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UFC Rankings Update: Jack Hermansson Enters Top Five

We have a UFC rankings update to pass along. Following this past weekend’s (Sat. April 27, 2019) UFC Fort Lauderdale event in Sunrise, Florida, the rankings have shaken up a bit. Glover Teixeira rejoined the top 10 at light heavyweight after defeating Ion Cutelaba in impressive fashion. Cory Sandhagen jumped up to No. 8 at […]

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We have a UFC rankings update to pass along.

Following this past weekend’s (Sat. April 27, 2019) UFC Fort Lauderdale event in Sunrise, Florida, the rankings have shaken up a bit. Glover Teixeira rejoined the top 10 at light heavyweight after defeating Ion Cutelaba in impressive fashion. Cory Sandhagen jumped up to No. 8 at bantamweight following his win over John Lineker.

And in the main event, Jack Hermansson toppled Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at middleweight. Hermansson jumped up to No. 5 with the victory. You can check out the full updated UFC fighter rankings here below:

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

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

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 Corey Sandhagen
9 Petr Yan 
10 John Lineker -2
11 Cody Stamann -1
12 Rob Font -1
13 John Dodson -1
14 Alejandro Perez -1
15 Thomas Almeida -1

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 
9 Mirsad Bektic 
10 Cub Swanson 
11 Ricardo Lamas 
12 Yair Rodriguez 
13 Chan Sung Jung
14 Darren Elkins
15 Calvin Kattar

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Khabib Nurmagomedov
1 Dustin Poirier (Interim Champion)
2 Tony Ferguson
3 Conor McGregor
4 Al Iaquinta
5 Justin Gaethje 
6 Kevin Lee
7 Edson Barboza
8 Donald Cerrone
9 Anthony Pettis
10 Paul Felder
11 Gregor Gillespie
12 Alexander Hernandez
13 James Vick
14 Charles Oliveira
15 Islam Makhachev

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 Israel Adesanya (Interim Champion)
2 Yoel Romero
3 Luke Rockhold
4 Kelvin Gastelum +1
5 Jack Hermansson +5
6 Ronaldo Souza -2
7 Chris Weidman -1
8 Paulo Costa -1
9 Derek Brunson -1
10 Jared Cannonier -1
11 Brad Tavares
12 Antonio Carlos Junior
13 Elias Theodorou
14 Uriah Hall -1
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 Glover Teixeira +1
11 Jimi Manuwa -1
12 Johnny Walker
13 Mauricio Rua
14 Misha Cirkunov
15 Nikita Krylov

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Stipe Miocic
2 Francis Ngannou
3 Junior Dos Santos
4 Curtis Blaydes
5 Derrick Lewis
6 (T) Alexander Volkov
6 (T) Alistair Overeem
8 Cain Velasquez
9 Aleksei Oleinik
10 Shamil Abdurakhimov
11 (T) Justin Willis
11 (T) Tai Tuivasa
13 Marcin Tybura
14 Blagoy Ivanov
15 Augusto Sakai *NR

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Rose Namajunas
1 Jessica Andrade
2 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
3 Tatiana Suarez
4 Nina Ansaroff 
5 Claudia Gadelha
6 Weili Zhang 
7 Michelle Waterson 
8 Tecia Torres
9 Carla Esparza
10 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
11 Cynthia Calvillo
12 Felice Herrig
13 Alexa Grasso
14 Randa Markos
15 Cortney Casey

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1 Jessica Eye
2 Katlyn Chookagian
3 Liz Carmouche
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
5 Roxanne Modafferi
6 Joanne Calderwood -1
7 Alexis Davis
8 (T) Lauren Murphy
8 (T) Jennifer Maia
10 Andrea Lee
11 Montana De La Rosa
12 Mara Romero Borella
13 Maycee Barber
14 Paige VanZant
15 Poliana Botelho

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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UFC Rankings Report: Jack Hermansson Cracks Top 5

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Fort Lauderdale! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: Joanne Calderwood drops one spot to #6 in the rankings. Women’s Bantamweight: No c…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Fort Lauderdale! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: Joanne Calderwood drops one spot to #6 in the rankings. Women’s Bantamweight: No changes Flyweight: No changes Bantamweight: After his big victory over John Lineker, Cory Sandhagen is now […]

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Jack Hermansson Interested in Potential Fight Against Yoel Romero in Denmark

Following the biggest win of his career over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza this past Saturday night, Jack Hermansson has a lot of options for what comes next. In the span of just a few weeks, Hermansson knocked off David Branch and ‘Jacare’ in consecutive fig…

Following the biggest win of his career over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza this past Saturday night, Jack Hermansson has a lot of options for what comes next. In the span of just a few weeks, Hermansson knocked off David Branch and ‘Jacare’ in consecutive fights and now he will undoubtedly find himself ranked amongst the top […]

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Playing Matchmaker For UFC Ft. Lauderdale Winners

There wasn’t much hype leading up to UFC Ft. Lauderdale, but it turned out to be a very solid night of fights punctuated by a terrific main card that saw a number of fighters put on stellar performances. Now it comes time to figure out who they w…

There wasn’t much hype leading up to UFC Ft. Lauderdale, but it turned out to be a very solid night of fights punctuated by a terrific main card that saw a number of fighters put on stellar performances. Now it comes time to figure out who they will fight next. Below, staff writer Adam Martin […]

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Twitter Reacts To Jack Hermansson Edging Out Ronaldo Souza At UFC Ft. Lauderdale

Main eventing tonight’s (Sat. April 27, 2019) UFC Fort Lauderdale event from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, longtime veteran Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza met rising star Jack Hermansson inside the Octagon. Hermansson did some amazing work in the opening two rounds against Souza. He nearly finished the Brazilian in the first round after dropping him […]

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Main eventing tonight’s (Sat. April 27, 2019) UFC Fort Lauderdale event from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, longtime veteran Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza met rising star Jack Hermansson inside the Octagon.

