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UFC Rankings Update: Tyron Woodley Debuts On Pound-For-Pound List

As expected, the official UFC rankings got a huge shakeup at 170 pounds following Tyron Woodley’s thunderous first-round knockout of Robbie Lawler in the main event of last weekend’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 pay-per-view (PPV) from Atlanta, Georgia. Woodley debuted at No. 10 on the pound-for-pound ranks, dropping Lawler a massive eight spots […]

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Woodley debuted at No. 10 on the pound-for-pound ranks, dropping Lawler a massive eight spots to No. 12. Daniel Cormier also rose up two spots to No. 3, pushing the temporarily suspended Jon Jones down to No. 4. Champions Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, Eddie Alvarez, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, and Stipe Miocic up one spot each.

The win pushed “Ruthless” down to the No. 1 spot at welterweight, forcing perceived top contender Stephen Thompson, former title contender Rory MacDonald, and Demian Maia all down one spot each. After previous No. 9 Matt Brown lost to a vicious first-round body kick from Jake Ellenberger, ‘The Immortal’ dropped three spots to No. 12, raising Rick Story, Dong Hyun Kim, and Gunnar Nelson one spot each to the Nos. 9 through 12 spot.

‘The Juggernaut’ re-debuted on the rankings at No. 15, auspiciously three spots below the man he just demolished in the first round.

The only other division that saw significant shakeup was women’s strawweight following Karolina Kowalkiewicz’s upset win over former No. 3-ranked Rose Namajunas. Kowalkiewicz rose three spots to No. 2, while Namajunas went down one spot to No. 4. Carla Esparza also dropped one spot to No. 3, and Valerie Letourneau traded spots with Maryna Moroz at the Nos. 8 and 9 spots.

Check out the full updated rankings from UFC.com below:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Dominick Cruz
3 Daniel Cormier
4 Jon Jones
5 Conor McGregor
6 Jose Aldo
7 Eddie Alvarez
8 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
9 Stipe Miocic
10 Tyron Woodley *NR
11 Michael Bisping
12 Robbie Lawler
13 Rafael Dos Anjos
14 Luke Rockhold
15 TJ Dillashaw

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

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 John Lineker
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Michael McDonald
8 Cody Garbrandt
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Eddie Wineland
13 Jimmie Rivera
14 Johnny Eduardo
15 Frankie Saenz

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo (Interim Champion)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway
4 Ricardo Lamas
5 Cub Swanson
6 Charles Oliveira
7 Jeremy Stephens
8 Dennis Bermudez
9 Brian Ortega
10 Hacran Dias
11 Darren Elkins
12 Dooho Choi
13 Yair Rodriguez
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri
15 Mirsad Bektic

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Eddie Alvarez
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Rafael Dos Anjos
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Nate Diaz
5 Edson Barboza
6 Donald Cerrone
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Chiesa
10 Michael Johnson
11 Beneil Dariush
12 Will Brooks
13 Al Iaquinta
14 Gilbert Melendez
15 Rashid Magomedov

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Tyron Woodley
1 Robbie Lawler
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Rory MacDonald
4 Demian Maia
5 Carlos Condit
6 Kelvin Gastelum
7 Neil Magny
8 Johny Hendricks
9 Rick Story
10 Dong Hyun Kim
11 Gunnar Nelson
12 Matt Brown
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Donald Cerrone
15 Jake Ellenberger *NR

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold
2 Chris Weidman
3 Jacare Souza
4 Vitor Belfort
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Gegard Mousasi
7 Lyoto Machida
9 Uriah Hall
10 Derek Brunson
11 Tim Kennedy
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson
14 Rafael Natal
15 Yoel Romero *NR

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante

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

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

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

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July Was An Incredible Month In The UFC (Editorial)

I saw somewhere that we were provided almost 12 full hours of UFC action in July.

And that’s not including commercials, features, promos and other “in-between” filler.

Just in terms of total fight, in-Octagon time.

Almost 12 full hours.

Inc…

I saw somewhere that we were provided almost 12 full hours of UFC action in July.

And that’s not including commercials, features, promos and other “in-between” filler.

Just in terms of total fight, in-Octagon time.

Almost 12 full hours.

Incredible.

But with all that, there was plenty of boring, slow-moving action that we had to sit through.

Let’s not relive those bouts and instead focus on the more memorable ones. Feel free to sound off on what you feel like were the “Fight,” “Knockout” and “Submission of the Month” from July in the UFC.

FIGHT OF THE MONTH

For me, this came down to the strawweight division.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz and Rose Namajunas earned “Fight of the Night” honors at UFC 201 for their three-round decision that ultimately went to the unbeaten Polish fighter, but they fell just short in this category for the month.

