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UFC Rankings Update: Conor McGregor Drops Five Spots On Pound-For-Pound List

Reigning UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor had a rough night at UFC 196 this past weekend (March 5, 2016), coming up short in his move up to 170-pounds where he met usual lightweight Nate Diaz. After a tremendous amount of trash talk, the “Notorious” one would end up suffering a rear naked choke loss in

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After a tremendous amount of trash talk, the “Notorious” one would end up suffering a rear naked choke loss in the second round to Diaz.

After the defeat, McGregor has dropped five spots in the pound-for-pound rankings, now sitting at No. 8.

Miesha “Cupcake” Tate also upset Holly Holm in the co-main event of the evening, becoming the new women’s bantamweight championship as well as breaking into the pound-for-pound rankings at No. 15.

Check out the fully updated rankings below courtesy of UFC.com:

Pound-For-Pound

Jon Jones
Demetrious Johnson
Luke Rockhold +2
Dominick Cruz
Fabricio Werdum +1
Rafael dos Anjos +1
Robbie Lawler +1
Conor McGregor -5
Daniel Cormier
Jose Aldo
Chris Weidman
Frankie Edgar +2
TJ Dillashaw -1
Joanna Jedrzeczyk +1
Miesha Tate *NR

Flyweight

Champion: Demetrious Johnson

Joseph Benavidez
Henry Cejudo +1
Jon Dodson -1
Jussier Formiga
Ian McCall
Kyoji Horiguchi
John Moraga
Zach Makovsky
Wilson Reis
Dustin Ortiz
Ali Bagautinov
Justin Scoggins
Luis Smolka
Ray Borg
Sergio Pettis

Bantamweight

Champion: Dominick Cruz

TJ Dillashaw
Renan Barao
Urijah Faber
Raphael Assuncao
Aljamain Sterling
Michael McDonald
Thomas Almeida
Bryan Caraway
Takeya Mizugaki
Johnny Eduardo
Jimmie Rivera
John Lineker
Frankie Saenz
Eddie Wineland
Cody Garbrandt

Featherweight

Champion: Conor McGregor

Jose Aldo
Frankie Edgar
Chad Mendes
Max Holloway
Ricardo Lamas
Cub Swanson
Charles Oliveira
Dennis Bermudez
Jeremy Stephens
Hacran Diaz
Darren Elkins
Brian Ortega
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Nik Lentz
Clay Guida

Lightweight

Champion: Rafael dos Anjos

Eddie Alvarez
Khabib Nurmagomedov
Anthony Pettis
Tony Ferguson
Nate Diaz
Michael Johnson
Beneil Dariush
Edson Barboza
Donald Cerrone
Dustin Poirier
Al Iaquinta -1
Bobby Green
Evan Dunham
Michael Chiesa
Rashid Magomedov

Welterweight

Champion: Robbie Lawler

Rory MacDonald
Stephen Thomson
Tyron Woodley
Carlos Condit
Johny Hendricks
Demian Maia
Matt Brown
Dong Hyun Kim
Neil Magny
Tarec Saffiedine
Rick Stroy
Kelvin Gastelum
Hector Lombard
Albert Tumenov +1
Thiago Alves -1

Middleweight

Champion: Luke Rockhold

Chris Weidman
Jacare Souza
Vitor Belfort
Michael Bisping
Lyoto Machida
Anderson Silva
Tim Kennedy
Robert Whittaker
Gegard Mousasi
Uriah Hall
Derek Brunson
Thales Leites
Rafael Natal
Dan Henderson
CB Dolloway

Light Heavyweight

Champion: Daniel Cormier

Jon Jones
Anthony Johnson
Alexander Gustafsson
Glover Teixeira
Ryan Bader
Ovince Saint Preux
Rashad Evans
Mauricio Rua
Jimi Manuwa
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Patrick Cummins
Corey Anderson
Ilir Latifi *NR
Nikita Krylov +1
Gian Villante -2

Heavyweight

Champion: Fabricio Werdum

Cain Velasquez
Stipe Miocic
Alistair Overeem
Ben Rothwell
Junior Dos Santos
Andrei Arlovski
Travis Browne
Josh Barnett
Mark Hunt
Frank Mir
Roy Nelson
Antonio Silva
Matt Mitirone
Ruslan Magomedov
Alexey Oliynyk -1

Women’s Strawweight

Champion: Joanna Jedrzeczyk

Claudia Gadelha
Carla Esparza
Rose Namajunas
Tecia Torres
Jessica Penne
Valerie Letourneau
Paige VanZant
Michelle Waterson
Maryna Moroz
Karolina Kowalkiewicz
Joanne Calderwood
Randa Markos
Jessica Aguilar
Julianna Lima
Felice Herrig

Women’s Bantamweight

Champion: Miesha Tate

Holly Holm -1
Ronda Rousey -1
Cat Zingano
Amanda Nunes
Julianna Pena
Sara McMann
Jessica Eye
Bethe Correia
Liz Carmouche
Sarah Kaufman +1
Valentina Schevchenko -1
Raquel Pennington
Germaine de Randamie
Lauren Murphy
Marion Reneau

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Submission Radio: UFC 196 post-fight breakdown w/ Robin Black, Marc Raimondi, Tommy Toe Hold

Submission Radio brings you a special UFC 196 post-fight breakdown episode with Robin Black (The Fight Network), Marc Raimondi (MMA Fighting) and an appearance from Tommy Toe Hold.

