Conor McGregor’s loss to Nate Diaz at UFC 196 sent him way down in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings.
Conor McGregor’s P4P fall was swift. The UFC featherweight champion went up two weight classes to fight Nate Diaz in the main event of UFC 196, but was handed a second-round submission loss by the Stockton native. This definitely hurt Conor’s stock with the rankings panel, as he fell a full five spots on that list.
It was not all bad news for UFC 196 fighters though, as the co-main event winner makes her debut in the P4P rankings, and another cracked the division rankings as well.
Here’s a full rundown of the changes following UFC 196.
P4P – As mentioned, McGregor dropped five spots from three to eight. This allowed middleweight champ Luke Rockhold to move up two spots from five to three. Dominick Cruz stayed at four, while Fabricio Werdum, Rafael dos Anjos (Conor’s original opponent), and Robbie Lawler all moved up one spot to five, six, and seven respectively.
On the bottom half of the list, Frankie Edgar moved up two spots to 11, while T.J. Dillashaw dropped one to 12. Joanna Jedrzejczyk is up one spot to 14. Finally, Miesha Tate makes her P4P debut at 15, bumping the lady she beat, Holly Holm, off of the list.
Heavyweight – Oleksiy Oliynyk dropped from a tie for 14 with Ruslan Magomedov and now holds the 15 spot on his own.
Light Heavyweight – The real star of UFC 196, Ilir Latifi, enters the rankings at 13 after his big win over Gian Villante. This dropped Villante two spots to 15. Nikita Krylov is up one to 14. Go Sledgehammer!
Middleweight – No changes.
Welterweight – Albert Tumenov and Thiago Alves continue to juggle the 14 and 15 spot, with Tumenov out in front this week.
Lightweight – Al Iaquinta (hi Al!) dropped from a tie for 10 with Dustin Poirier down to 11.
Featherweight – No changes.
Bantamweight – No changes.
Flyweight – Henry Cejudo moved past John Dodson for the number two contender spot, likely due to his title shot against Demetrious Johnson being confirmed for UFC 197.
Women’s Bantamweight – Obviously there’s a new champ. Tate takes over the titleholder role, dropping Holly Holm to the number one contender spot and Ronda Rousey to number two. Sarah Kaufman moved back ahead of Valentina Shevchenko for the 10 spot after the latter’s loss to Amanda Nunes this past weekend.
Women’s Strawweight – No changes.