That honor belongs to champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha who battled for 25 minutes over the belt. Jedrzejczyk was the winner on that night, as the two also claimed “Fight of the Night” status.

Next up we just might get to see the two winners square off – and maybe even in Poland to boot.

KNOCKOUT OF THE MONTH

There were some mighty fine choices for this award, as well, but the one finish that still sticks with me came from Eddie Alvarez.

The former Bellator champion was viewed as an underdog against Rafael dos Anjos when they met for the UFC lightweight strap, but somebody forgot to tell Alvarez that.

He came out guns-blazing vs. RDA and finished him with an incredible flurry of shots. It was hard not to get emotional listening to Alvarez discuss his delayed move to the UFC and how he almost gave up on fighting because of it.

Tyron Woodley’s knockout of Robbie Lawler and John Lineker’s finish of Michael McDonald were also right there.

SUBMISSION OF THE MONTH

This was the easiest of the three.

Amanda Nunes pulled a Holly Holm against Miesha Tate, stunning the masses and submitting the female bantamweight champion in the main event of UFC 200.

For Nunes, it was an incredible moment that thrust her into the spotlight of the sport.

The Brazilian dominated Tate, who struggled to make weight the day before, leaving her a bloody mess with a broken nose and no title to take home.

Karolina Kowalkiewicz Wants Polish Battle With ‘Scared’ Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Undefeated UFC women’s strawweight contender Karolina Kowalkiewicz scored the biggest victory of her young career in the co-main event of last night’s (July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from Atlanta, Georgia. After starting slow against former title challenger “Thug” Rose Namajunas, Kowalkiewicz battled back to win the final two rounds to earn a split-decision victory. Now […]

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Now 3-0 inside of the Octagon, Kowalkiewicz has her eyes set on a title shot with reigning 115-pound champion and fellow Poland native Joanna Jedrzejzcyk:

“I want the fight with Joanna,” Kowalkiewicz said at the UFC 201 post-fight press conference. “I am ready for her. She said that I’m not on her level. I think that I am good enough to fight with her. I want a fight with her. Let’s do this. Polish power versus Polish power.”

Jedrzejczyk also holds an undefeated professional record, sitting at 12-0 with six straight victories inside of the Octagon. “Joanna Champion” has defended her title three straight times, most recently scoring a dominant decision victory over bitter rival Claudia Gadelha earlier this month (July 8, 2016) at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 23 Finale.

Ironically, Kowalkiewicz and Jedrzejczyk have actually met before back in their amateur days when the champion scored a submission victory. Now, however, Kowalkiewicz feels as if “Joanna Champion” is ‘scared’:

“I think she’s scared,” Kowalkiewicz said of Jedrzejczyk. “Just like that.”

Would you like to see these two face off next for the 115-pound title?

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Is Championship Volatility Good Or Bad For The UFC?

It’s Sunday morning, and the MMA world is collectively left to sit and chew on yet another shocking upset in a UFC title fight. Today, it comes in the form of Tyron Woodley’s first-round knockout of Robbie Lawler in the main event of last night’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from Philips Arena in […]

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It’s Sunday morning, and the MMA world is collectively left to sit and chew on yet another shocking upset in a UFC title fight.

Today, it comes in the form of Tyron Woodley’s first-round knockout of Robbie Lawler in the main event of last night’s (Sat., July 30, 2016) UFC 201 from Philips Arena in Atlanta, and while we probably shouldn’t be all that surprised due to “T-Wood’s” power and Lawler’s propensity for getting hit, it’s simply the latest in a long line of touted champions who just can’t hold onto their belts for all that long in today’s evolving MMA landscape.

All in all, seven champions have been dethroned already in 2016 after Dominick Cruz, Miesha Tate, Stipe Miocic, Michael Bisping, Eddie Alvarez, Amanda Nunes, and now Woodley unseated relatively new champions in their own right. Gone are the days of dominant champions like Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre. Jon Jones is still here, technically, but his own actions have put a serious halt to his otherwise dominant career that is now on hold for an undetermined amount of time.

To put it in a stark kind of perspective, since Woodley last fought and beat Kelvin Gastelum by split decision at UFC 182, the only champ from that time to still have the belt is Demetrious Johnson after Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Rafael dos Anjos, Daniel Cormier, Fabricio Werdum, Holly Holm, Luke Rockhold, and Conor McGregor all won their respective titles in 2015. That’s 14 new champs in a year-and-a-half, folks, and that’s the kind of shakeup that can only be seen in mixed martial arts.

Just what that means for a sport where the UFC was recently purchased for a record-setting $4 billion remains to be seen. On the surface, business has never been better, but it’s hard to say if that’s sustainable for any long-term timeframe.