Latest UFC rankings update: Conor McGregor tumbles down pound-for-pound list following loss at UFC 196

Yeah, about that… Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official fighter rankings to reflect the results of its UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Saturday night (March 5, 2…

Yeah, about that…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official fighter rankings to reflect the results of its UFC 196 pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place last Saturday night (March 5, 2016) inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Full results here.

As expected, featherweight champion Conor McGregor took a huge hit in the pound-for-pound field after he was submitted by lightweight contender Nate Diaz. Elsewhere in the rankings, Ronda Rousey was pushed down to No. 2 to make room for Holly Holm at No. 1, all because Miesha Tate is now the 135-pound champion.

That’s not all.

Here’s what the latest ranking field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, *NR = Not previously ranked).

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Jon Jones
2 Demetrious Johnson
3 Luke Rockhold +2
4 Dominick Cruz
4 Fabricio Werdum +1
6 Rafael Dos Anjos +1
7 Robbie Lawler +1
8 Conor McGregor -5
9 Daniel Cormier
10 Jose Aldo
11 Chris Weidman
12 Frankie Edgar +2
13 TJ Dillashaw -1
14 Joanna Jedrzejczyk +1
15 Miesha Tate *NR

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo +1
3 John Dodson -1
4 Jussier Formiga
5 Ian McCall
6 Kyoji Horiguchi
7 John Moraga
8 Zach Makovsky
9 Wilson Reis
10 Dustin Ortiz
11 Ali Bagautinov
12 Justin Scoggins
13 Louis Smolka
14 Ray Borg
15 Sergio Pettis

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Renan Barao
3 Urijah Faber
4 Raphael Assuncao
5 Aljamain Sterling
6 Michael McDonald
7 Thomas Almeida
8 Bryan Caraway
9 Takeya Mizugaki
10 Johnny Eduardo
11 Jimmie Rivera
12 John Lineker
13 Frankie Saenz
14 Eddie Wineland
15 Cody Garbrandt

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Chad Mendes
4 Max Holloway
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Dennis Bermudez
9 Jeremy Stephens
10 Hacran Dias
11 Darren Elkins
12 Brian Ortega
13 Tatsuya Kawajiri
14 Nik Lentz
15 Clay Guida

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Rafael Dos Anjos
1 Eddie Alvarez
2 Khabib Nurmagomedov
3 Anthony Pettis
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Nate Diaz
6 Michael Johnson
7 Beneil Dariush
8 Edson Barboza
9 Donald Cerrone
10 Dustin Poirier
11 Al Iaquinta -1
12 Bobby Green
13 Evan Dunham
14 Michael Chiesa
15 Rashid Magomedov

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Robbie Lawler
1 Rory MacDonald
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Tyron Woodley
4 Carlos Condit
5 Johny Hendricks
6 Demian Maia
7 Matt Brown
8 Dong Hyun Kim
9 Neil Magny
10 Tarec Saffiedine
11 Rick Story
12 Kelvin Gastelum
13 Hector Lombard
14 Albert Tumenov +1
15 Thiago Alves -1

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Luke Rockhold
1 Chris Weidman
2 Jacare Souza
3 Vitor Belfort
4 Michael Bisping
5 Lyoto Machida
6 Anderson Silva
7 Tim Kennedy
8 Robert Whittaker
9 Gegard Mousasi
10 Uriah Hall
11 Derek Brunson
12 Thales Leites
13 Rafael Natal
14 Dan Henderson
15 CB Dollaway

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Alexander Gustafsson
4 Glover Teixeira
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Rashad Evans
8 Mauricio Rua
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Patrick Cummins
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi *NR
14 Nikita Krylov +1
15 Gian Villante -2

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Fabricio Werdum
1 Cain Velasquez
2 Stipe Miocic
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Ben Rothwell
5 Junior Dos Santos
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Josh Barnett
9 Mark Hunt
10 Frank Mir
11 Roy Nelson
12 Antonio Silva
13 Matt Mitrione
14 Ruslan Magomedov
15 Alexey Oliynyk -1

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Jessica Penne
6 Valerie Letourneau
7 Paige VanZant
8 Michelle Waterson
9 Maryna Moroz
10 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
11 Joanne Calderwood
12 Randa Markos
13 Jessica Aguilar
14 Juliana Lima
15 Felice Herrig

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Miesha Tate
1 Holly Holm -1
2 Ronda Rousey -1
3 Cat Zingano
4 Amanda Nunes
5 Julianna Pena
6 Sara McMann
7 Jessica Eye
8 Bethe Correia
9 Liz Carmouche
10 Sarah Kaufman +1
11 Valentina Shevchenko -1
12 Raquel Pennington
13 Germaine de Randamie
14 Lauren Murphy
15 Marion Reneau

There you have it.

