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UFC Rankings Update: Jorge Masvidal Shoots Into Top Five

In the main event of UFC London this past weekend (Sat. March 16, 2019), Jorge Masvidal made a thunderous return to the Octagon. After over a year away from competition, “Gamebred” delivered a shocking second round knockout victory against “The Gorilla.” With the victory, Masvidal has skyrocketed into the top five of the UFC’s welterweight […]

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In the main event of UFC London this past weekend (Sat. March 16, 2019), Jorge Masvidal made a thunderous return to the Octagon.

After over a year away from competition, “Gamebred” delivered a shocking second round knockout victory against “The Gorilla.” With the victory, Masvidal has skyrocketed into the top five of the UFC’s welterweight rankings. Dominick Reyes also snuck his way into the top five with a victory over former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir.

You can check out the updated UFC fighter rankings following the events in London this past weekend here below:

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

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Henry Cejudo
1 Jussier Formiga 
2 Joseph Benavidez 
3 Ray Borg 
4 Deiveson Figueiredo 
5 Wilson Reis 
6 Alexandre Pantoja 
7 Alex Perez 
8 Tim Elliott 
9 Rogerio Bontorin
9 TJ Dillashaw +1
11 Magomed Bibulatov
12 Eric Shelton
13 Ryan Benoit
14 Kai Kara-France 
15 Jordan Espinosa *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 Cub Swanson 
9 Mirsad Bektic 
10 Josh Emmett 
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 Kevin Lee 
6 Edson Barboza 
7 Justin Gaethje 
8 Anthony Pettis 
9 Donald Cerrone 
10 Paul Felder 
11 Gregor Gillespie 
12 Alexander Hernandez 
13 Nate Diaz 
14 James Vick 
15 Charles Oliveira

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

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 Brad Tavares 
11 David Branch 
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 +3
6 Jan Blachowicz -1
7 Volkan Oezdemir -1
8 Corey Anderson -1
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 Justin Willis
11 Marcin Tybura
12 Tai Tuivasa 
13 Shamil Abdurakhimov 
14 Blagoy Ivanov
15 Andrei Arlovski

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

WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Valentina Shevchenko
1 Jessica Eye 
2 Sijara Eubanks 
3 Katlyn Chookagian 
4 Joanna Jedrzejczyk 
5 Alexis Davis 
6 Liz Carmouche 
7 Joanne Calderwood 
8 Roxanne Modafferi 
9 Lauren Murphy 
10 Andrea Lee 
10 Jessica-Rose Clark 
12 Montana De La Rosa 
13 Mara Romero Borella 
14 Paige VanZant 
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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Jorge Masvidal ‘Pissed Off’ Leon Edwards Brawl Getting More Attention Than Darren Till KO

It was a big week for UFC welterweight vet Jorge Masvidal. “Gamebred” knocked out Darren Till cold in the main event of UFC London Saturday (March 16, 2019). Till knocked out the No. 3-ranked welterweight in the world after over a year off from fighting. However, that was overshadowed due to some post-fight antics. Masvidal […]

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It was a big week for UFC welterweight vet Jorge Masvidal.

“Gamebred” knocked out Darren Till cold in the main event of UFC London Saturday (March 16, 2019). Till knocked out the No. 3-ranked welterweight in the world after over a year off from fighting. However, that was overshadowed due to some post-fight antics.

Masvidal and UFC London co-main event winner Leon Edwards got into a backstage brawl. Speaking during “Ariel Helwani’s MMA Show” today (Mon. March 18, 2019) Masvidal opened up on the situation (via MMA Mania):

“They keep bringing that up. I’m even offended that it gets brought up right now. But, whatever, that’s what the clickbait lives for and I gave it to them,” Masvidal said.

 “It’s just stupid, it’s something that happened. I wish in some way I could control myself, but I can’t let someone disrespect me. This guy has been attacking me on social media, talking crap all of the time,” Masvidal added.

Focusing On The Wrong Person

What frustrates Masvidal even more about the entire ordeal is that his win over Till has essentially been overshadowed. Rather than talking about his amazing knockout win over the young Englishman, the focus is on his backstage brawl with Edwards:

“It’s not that I wish I didn’t do it, I just wish it wouldn’t get more attention than what I actually love to do, which is fight, you know? I got upset because I’m just tired of this individual disrespecting me already. Then he goes in on my interview and does this. Enough,” Masvidal said.

“And now it pisses me off that it gets more attention than the Till fight when he doesn’t deserve a click. He doesn’t deserve a view, anything. I know they love the drama, but it’s taking away from my performance.

“So if you are my fan, speak about my performance fighting No. 3 in the world, not some dude that nobody knows backstage. Who is that guy? I’m making this dude famous. We spent 70-percent of my interview talking about some bum.”

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Jorge Masvidal’s KO Over Darren Till Opens Up UFC Welterweight Title Picture

UFC president Dana White and the rest of the promotional brass probably wasn’t expecting Jorge Masvidal to knock out England’s favorite son Darren Till in the main event of UFC London, but the Cuban-American wasn’t messing around. &#8…

UFC president Dana White and the rest of the promotional brass probably wasn’t expecting Jorge Masvidal to knock out England’s favorite son Darren Till in the main event of UFC London, but the Cuban-American wasn’t messing around. “Gamebred” played spoiler in the main event of UFC Fight Night 147 when he survived an early first-round […]

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Dana White Not Happy With UFC London Fight Stoppage

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White disagrees with a stoppage in one of the UFC London fights. On the main card of UFC London, Claudio Silva went one-on-one with Danny Roberts. The referee for that bout was Kevin Sataki. There was…

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White disagrees with a stoppage in one of the UFC London fights. On the main card of UFC London, Claudio Silva went one-on-one with Danny Roberts. The referee for that bout was Kevin Sataki. There was a weird moment where Roberts reversed a position on the ground, but was put […]

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UFC London Bonuses, Live Gate & Attendance Revealed

The UFC London bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Yesterday (March 16), UFC London took place inside the O2 Arena in London, England. Headlining the card was a welterweight clash between Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till. It was Masvida…

The UFC London bonuses, live gate and attendance have been released. Yesterday (March 16), UFC London took place inside the O2 Arena in London, England. Headlining the card was a welterweight clash between Jorge Masvidal and Darren Till. It was Masvidal who scored a brutal second-round knockout victory. Both men earned $50,000 bonuses for “Fight of The Night.” […]

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Volkan Oezdemir Says He Was Robbed Against Dominick Reyes

Volkan Oezdemir doesn’t agree with his decision loss to Dominick Reyes. Oezdemir and Reyes did battle yesterday (March 16) at UFC London. The two collided for three rounds and color commentator Dan Hardy thought “No Time” had the bout…

Volkan Oezdemir doesn’t agree with his decision loss to Dominick Reyes. Oezdemir and Reyes did battle yesterday (March 16) at UFC London. The two collided for three rounds and color commentator Dan Hardy thought “No Time” had the bout in the bag. It didn’t turn out that way as Reyes earned the split decision victory. […]

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