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UFC Rankings Update: Khabib Nurmagomedov Retakes Top Spot At Lightweight

The official UFC rankings have received yet another shakeup in the fallout of this past weekend’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, and none of those shifts may be more significant than Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reclaiming of the top spot at lightweight following his dominant stoppage win over

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The official UFC rankings have received yet another shakeup in the fallout of this past weekend’s (Sat., April 16, 2016) UFC on FOX 19 from the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, and none of those shifts may be more significant than Khabib Nurmagomedov’s reclaiming of the top spot at lightweight following his dominant stoppage win over late replacement Darrell Horcher.

It’s not all that surprising of a shift given that “The Eagle” dominated current champion Rafael dos Anjos in his last fight before missing almost two years due to knee injuries, but new No. 2-ranked will get the next shot at “RDA” this July nonetheless.

In other movement, the women’s bantamweight division saw a lot of movement because of Raquel Pennington’s hard-fought win over Bethe Correia at UFC on FOX 19. “Rocky” went up three spots to No. 9 as a result, which Correia dropped three spots to No. 12. Liz Carmouche moved up to No. 8 as a result, while Valentia Shevchenko and Lauren Murphy moved up one spot each to Nos. 10 and 13, respectively, and Marion Reneau inexplicably shot up three spots to No. 12.

At light heavyweight, Glover Teixeira moved up one spot for his massive first-round knockout of former champion Rashad Evans, overtaking the No. 4 spot from Alexander Gustafsson. Evans held steady at his previous No. 7 ranking. At middleweight, all-time great former champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva regained the No. 5 spot from Lyoto Machida after “The Dragon” admitted to taking a banned substance and was pulled from his scheduled rematch with Dan Henderson.

Lightweight saw another big move up aside from Nurmagomedov, as rising underdog contender Michael Chiesa rose an incredible five spots to No. 9 for his emphatic second-round submission of previous No. 7 contender Beneil Dariush. Dariush fell down to No. 10 as a result. Donald Cerrone also rose one spot to No. 5 at lightweight, trading spots with Nate Diaz, who fell down to No. 6 heading into his rematch with Conor McGregor. Edson Barboza also rose one spot to No. 8 heading into his fight with former champion Anthony Pettis at this Saturday’s UFC 197.

Bantamweight saw some shift thanks to the electrifying debut of former flyweight title contender John Dodson, who knocked out Manny Gamburyan in an impressive 47 seconds to debut at the No. 10 spot. Johnny Eduardo, Jimmie Rivera, and Eddie Wineland all dropped a spot as a result, and Frankie Saenz dropped two. John Lineker held steady at No. 12, yet his previously scheduled opponent Cody Garbrandt fell out of the rankings with Dodson debuting.

At flyweight, every contender below No. 2-ranked Henry Cejudo, who will meet dominant champ Demetrious Johnson in the UFC 197 co-main event, rose up one spot with Dodson now moved up to his old home at 135 pounds.

Check out the full rankings update via the UFC’s official website right here:

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

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

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 John Dodson *NR
11 Johnny Eduardo -1
12 John Lineker
13 Frankie Saenz -2
14 Jimmie Rivera -1
15 Eddie Wineland -1

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 Mirsad Bektic +1
15 Clay Guida -1

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Rafael Dos Anjos
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov +1
2 Eddie Alvarez -1
3 Anthony Pettis
4 Tony Ferguson
5 Donald Cerrone +1
6 Nate Diaz -1
7 Michael Johnson
8 Edson Barboza +1
9 Michael Chiesa +5
10 Beneil Dariush -3
11 Dustin Poirier -1
12 Al Iaquinta -1
13 Bobby Green -1
14 Evan Dunham -1
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 Neil Magny
8 Matt Brown
9 Dong Hyun Kim
10 Tarec Saffiedine
11 Rick Story
12 Kelvin Gastelum
13 Albert Tumenov
14 Hector Lombard
15 Thiago Alves

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Luke Rockhold
1 Chris Weidman
2 Jacare Souza
3 Vitor Belfort
4 Michael Bisping
5 Anderson Silva +1
6 Lyoto Machida -1
7 Robert Whittaker
8 Gegard Mousasi
9 Tim Kennedy
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 Glover Teixeira +1
4 Alexander Gustafsson -1
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
14 Nikita Krylov
15 Gian Villante

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

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

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

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UFC On FOX 19 Salaries: Rashad Evans Tops List With $150,000 Payday

Following the UFC On FOX 19 event from this past Saturday evening in Tampa, Florida, the reported salaries for each of the fighters who competed on the card have been released.

UFC Light Heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira pulled down a reported $…

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Following the UFC On FOX 19 event from this past Saturday evening in Tampa, Florida, the reported salaries for each of the fighters who competed on the card have been released.

UFC Light Heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira pulled down a reported $120,000 payday for his first-round knockout of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans. Meanwhile, Evans in defeat earned $150,000.

Below are the complete UFC On FOX 19 fighter salaries. Keep in mind, these figures do not include the many undisclosed bonuses that UFC gives out to their fighters.

