{"id":69866,"date":"2013-09-24T05:16:22","date_gmt":"2013-09-24T12:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=69866"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:49:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:49:13","slug":"renan-barao-moves-up-in-pound-for-pound-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/renan-barao-moves-up-in-pound-for-pound-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Renan Barao Moves Up In Pound-For-Pound Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Renan-Barao-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-62272\" title=\"Renan-Barao-2\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Renan-Barao-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Renan-Barao-2.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Renan-Barao-2-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Renan-Barao-2-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday night, Renan Barao made quick work of elite challenger Eddie Wineland after he knocked him out with a highlight-reel spinning back kick in the second round. Barao has now defended the UFC Interim Bantamweight Championship twice, defeating the likes of Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald in the process.<\/p>\n<p>The fans have not been the only ones blown away by Barao&#8217;s performances; Dana White sang his praises at the UFC 165 post-fight press conference:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The closest thing to [Floyd Mayweather] is this kid right here. He&#8217;s gone undefeated for eight years, Floyd has gone undefeated for 17 years. Do you know how hard it is to go eight years undefeated? Seriously, think about that. He doesn&#8217;t get enough credit for the record he has and what this guy is capable of doing, and it&#8217;s not just like he&#8217;s undefeated and he goes to decision and outpoints you. This dude [**expletive**] destroys you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It turns out the media agrees with the UFC President.<\/p>\n<p>The official UFC Rankings have been updated and Renan Barao has leapfrogged UFC Flyweight Champion Demetrious Johnson, landing the sixth spot in the Pound-For-Pound rankings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1. Jon Jones<br \/>\n2. Georges St-Pierre<br \/>\n3. Jose Aldo<br \/>\n4. Anderson Silva<br \/>\n5. Cain Velasquez<br \/>\n6. Renan Barao<br \/>\n7. Demetrious Johnson<br \/>\n8. Anthony Pettis<br \/>\n9. Chris Weidman<br \/>\n10. Benson Henderson<\/p>\n<p>Do you think the media has it right? Share your thoughts and comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Saturday night, Renan Barao made quick work of elite challenger Eddie Wineland after he knocked him out with a highlight-reel spinning back kick in the second round. 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