You can expect these standings to change a little later this month — particularly in the heavyweight division — as UFC Fight Night 85: “Hunt vs. Mir” takes place inside Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, on FOX Sports 1 (more on that fight card here).

Until then, let us know what you think of the latest rankings movement in the comments section below.

UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was. Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

As far as the main card goes, the majority of the fighters ended up healthy after battle aside from Ilir Latifi, who took out Gian Villante. Latifi must receive medical clearance on his toe or he will face a lengthy six month suspension.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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UFC 196 Medical Suspensions: Conor McGregor Avoids Suspension After Defeat

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The dust has now settled on UFC 196, which went down this past weekend (March 5, 2016) live from Las Vegas, Nevada, and what a night it was.

Outspoken lightweight contender Nate Diaz score a huge upset victory in his welterweight main event bout with reigning 145-pound champion Conor McGregor, submitting the Irishman in the second round.

While it was McGregor that was finished, Diaz is actually the one who received a medical suspension, being pushed to the sidelines until April 20, 2016 due to a cut over his eye.

The “Notorious” one came out unscathed, at least in terms of medical issues.

Check out the full list of medical suspensions below courtesy of MMAFighting:

Ilir Latifi: Requires x-ray on left second toe, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05
Siyar Bahadurzada: Requires doctor’s clearance on jaw or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 03/27, no contact until 03/20
Brandon Thatch: Requires x-ray on left foot, if positive then requires clearance by doctor or no contest until 09/05; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Nordine Taleb: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25
Marcelo Guimaraes: Requires x-ray or MRI on left knee, also requires doctor’s clearance or no contest until 09/25; minimum suspension no contest until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Nate Diaz: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05 due to laceration over right eye
Erick Silva: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Chas Skelly: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Julian Erosa: Suspended until 04/20, no contact until 04/05
Valentina Shevchenko: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to left eye laceration
Justin Salas: Suspended until 04/05, no contact until 03/27 due to laceration under right eye

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UFC 196 Salaries: Conor McGregor Banks Massive Payday For Loss To Nate Diaz

Conor McGregor may have suffered his first UFC loss to Nate Diaz in the main event of last Saturday’s (March 5, 2016) UFC 196 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, but he’ll a sizable pile of dollar bills to help relieve his worry. With UFC 196 being the biggest card of

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With UFC 196 being the biggest card of 2016 thus far and, if Dana White’s initial projections have any truth to them, potentially the biggest of all-time, the monumental event not surprisingly produced some big paydays for the fighters involved.

McGregor understandably topped the list with the first-ever disclosed fight purse of $1,000,000 in the UFC. He repeatedly said he would top $10 million for the bout, which he lost to Diaz by second round submission, when his pay-per-view (PPV) numbers are factored in. Diaz earned $500,000, which is by far his biggest MMA payday, for replacing Rafael dos Anjos on only 11 days’ notice.

Newly crowned women’s bantamweight champ Miesha Tate should most definitely ask for a raise following her thrilling submission win over former champ Holly Holm, as she only banked $92,000 (including the win bonus) for winning the belt. Holm made $500,000 for the loss.

Here are the full disclosed UFC 196 salaries (via MMA Mania):

Nate Diaz: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Conor McGregor: $1,000,000
Diaz def. McGregor by submission

Miesha Tate: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Holly Holm: $500,000
Tate def. Holm by submission

Ilir Latifi: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Gian Villante: $36,000
Latifi def. Villante by decision

Corey Anderson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
Tom Lawlor: $28,000
Anderson def. Lawlor by decision

Amanda Nunes: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Valentina Shevchenko: $14,000
Nunes def. Shevchenko by decision

Siyar Bahadurzada: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
Brandon Thatch: $22,000
Bahadurzda def. Thatch by submission

Nordine Taleb: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
Erick Silva: $34,000
Taleb def. Silva by knockout

Vitor Miranda: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Marcelo Guimaraes: $13,000
Miranda def. Guimaraes by technical knockout

Darren Elkins: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
Chas Skelly: $21,000
Elkins def. Skelly by decision

Diego Sanchez: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $59,000
Sanchez def. Miller by decision

Jason Saggo: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Justin Salas: $16,000
Saggo def. Salas by technical knockout

Teruto Ishihara: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
Julian Erosa: $12,000
Ishihara def. Erosa by knockout

The total disclosed payroll for UFC 196 was $2,871,000.

Usual disclaimer: The above figures do not include any deductions for expenses such as insurance and/or taxes, and they also don’t include any potential supplemental money earned from sources like Reebok fighter payouts, post-fight bonus awards, or special discretionary “locker room” bonuses the UFC periodically hands out.

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