Tatiana Suarez’ stock, meanwhile, has skyrocketed!
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to pay-per-view (PPV) this past weekend (Sat., Sept. 8, 2018) with UFC 228, which took place inside American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Headlining in “The Lonestar State” was a Welterweight showdown between division champion, Tyron Woodley, against the previously undefeated 170-pound up-and-comer, Darren Till. “The Chosen One” dominated from the start, routing “The Gorilla” en route to an impressive second round d’arce choke submission (watch it). No harm, no foul, though, as Till’s stock didn’t drop whatsoever, according to the latest rankings update at UFC.com. Former women’s Flyweight champion, Nicco Montano, was not as fortunate, dropping two spots in the rankings. And she didn’t even end up fighting. Indeed, Montano had health-related complications cutting weight and was sent to the hospital as a precaution. She was subsequently removed from her scheduled bout with No. 1-ranked contender, Valentina Shevchenko, and then stripped of her belt, which she learned about on social media.
Ah, only these types of things can happen in the good ‘ole UFC. Anyway, here’s how the rankings work (courtesy of UFC.com):
“Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.”
Take a look at what the latest rankings field looks like courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, *NR = Not previously ranked).
POUND-FOR-POUND
- Daniel Cormier
- Conor McGregor
- T.J. Dillashaw
- Max Holloway
- Georges St-Pierre
- Tyron Woodley +1
- Demetrious Johnson -1
- Khabib Nurmagomedov
- Stipe Miocic
- Cris Cyborg +1
- Henry Cejudo +1
- Robert Whittaker -2
- Tony Ferguson
- Amanda Nunes
- Rose Namajunas
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Henry Cejudo
- Demetrious Johnson
- Sergio Pettis
- Joseph Benavidez
- Ray Borg
- Jussier Formiga
- Deiveson Figueiredo
- John Moraga
- Wilson Reis
- Dustin Ortiz +1
- Alexandre Pantoja -1
- Brandon Moreno
- Ben Nguyen
- Tim Elliott
- Matheus Nicolau
- Ulka Sasaki
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: T.J. Dillashaw
- Cody Garbrandt
- Dominick Cruz
- Raphael Assuncao
- Marlon Moraes
- Jimmie Rivera
- John Lineker
- Aljamain Sterling +1
- John Dodson -1
- Pedro Munhoz
- Cody Stamann
- Rob Font
- Alejandro Perez
- Thomas Almeida
- Douglas Silva de Andrade
- Rani Yahya
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
- Brian Ortega
- Jose Aldo
- Frankie Edgar
- Renato Moicano
- Chad Mendes
- Jeremy Stephens
- Cub Swanson
- Josh Emmett
- Mirsad Bektic +1
- Chan Sung Jung
- Alexander Volkanovski
- Ricardo Lamas
- Darren Elkins
- Zabit Magomedsharipov +1
- Yair Rodriguez -1
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
- Conor McGregor
- Tony Ferguson
- Dustin Poirier
- Eddie Alvarez
- Kevin Lee
- Edson Barboza
- Justin Gaethje
- Anthony Pettis
- Al Iaquinta
- Nate Diaz
- Michael Chiesa
- James Vick
- Alexander Hernandez
- Dan Hooker
- Islam Makhachev
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Tyron Woodley
- Colby Covington (Interim Champion)
- Darren Till
- Rafael Dos Anjos
- Stephen Thompson
- Robbie Lawler
- Kamaru Usman
- Demian Maia
- Neil Magny
- Jorge Masvidal
- Santiago Ponzinibbio
- Leon Edwards
- Donald Cerrone
- Gunnar Nelson
- Alex Oliveira
- Curtis Millender
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Robert Whittaker
- Yoel Romero
- Luke Rockhold
- Chris Weidman
- Kelvin Gastelum
- Jacare Souza
- Derek Brunson
- David Branch
- Paulo Costa
- Israel Adesanya
- Brad Tavares
- Antonio Carlos Junior
- Thiago Santos
- Uriah Hall
- Elias Theodorou
- Krzysztof Jotko
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
- Alexander Gustafsson
- Volkan Oezdemir
- Ilir Latifi
- Jan Blachowicz
- Jimi Manuwa
- Corey Anderson
- Ovince Saint Preux
- Glover Teixeira
- Anthony Smith
- Misha Cirkunov
- Mauricio Rua
- Dominick Reyes
- Patrick Cummins
- Tyson Pedro
- Sam Alvey
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
- Stipe Miocic
- Derrick Lewis
- Curtis Blaydes
- Francis Ngannou
- Alexander Volkov
- Alistair Overeem
- Junior dos Santos
- Mark Hunt
- Marcin Tybura
- Tai Tuivasa
- Aleksei Oleinik
- Andrei Arlovski
- Stefan Struve
- Shamil Abdurakhimov
- Justin Willis
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk
- Jessica Andrade
- Claudia Gadelha
- Tatiana Suarez +5
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz -1
- Tecia Torres -1
- Michelle Waterson
- Carla Esparza -2
- Felice Herrig -1
- Cortney Casey
- Nina Ansaroff
- Alexa Grasso
- Randa Markos
- Angela Hill
- Mackenzie Dern
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Vacant
- Valentina Shevchenko +2
- Nicco Montano -2
- Katlyn Chookagian
- Sijara Eubanks -2
- Alexis Davis
- Liz Carmouche
- Roxanne Modafferi -2
- Lauren Murphy -1
- Jessica Eye -1
- Jessica-Rose Clark -1
- Ashlee Evans-Smith -1
- Joanne Calderwood -1
- Mara Romero Borella -1
- Andrea Lee -1
- Jennifer Maia
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
- Holly Holm
- Ketlen Vieira
- Julianna Pena
- Raquel Pennington
- Germaine de Randamie
- Cat Zingano
- Marion Reneau
- Sara McMann
- Aspen Ladd
- Bethe Correia
- Irene Aldana +1
- Lina Lansberg -1
- Lucie Pudilova
- Sarah Moras
- Gina Mazany
There you have it.
You can expect these standings to change — particularly in the Heavyweight division — in about a week, as the promotion is set to uncork UFC Fight Night 136: “Hunt vs. Oleinik” this weekend (Sat., Sept. 15, 2018) inside Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia (more on that fight card here).
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