Main Card (FOX):

Glover Teixeira ($60,000 + $60,000 = $120,000) def. Rashad Evans ($150,000)
Rose Namajunas ($43,000 + $43,000 = $86,000) def. Tecia Torres ($20,000)
Khabib Nurmagomedov ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Darrell Horcher ($12,000)
Cub Swanson ($44,000 + $44,000 = $88,000) def. Hacran Dias ($16,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX):

Michael Chiesa ($33,000 + $33,000 = $66,000) def. Beneil Dariush ($28,000)
Raquel Pennington ($20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000) def. Bethe Correia ($25,000)
Santiago Ponzinibbio ($16,000 + $16,000 = $32,000) def. Court McGee ($27,000)
Michael Graves ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Randy Brown ($12,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass):

John Dodson ($35,000 + $35,000 = $70,000) def. Manny Gamburyan ($33,000)
Cezar Ferreira ($24,000 + $24,000 = $48,000) def. Oluwale Bamgbose ($12,000)
Elizeu Zaleski ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Omari Akhmedov ($18,000)

UFC On Fox 19 Ratings Are In

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UFC On Fox 19 saw some good fights and finishes from Glover Teixeira knocking out Rashad Evans and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The ratings are finally in and UFC on Fox 19 had an average of 2.13 million viewers, according to TV by the Numbers.

The last UFC on Fox show (UFC on Fox 18) pulled 2.43 million viewers so the event over the weekend is slightly down from the January event. UFC on Fox 19 saw many changes to the card with Tony Ferguson pulling out of the main event and Lyoto Machida being caught with a banned substances. These instances could have lead to the slightly low ratings from the last event.

UFC is in the midst of its “Unstoppable” campaign and this weekend will be the return of Jon Jones at UFC 197 when he faces Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.

UFC on Fox 19 also had 11,273 people in attendance in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

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UFC On Fox 19 saw some good fights and finishes from Glover Teixeira knocking out Rashad Evans and the return of Khabib Nurmagomedov. The ratings are finally in and UFC on Fox 19 had an average of 2.13 million viewers, according to TV by the Numbers.

The last UFC on Fox show (UFC on Fox 18) pulled 2.43 million viewers so the event over the weekend is slightly down from the January event. UFC on Fox 19 saw many changes to the card with Tony Ferguson pulling out of the main event and Lyoto Machida being caught with a banned substances. These instances could have lead to the slightly low ratings from the last event.

UFC is in the midst of its “Unstoppable” campaign and this weekend will be the return of Jon Jones at UFC 197 when he faces Ovince Saint Preux for the interim light heavyweight championship.

UFC on Fox 19 also had 11,273 people in attendance in Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida.

Glover Teixeira Viciously Knocks Out Rashad Evans in the UFC on FOX 19 Main Event [VIDEO]

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Outside of his occasional appearances in the FOX studio as an analyst, Rashad Evans has become an increasingly unfamiliar face to MMA fans in recent years. Following a particularly stubborn series of leg injuries that forced the former light heavyweight champion out of potential bouts with Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson among others, “Suga” returned to the cage for the first time since 2013 back in October, dropping a unanimous decision to Ryan Bader in a performance that seemed to signal that the 12-year veteran’s time as an elite 205er had come and gone.

At first, Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 event seemed like it could be the perfect stage for Evans to mount a comeback. The TUF 2 winner and TUF 10 coach was set to face Mauricio Rua, a cagey-but-declining veteran facing many of the same career woes as himself, and was being listed as the early favorite across the board. Of course, Rua then went down with an injury, and Evans was instead paired against the incredibly dangerous Glover Teixeira instead.

When Evans and Teixeira met in the middle of the octagon at Saturday’s event, the former’s air of confidence seemed to have dissipated entirely — understandably so, given the events of the past few years. It was a different man fighting in the cage that night, and the result was a knockout loss that may very well have spelled the end of an incredible career.

After the jump: Evans’ emotional post-fight interview with Heidi Androl, and the complete list of UFC on FOX 19 results.

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Outside of his occasional appearances in the FOX studio as an analyst, Rashad Evans has become an increasingly unfamiliar face to MMA fans in recent years. Following a particularly stubborn series of leg injuries that forced the former light heavyweight champion out of potential bouts with Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson among others, “Suga” returned to the cage for the first time since 2013 back in October, dropping a unanimous decision to Ryan Bader in a performance that seemed to signal that the 12-year veteran’s time as an elite 205er had come and gone.

At first, Saturday’s UFC on FOX 19 event seemed like it could be the perfect stage for Evans to mount a comeback. The TUF 2 winner and TUF 10 coach was set to face Mauricio Rua, a cagey-but-declining veteran facing many of the same career woes as himself, and was being listed as the early favorite across the board. Of course, Rua then went down with an injury, and Evans was instead paired against the incredibly dangerous Glover Teixeira instead.

When Evans and Teixeira met in the middle of the octagon at Saturday’s event, the former’s air of confidence seemed to have dissipated entirely — understandably so, given the events of the past few years. It was a different man fighting in the cage that night, and the result was a knockout loss that may very well have spelled the end of an incredible career.