Also on the surface, it would appear that, with Ronda Rousey absent from the sport and obviously not a champion, the UFC has one true and proven top pay-per-view (PPV) draw in McGregor, and he hasn’t even defended the belt he won from Jose Aldo last year.

There is going to be the argument that the frequent changing of titles prevents marketable stars from being built, and of course there will be the side that supports and applauds the inherent unpredictability of fighting and the excitement that comes along with it. Which side are you on?

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Rose Namajunas Refuses To Overlook Karolina Kowalkiewicz For Jedrzejczyk

A pivotal contest in the women’s strawweight division is set to get underway in the co-main event of UFC 201 this Saturday (July 30, 2016), when No. 3-ranked Rose Namajunas clashes with the undefeated No. 5-ranked Karolina Kowalkiewicz. Namajunas, a former 115-pound title challenger after losing to Carla Esparza for the inaugural strap, is on

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Namajunas, a former 115-pound title challenger after losing to Carla Esparza for the inaugural strap, is on an impressive three-fight win streak as of late, and is looking to put a stamp on her recent run with a win over Kowalkiewicz in order to campaign for a shot at the gold once again.

Current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk, however, is picking against ‘Thug’ come Saturday night, stating that Namajunas is not always mentally strong while Kowalkiewicz continues to push forward:

“I think Rose, sometimes, is lost,” Jedrzejczyk said. “Her head is not [always] strong. She’s not always mentally strong. I think Karolina might win this fight because she’s always going forward. I don’t know. But if Rose wins, she’d deserve a title shot.”

While Namajunas’ ultimate goal is to one day hoist the coveted strawweight title above her head, she is careful to not overlook Kowalkiewicz the way the media and fans seem to be doing ahead of their UFC 201 date:

“Non-stop, every day people are asking me about it,” Namajunas told ESPN. “It is what it is, I guess. Media is not with you every day, so they end up being 10 pages ahead of you. They’re always saying, ‘When is the next story, when is the next headline?’ Everyone is jumping way ahead and I’m not even at this fight yet.”

Following Namajunas’ remarks of being “done crying, done not sleeping at night” after her contest with Tecia Torres, ‘Thug’s’ head-coach Trevor Wittman decided it was time to pull her fiancé, and former UFC competitor, Pat Barry back from camp in attempt to give the No. 3-ranked strawweight a bit more focus heading into her contest:

“I always say, when you get the families involved, there’s an emotional tie,” Wittman said. “My father, when I used to play baseball, he would stand behind the cage and there was always this distraction because I’m so emotionally involved with my father.

“Having that emotional involvement is too much assessment. I think we ran into that with the last fight. He’s a very emotional guy, it’s a little much high energy.

It’s a cool thing, getting her hyped up, but on an energy level we needed to keep it focused. One thing, when it comes to a corner, when you’re speaking high or speaking low, you always want to be able to assess the energy of a fight.

Sometimes a coach needs to cool you down, sometimes a coach needs to wake you up, sometimes a coach needs to piss you off. But when there’s non-stop, high energy, that makes you fight non-stop high energy.

I wouldn’t say it’s a bad thing, but at this level we needed to have everything toned in.”

‘Thug’ had predicted on The Ultimate Fighter 20 (TUF 20) that she would be the champion come ‘2015 or 2016’, however, she feels now that her words may have affected her mentally. Now, however, Namajunas claims she is feeling more and more like a champion each and every day:

“When I was on ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ [in 2014], I said I’d be champion in either 2015 or 2016,” Namajunas said.

“I think maybe, by saying 2015 but not committing to it, I opened the possibility, mentally, of coming close but not achieving it.

I’m waking up every day feeling like a champion now, but there are steps to it. I’m taking this day by day.”

Namajunas will meet Kowalkiewicz in the co-main event of UFC 201, which takes place live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia this weekend on July 30, 2016.

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Video: Fight Night Chicago: Q&A With Joanna Jedrzejczyk

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Ahead of today’s UFC On FOX 20 public weigh-ins, which go down at 5pm EST., UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will take part in a live Q&A.

Scheduled to go down at 3pm EST. this afternoon, Joanna Jedrzejczyk will talk about her recent epic title defense against rival Claudia Gadelha at the TUF 23 Finale event during UFC’s International Fight Week and more.

Featured above is the video player needed to watch the special Joanna Jedrzejczyk Q&A, which goes down today at 3pm EST.

https://youtu.be/7MCd6VAOiMY

Ahead of today’s UFC On FOX 20 public weigh-ins, which go down at 5pm EST., UFC Women’s Strawweight Champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will take part in a live Q&A.

Featured above is the video player needed to watch the special Joanna Jedrzejczyk Q&A, which goes down today at 3pm EST.