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This past weekend (Sat. March 30, 2019) UFC Philadelphia took place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In the main event of the night, former World Series Of Fighting (WSOF) lightweight champion Justin Gaethje stole the show. “The Highlight” finished Edson Barboza with a first-round knockout. Gaethje connected on a hook as Barboza was walking backward.

With the victory, Gaethje has entered the top five of the UFC’s 155-pound rankings. Gaethje has more than earned his spot at the top. However, there’s a much more ‘Notorious’ fighter who is somehow also there, let alone in the pound-for-pound top 10. Despite being ‘retired,’ despite the fact he has not won a fight since 2016, McGregor sits at No. 8 at pound-for-pound. He is ranked above three current UFC champions.

McGregor also sits at No. 2 at lightweight even though he has one win in the UFC at 155 pounds. That win over Eddie Alvarez hasn’t exactly aged well, either, as ‘The Underground King’ lost his ONE debut last weekend in dominant fashion. McGregor is becoming known more for his Twitter beef with Khabib and his arrests than his actual fights.

Check out the fully updated UFC rankings report following UFC Philadelphia here:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Jon Jones 
3 Khabib Nurmagomedov 
4 Max Holloway 
5 Henry Cejudo 
6 Amanda Nunes 
7 Kamaru Usman
8 Conor McGregor
9 Robert Whittaker
10 Stipe Miocic 
11 Tony Ferguson 
12 Tyron Woodley 
13 Rose Namajunas 
14 Cris Cyborg
15 Valentina Shevchenko

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Henry Cejudo
1 Jussier Formiga 
2 Joseph Benavidez
3 Deiveson Figueiredo +1
4 Wilson Reis +1
5 Alexandre Pantoja +1
6 Tim Elliott +2
7 Rogerio Bontorin +2
8 Magomed Bibulatov +2
9 Ryan Benoit +2
10 Jordan Espinosa +2
11 Kai Kara France +3
12 Eric Shelton +1
13 Louis Smolka *NR
14 Raulian Paiva *NR
15 Jaime Alvarez *NR

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: VACANT
1 Marlon Moraes 
2 Raphael Assuncao 
3 Aljamain Sterling 
4 Pedro Munhoz 
5 Dominick Cruz 
6 Cody Garbrandt 
7 Jimmie Rivera 
8 John Lineker 
9 Petr Yan 
10 Cody Stamann 
11 Rob Font 
12 John Dodson 
13 Alejandro Perez 
14 Thomas Almeida 
15 Ricky Simon

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
1 Jose Aldo 
2 Brian Ortega 
3 Frankie Edgar 
4 Alexander Volkanovski 
5 Renato Moicano 
6 Zabit Magomedsharipov 
7 Jeremy Stephens 
8 Josh Emmett +2
9 Mirsad Bektic 
10 Cub Swanson -2
11 Ricardo Lamas 
12 Yair Rodriguez 
13 Chan Sung Jung 
14 Darren Elkins 
15 Calvin Kattar

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
1 Tony Ferguson 
2 Conor McGregor 
3 Dustin Poirier 
4 Al Iaquinta 
5 Justin Gaethje +3
6 Kevin Lee -1
7 Donald Cerrone
8 Edson Barboza -2
9 Paul Felder 
10 Gregor Gillespie 
11 Alexander Hernandez 
12 Charles Oliveira
13 James Vick 
14 Nate Diaz
15 Francisco Trinaldo

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Kamaru Usman
1 Tyron Woodley 
2 Colby Covington
3 Rafael Dos Anjos
4 Jorge Masvidal
5 Ben Askren
6 Darren Till
7 Stephen Thompson
8 Anthony Pettis
9 Santiago Ponzinibbio
10 Robbie Lawler
11 Leon Edwards
12 Demian Maia
13 Neil Magny 
14 Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
15 Vincente Luque

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Robert Whittaker
1 Yoel Romero 
2 Luke Rockhold 
3 Jacare Souza 
4 Kelvin Gastelum 
5 Israel Adesanya 
6 Chris Weidman 
7 Paulo Costa 
8 Derek Brunson 
9 Jared Cannonier 
10 Jack Hermansson *NR 
11 Brad Tavares -1
12 Antonio Carlos Junior 
13 Uriah Hall 
14 Elias Theodorou 
15 Anderson Silva

