\n7. (T) Rogerio Bontorin +1<br \/>\n9. Matt Schnell<br \/>\n10. Raulian Paiva<br \/>\n11. David Dvorak<br \/>\n12. Tim Elliott<br \/>\n13. Tyson Nam +1<br \/>\n14. Jordan Espinosa -1<br \/>\n15. Amir Albazi<\/p>\n<p id=\"bDX0ri\"><strong>BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: Petr Yan<\/p>\n<p>1. Aljamain Sterling<br \/>\n2. Cory Sandhagen<br \/>\n3. Marlon Moraes<br \/>\n4. Cody Garbrandt<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. Merab Dvalishvili<br \/>\n13. Cody Stamann<br \/>\n14. Song Yadong<br \/>\n15. Marlon Vera<\/p>\n<p id=\"RS1FNc\"><strong>FEATHERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: ALEXANDER VOLKANOVSKI<\/p>\n<p>1. Max Holloway<br \/>\n2. Brian Ortega<br \/>\n3. Zabit Magomedsharipov<br \/>\n4. Yair Rodriguez<br \/>\n5. Chan Sung Jung<br \/>\n6. Calvin Kattar<br \/>\n7. Josh Emmett<br \/>\n8. (T) Jeremy Stephens<br \/>\n8. (T) Arnold Allen<br \/>\n10. Sodiq Yusuff<br \/>\n11. Dan Ige<br \/>\n12. Shane Burgos<br \/>\n13. Ryan Hall<br \/>\n14. Bryce Mitchell<br \/>\n15. Edson Barboza<\/p>\n<p id=\"uyKfMc\"><strong>LIGHTWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV<\/p>\n<p>1. Justin Gaethje<br \/>\n2. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\n3. Tony Ferguson<br \/>\n4. Conor McGregor<br \/>\n5. Dan Hooker<br \/>\n6. Rafael dos Anjos<br \/>\n7. Charles Oliveira -1<br \/>\n8. Paul Felder<br \/>\n9. Diego Ferreira<br \/>\n10. Al Iaquinta<br \/>\n11. Kevin Lee<br \/>\n12. Beneil Dariush<br \/>\n13. Islam Makhachev<br \/>\n14. Gregor Gillespie<br \/>\n15. Drew Dober<\/p>\n<p id=\"xzjll4\"><strong>WELTERWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: KAMARU USMAN<\/p>\n<p>1. Colby Covington<br \/>\n2. Gilbert Burns<br \/>\n3. Leon Edwards<br \/>\n4. Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\n5. Stephen Thompson<br \/>\n6. Tyron Woodley<br \/>\n7. Demian Maia<br \/>\n8. Michael Chiesa<br \/>\n9. Neil Magny<br \/>\n10. Vicente Luque<br \/>\n11. Geoff Neal<br \/>\n12. Anthony Pettis<br \/>\n13. Belal Muhammed<br \/>\n14. Robbie Lawler<br \/>\n15. Khamzat Chimaev<\/p>\n<p id=\"eOJKou\"><strong>MIDDLEWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: ISRAEL ADESANYA<\/p>\n<p>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. Chris Weidman<br \/>\n11. Edmen Shahbazyan<br \/>\n12. Omari Akhmedov<br \/>\n13. Marvin Vettori<br \/>\n14. Brad Tavares<br \/>\n15. Ian Heinisch<\/p>\n<p id=\"x5hrzi\"><strong>LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: Jan Blachowicz<\/p>\n<p>1. Glover Teixeira<br \/>\n2. Thiago Santos<br \/>\n3. Dominick Reyes<br \/>\n4. Aleksandar Rakic<br \/>\n5. Jiri Prochazka<br \/>\n6. Anthony Smith<br \/>\n7. Volkan Oezdemir -1<br \/>\n8. Nikita Krylov<br \/>\n9. Johnny Walker<br \/>\n10. Misha Cirkunov<br \/>\n11. Magomed Ankalaev<br \/>\n12. Ryan Spann<br \/>\n13. Jim Crute<br \/>\n14. Paul Craig<br \/>\n15. Ovince Saint Preux<\/p>\n<p id=\"Vrdunp\"><strong>HEAVYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: STIPE MIOCIC<\/p>\n<p>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. Shamil Abdurakhimov<br \/>\n9. Augusto Sakai<br \/>\n10. Aleksei Oleinik<br \/>\n11. Walt Harris<br \/>\n12. Sergei Pavlovich<br \/>\n13. Blagoy Ivanov<br \/>\n14. Ciryl Gane<br \/>\n15. Andrei Arlovski<\/p>\n<p id=\"qk3QDy\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S POUND-FOR-POUND RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Amanda Nunes<br \/>\n2. Valentina Shevchenko<br \/>\n3. Weili Zhang<br \/>\n4. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n5. Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n7. Germaine De Randamie<br \/>\n8. Holly Holm<br \/>\n9. Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n10. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n11. Nina Ansaroff<br \/>\n12. Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n13. Yan Xiaonan<br \/>\n14. Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n15. Julianna Pena<\/p>\n<p id=\"BI6J3g\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S STRAWWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: WEILI ZHANG<\/p>\n<p>1. Rose Namajunas<br \/>\n2. Joanna Jedrzejczyk<br \/>\n3. Yan Xiaonan<br \/>\n4. Carla Esparza<br \/>\n5. Nina Ansaroff<br \/>\n6. Claudia Gadelha<br \/>\n7. Michelle Waterson<br \/>\n8. Marina Rodriguez<br \/>\n9. (T) Tecia Torres<br \/>\n9. (T) Amanda Ribas<br \/>\n11. Mackenzie Dern<br \/>\n12. Angela Hill<br \/>\n13. Virna Jandiroba<br \/>\n14. Felice Herrig<br \/>\n15. Livinha Souza<\/p>\n<p id=\"NWzRGO\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S FLYWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO<\/p>\n<p>1. Jessica Andrade<br \/>\n2. Katlyn Chookagian<br \/>\n3. Lauren Murphy<br \/>\n4. Cynthia Calvillo<br \/>\n5. Jennifer Maia<br \/>\n6. Jessica Eye<br \/>\n7. Joanne Calderwood<br \/>\n8. Roxanne Modafferi<br \/>\n9. Viviane Araujo<br \/>\n10. Maycee Barber<br \/>\n11. Andrea Lee<br \/>\n12. Gillian Robertson<br \/>\n13. Alexis Davis<br \/>\n14. Antonina Shevchenko<br \/>\n15. Montana De La Rosa<\/p>\n<p id=\"uNhoE5\"><strong>WOMEN\u2019S BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion: AMANDA NUNES<\/p>\n<p>1. Germaine de Randamie<br \/>\n2. Holly Holm<br \/>\n3. Aspen Ladd<br \/>\n4. Raquel Pennington<br \/>\n5. Irene Aldana<br \/>\n6. Julianna Pena<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. Sijara Eubanks<br \/>\n14. Pannie Kianzad<br \/>\n15. Julia Avila<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the updated UFC rankings?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official UFC rankings have been updated after last Saturday&#8217;s UFC Vegas 15 card, and there have been a handful of interesting changes. 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