After the jump: Evans’ emotional post-fight interview with Heidi Androl, and the complete list of UFC on FOX 19 results.

Speaking with Heidi Androl following the quick loss, an emotional Evans was forced to choke back tears while describing the series of devastating setbacks that have have befallen him.

“Fighting just used to come so easy, so natural,” said Evans. “Now I feel I’m fighting against myself.”

It’s a revelation that we’ve seen many a fighter come to in this unforgiving sport, and one made all the more heartbreaking when it’s being verbalized by a guy as intelligent and charismatic as Evans. For close to a decade, “Suga” was one of the most consistent and successful fighters that the UFC’s light heavyweight division had to offer — a pioneer of the modern era of MMA whose career we literally watched evolve from beginning to end. Maybe it’s that rarity that makes the thought of never seeing him compete again particularly tough to swallow, but in any case, we just hope that Evans is able to make that incredibly tough decision (should he make it) with the knowledge that he will always be one of the sport’s greats.

The full results from UFC on FOX 19 are below. 

Main card
Glover Teixeira def. Rashad Evans via first-round KO (1:48)
Rose Namajunas def. Tecia Torres via unanimous decision
Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Darrell Horcher via second-round TKO (3:38)
Cub Swanson def. Hacran Dias via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)

Undercard
Michael Chiesa def. Beneil Dariush via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 1:20)
Raquel Pennington def. Bethe Correia via split decision
Santiago Ponzinibbio def. Court McGee via first-round TKO (4:15)
Michael Graves def. Randy Brown via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 2:31)
John Dodson def. Manvel Gamburyan via TKO (strikes) at :47 of round 1
Cezar Ferreira def. Oluwale Bamgbose via unanimous decision
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos def. Omari Akhmedov via TKO (knees) at 3:03 of round 3

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Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones React To Rashad Evans Getting KO’d By Glover Teixeira

While heated rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier don’t agree on much, they appeared to have the same reaction to Rashad Evans being brutally knocked out by Glover Teixeira during this past Saturday’s UFC On FOX 19 event in Tampa, Florida.

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While heated rivals Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier don’t agree on much, they appeared to have the same reaction to Rashad Evans being brutally knocked out by Glover Teixeira during this past Saturday’s UFC On FOX 19 event in Tampa, Florida.

Jones and Cormier, who were scheduled to meet at UFC 197 this month before Cormier pulled out due to injury, making the new UFC 197 main event an interim title bout between Jones and Ovince Saint Preux, each took to social media to comment on Evans’ brutal knockout loss on Saturday night.

“Can’t allow Glover Teixeira to just walk you down,” wrote D.C. “Rashad Evans, my brother keep your head up! Love you bro!”

Jones, who has had a rocky relationship with Evans over the years, also offered some kind words to the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and his former Jackson/Winkeljohn teammate.

“Yeah, I actually felt really bad for him” wrote Jones of Evans’ loss this past Saturday. “I’m sure he trained really hard for that fight.”

For complete UFC On FOX 19 results, click here.

UFC On FOX 19 Reebok Payouts: Evans Earns 3 Times As Much As Teixeira

With UFC On FOX 19 officially in the books, it’s time to find out how much money fighters who competed on Saturday’s fight card earned via their new, mandatory Reebok sponsorship deals.

Below are the payouts that the fighters earned strictly from th…

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With UFC On FOX 19 officially in the books, it’s time to find out how much money fighters who competed on Saturday’s fight card earned via their new, mandatory Reebok sponsorship deals.

Below are the payouts that the fighters earned strictly from the UFC/Reebok outfitting deal for the fights from Tampa, Florida this past Saturday, April 16, 2016.

Due to the unique nature of the Reebok sponsorship payout system, Rashad Evans, who lost to Glover Teixeira in the evening’s main event, still earned three times as much as Teixeira from the Reebok payouts.

With that said, let’s take a look at what each fighter who competed on Saturday’s card earned from their mandatory Reebok sponsorship deals.

Note: These are not the usual fighter salaries we post after each event, but instead the amount of money fighters earned strictly from the new Reebok sponsorship deal.

Glover Teixeira: $5,000 def. Rashad Evans: $15,000
Rose Namajunas: $2,500 def. Tecia Torres: $2,500
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $5,000 def. Darrell Horcher: $2,500
Cub Swanson: $15,000 def. Hacran Dias: $5,000
Michael Chiesa: $5,000 def. Beneil Dariush: $5,000
Raquel Pennington: $5,000 def. Bethe Correia: $2,500
Santiago Ponzinibbio: $5,000 def. Court McGee: $5,000
Michael Graves: $2,500 def. Randy Brown: $2,500
John Dodson: $5,000 def. Manny Gamburyan: $15,000
Cezar Ferreira: $5,000 def. Oluwale Bamgbose: $2,500
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos: $2,500 def. Omari Akhmedov: $5,000

TOTAL: $120,000

How do Reebok and the UFC decide how much fighters earn through the new Reebok sponsorship deal? How do they reach the figures that will be paid out to the fighters? Click ahead to page two for a full breakdown that explains what it takes to make a certain amount of money through this new, mandatory sponsorship deal between UFC and Reebok.