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Jon Jones
1 Daniel Cormier 
2 Alexander Gustafsson 
3 Thiago Santos 
4 Anthony Smith
5 Dominick Reyes
6 Jan Blachowicz
7 Volkan Oezdemir
8 Corey Anderson
9 Ilir Latifi 
10 Jimi Manuwa 
11 Glover Teixeira 
12 Ovince Saint Preux 
13 Johnny Walker 
14 Mauricio Rua 
15 Misha Cirkunov

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Stipe Miocic 
2 Francis Ngannou 
3 Junior Dos Santos
4 Curtis Blaydes
5 Derrick Lewis
6 Alexander Volkov
7 Alistair Overeem
8 Cain Velasquez
9 Aleksei Oleinik 
10 Marcin Tybura
11 Justin Willis
12 Tai Tuivasa -1
13 Shamil Abdurakhimov 
14 Blagoy Ivanov
15 Andrei Arlovski

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
1 Jessica Andrade 
2 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
3 Tatiana Suarez
4 Nina Ansaroff -1
5 Claudia Gadelha
6 Weili Zhang +1
7 Michelle Waterson +2
8 Tecia Torres
9 Karolina Kowalkiewicz -3
10 Carla Esparza
11 Cynthia Calvillo
12 Felice Herrig
13 Randa Markos (T)
13 Alexa Grasso (T) +2
15 Cortney Casey -1

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1 Jessica Eye 
2 Sijara Eubanks 
3 Katlyn Chookagian 
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk (T)
4 Liz Carmouche (T) +1
6 Joanne Calderwood 
7 Alexis Davis 
8 Roxanne Modafferi 
9 Lauren Murphy (T)
9 Jennifer Maia (T) +1
11 Jessica-Rose Clark
12 Andrea Lee 
13 Montana De La Rosa 
14 Mara Romero Borella 
15 Antonina Shevchenko

WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Germaine de Randamie 
2 Holly Holm 
3 Ketlen Vieira 
4 Raquel Pennington 
5 Cat Zingano
6 Aspen Ladd
7 Yana Kunitskaya
8 Marion Reneau
9 Sara McMann
10 Irene Aldana 
11 Tonya Evinger 
12 Bethe Correia 
13 Lina Lansberg 
14 Macy Chiasson 
15 Talita Bernardo

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Justin Gaethje put on a thunderous performance against Edson Barboza at UFC Philadelphia over the weekend (Sat. March 30, 2019).

Gaethje caught the Brazilian striker with a wild overhand as he was backing away. The blow rendered Barboza – the owner of arguably the greatest knockout win in UFC history – unconscious in the first round. However, just prior to the knockout, Barboza’s eye was noticeably bothering him.

His manager, Alex Davis, took to Twitter to share a photo of the eye poke, claiming it dictated the way the fight played out:

“Not meaning to make excuses, but this did dictate the fight.”

Coach Agrees As Well

Another member of the Barboza team, his Muay Thai coach, Anderson Franca, had some comments on the situation via his Instagram:

“I really think that this fight would be one of the best fight of the year. [Justin Gaethje] is an excellent fighter, he is certainly among the best in the world.

“We have a lot of respect for him and his team, I do not know if the result would be another or not, but I believe that the fight would have been much longer if there was no such incident. We appreciate the affection of all, I can guarantee that we [dedicate] 100 percent to represent our country. Big hug to all.”

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Realmente acho q essa luta seria uma das melhores luta do ano, o @justin_gaethje è um excelente lutador, está com certeza entre os melhores do mundo.Temos muito respeito por ele e sua equipe, n sei se o resultado seria outro ou não, mas acredito q a luta teria sido bem mais longa, se n houvesse esse incidente.Agradecemos o carinho de todos, posso garantir q nos doamos 100 porcento p representar nosso país. Grande abraço a todos

A post shared by Anderson França (@andersonfrancamt) on Apr 1, 2019 at 5:39pm PDT

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