Hermansson did some amazing work in the opening two rounds against Souza. He nearly finished the Brazilian in the first round after dropping him with punches. However, Souza showed life in the third, outstriking Hermansson and landing some big shots.

In the fourth and fifth round, Hermansson did just enough to edge Souza out, getting takedowns and continuing to establish his jab and leg kicks. The judges awarded Hermansson a unanimous decision win, which will likely propel him into a huge fight next.

Check out how the mixed martial arts (MMA) community reacted to Hermansson’s performance here:

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UFC Ft. Lauderdale Results: Jack Hermansson Upsets Jacare Souza

UFC Ft. Lauderdale’s main event saw Ronaldo Souza take on Jack Hermansson in a middleweight fight with serious title implications. As always, LowkickMMA will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN+ 8 from Florida as they happen. “Jacare” Souza (26-6) entered UFC Ft. Lauderdale’s main event having won four of his […]

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UFC Ft. Lauderdale’s main event saw Ronaldo Souza take on Jack Hermansson in a middleweight fight with serious title implications.

As always, LowkickMMA will have you covered with all the results from UFC on ESPN+ 8 from Florida as they happen.

“Jacare” Souza (26-6) entered UFC Ft. Lauderdale’s main event having won four of his last six fights. He most recently defeated former middleweight champion Chris Weidman last November.

As for Hermansson (19-4). “The Joker” has been ripping through competition heading into UFC Ft. Lauderdale. He has won three straight. Most recently outclassing David Branch just four weeks ago.

Round One

Hermansson throws a leg kick to start. He throws a jumping knee but pulls back. Souza jabs the body and keeps his right hand cocked and ready to go. Hermansson lands a big right hand, then a stiff jab. He slams a hard leg kick into Souza. Souza lands a right hand, but Hermansson gets free with a knee to the body. Both guys trade hands. Hermansson clips Souza and Souza drops. Hermansson jumps on the neck. Souza defends after some trouble. The fight gets back to the feet. Hermansson lands some knees inside the clinch as “The Joker” presses the Brazilian into the cage. Hermansson keeps a body lock on Souza and tries to trip the Brazilian as he knees him. Souza breaks free, the round ends.

Round Two

Souza presses and lands a counter right hand to start round two. Hermansson doubles up his jab and throws a leg kick. Souza lands a big left hook, Hermansson throws a right hand to answer. Hermansson times a takedown and ends up in Souza’s guard. Here we go. Souza is very active off his back but Hermansson is landing some ground and pound. Nothing too serious, however. Hermansson opens up with shots to the body and head. He lands an elbow. Souza closes his guard but its more or less a stalling technique. “The Joker” is none stop with his punches and he is even throwing an elbow every now and again. One minute left in the round. Hermansson mauls Souza as the frame ends.

Round Three

Hermansson opens with a leg kick. He throws a front kick but misses. Hermansson dives for a takedown but Souza sprawls nicely and easily defends. Souza rips the body of Hermansson. Hermansson answers with a left hand. He throws another leg kick. Souza stalks now but he is eating leg kicks as he moves in. Hermansson lands a counter right hand. Souza lands a left hook. He digs a hook to Hermansson’s body. Hermansson might be hurt. Souza goes back to the body with a left hand, then a right. Hermansson fires off a quick jab. Souza lands a right hook, he presses forward. 10 seconds in the round. He drops Hermanson with a right. The horn sounds.

Round Four

Souza takes the center but Hermansson looks for a quick takedown. Nothing doing as the Brazilian defends. Hermansson right back to the leg kicks. Hermanson fires a straight right hand. Souza lands a right hand. Hermansson opens up with an uppercut, he wings a right, then a left. He moves forward and lands a body kick. Hermansson continues to pepper Souza with shots. Souza lunges in with a right but misses. Hermansson clips him with another uppercut. “The Joker” is fighting at a very quick pace here. He clinches Souza and presses him against the cage. The men take a bit of a breather and break free. Hermansson lands a one-two as the horn sounds to end the round.

Round Five

Hermansson clinches straight away and drags Souza to the ground. The Brazilian pops back to his feet. The middleweights trade jabs. Hermansson pumps his jab, Souza eats it. He drills a knee into Souza’s chest. Souza likely needs a finish and is fighting like such. Hermansson circles to the left, Souza follows and eats a right hand. Hermansson clips him with a one-two. He places a nice sneaky uppercut. Souza presses forward and lands a body shot. He digs to Hermansson’s body again. Hermansson fires a right hand then a knee. Souza lands another body shot. Hermansson is hurt. Souza lands, Hermansson takes the fight to the ground and the horn sounds.

Jack Hermansson defeats Ronaldo Souza via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-48)

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