Tony Ferguson’s Fighting Woes Compounded By Recent Update

Former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson’s struggle for form has seen him join Conor McGregor outside the rankings. Entering 2020, Ferguson was riding an unheralded 12-fight win streak and preparing for a long-awaited title showdown …

Former interim UFC lightweight champion Tony Ferguson’s struggle for form has seen him join Conor McGregor outside the rankings. Entering 2020, Ferguson was riding an unheralded 12-fight win streak and preparing for a long-awaited title showdown against the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov, whom “El Cucuy” was seen as the biggest threat to by many. Since that…

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Islam Makhachev climbs to #3 in P4P rankings, Sean O’Malley jumps to #1 at bantamweight

Islam MakhachevOff the back of his undisputed UFC lightweight title victory at UFC 280 over the course of last weekend, surging champion, Islam Makhachev has leaped as high as #3 in the official men’s pound-for-pound rankings in the promotion – following a submission win over Charles Oliveira. Headlining UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, UAE against former […]

Islam Makhachev

Off the back of his undisputed UFC lightweight title victory at UFC 280 over the course of last weekend, surging champion, Islam Makhachev has leaped as high as #3 in the official men’s pound-for-pound rankings in the promotion – following a submission win over Charles Oliveira.

Headlining UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, UAE against former undisputed titleholder, Oliveira in the pair’s long-awaited vacant title fight, Makhachev turned in another dominant performance, this time submitting the Sao Paulo native with a one-sided second round arm-triangle win.

Islam Makhachev mints himself as new undisputed lightweight titleholder

The victory came as Islam Makhachev’s eleventh consecutively at the lightweight limit since a 2015 knockout loss to Adriano Martins, with former undisputed champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov guiding his compatriot to his first title reign under the UFC banner.

With the win, Islam Makhachev has debuted in the official men’s pound-for-pound rankings as per Canadian outlet, TSN – with the American Kickboxing Academy product sat at #3, behind just middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, and expected next foe, featherweight kingpin, Alexander Volkanovski. 

In another massive leap in the pecking order, Montana native, Sean O’Malley managed to make a jump of a stunning 10 slots, landing at #1 in the official bantamweight rankings courtesy of his close, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) win against former division champion, Petr Yan

Narrowly defeating Dudinka native, Yan in a close, competitive back-and-forth on the UFC 280 main card, O’Malley, a product of Dana White’s Contender Series – had entered the Etihad Arena clash at the #11 ranked contender.

Still attempting to snap the record of former two-time UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, and become the youngest champion in Octagon history, Muhammad Mokaev debuted in the top-15 at flyweight – taking the #15 rank with his late armbar win over Malcolm Gordon. Mokaev improved to 3-0 in the UFC with his preliminary card submission success to boot.

Alex Pereira Lands At #6 In Middleweight Pile Following UFC 276 KO Win Over Sean Strickland

Alex PereiraOff the back of his stunning opening round knockout victory against Sean Strickland last Saturday on the main card of UFC 276, red-hot middleweight contender, Alex Pereira has made his debut in the top-15 of the division-clinching the #6 rank at 185lbs. Alex Pereira, a former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing champion, featured on the main card […]

Alex Pereira

Off the back of his stunning opening round knockout victory against Sean Strickland last Saturday on the main card of UFC 276, red-hot middleweight contender, Alex Pereira has made his debut in the top-15 of the division-clinching the #6 rank at 185lbs.

Alex Pereira, a former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing champion, featured on the main card of last weekend’s high-profile International Fight Week card at UFC 276, stopping Strickland in the first round to earn his third Octagon triumph. 

Circling the North Carolina native onto a thunderous left hook, Pereira dropped Strickland before rendering the contender unconscious with a pair of follow-up right hands. 

The victory came as the Sao Paulo striker’s third in the UFC since his November promotional debut, adding to a flying knee finish against Andreas Michailidis, and a unanimous decision win over compatriot, Bruno Silva. 

Alex Pereira lands at #6 in the official middleweight rankings

Expected to challenge undisputed middleweight titleholder, Israel Adesanya for divisional gold next, Pereira has landed at #6 in the official division rankings update, behind Derek Brunson, Paulo Costa, and Marvin Vettori – who all received climbs as Strickland slipped to #7 off the back of his first round knockout defeat.

Following his hard-fought unanimous decision win over Uriah Hall, surging Brazilian grappling maestro, Andre Muniz managed to capture the #10 rank at 185lbs, cracking the top-10 for the first time in his promotional tenure. 

Moving to #3 at featherweight following his recent jump, Josh Emmett continues to ride momentum following his close, UFC Austin win against Calvin Kattar late last month. Ipswitch striker, Arnold Allen also continued his climb in a shuffle, sitting at joint-#5 alongside Kattar.

In a random shuffle at bantamweight, Ricky Simon moved to #11 in place of former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar – with the former slated to fight Jack Shore at UFC Long Island. 

Defeating Jessica Eye and sending the one-time title challenger into retirement, Maycee Barber made the leap from #13 to #10 at flyweight to boot. 

Off the back of his one-sided co-headlining loss to featherweight king, Alexander Volkanovski, former titleholder, Max Holloway slipped to #8 in the official pound-for-pound pile, as did Jon Jones, with the former light heavyweight kingpin, sliding to #11 amid his term of inactivity. 

Division champions, Aljamain Sterling, and Jiri Prochazka also climbed in the pound-for-pound rankings, as well as former interim lightweight titleholder, Dustin Poirier – who managed to secure himself the #6 rank.

UFC Rankings Report: Israel Adesanya Enters P4P Top 10

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 243! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: After his victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243, Israel Adesanya shoots up to #8 on the pound-for-pound rankings, with Whittaker falling five spo…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC 243! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: After his victory over Robert Whittaker at UFC 243, Israel Adesanya shoots up to #8 on the pound-for-pound rankings, with Whittaker falling five spots down to #14. Adesanya is now one spot above fellow Nigerian, UFC welterweight […]

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UFC Rankings Report: The Korean Zombie Rises

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Greenville! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Stipe Miocic has moved up two spots to #9, with Conor McGregor (#10) and Robert Whittaker (#11) both dropping one spot.   Strawweight: W…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Greenville! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Stipe Miocic has moved up two spots to #9, with Conor McGregor (#10) and Robert Whittaker (#11) both dropping one spot.   Strawweight: With a title fight against Jessica Andrade on the horizon, Weili Zhang moved up […]

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UFC Rankings Report: Where Does Aleksandar Rakic Land?

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Stockholm! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: No changes Women’s Bantamweight: Following Linda Lansberg’s victory over Tonya Evinger a…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Stockholm! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: No changes Strawweight: No changes Women’s Flyweight: No changes Women’s Bantamweight: Following Linda Lansberg’s victory over Tonya Evinger at UFC Stockholm, the two fighters swapped places, with Lansbarg now at #12 and Evinger at #13. Sijara Eubanks […]

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