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Cyborg’s UFC Future Unknown After Women’s Featherweight Removed From Rankings

The latest update to the UFC’s official rankings had a glaring omission – the women’s featherweight division. The February 11-released update featured quite a few changes. On top of the entire 145-pound women’s division apparently being removed, Israel Adesanya and Montana De La Rosa gained considerable ground in their title pursuits. And Dana White’s Tuesday […]

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The latest update to the UFC’s official rankings had a glaring omission – the women’s featherweight division.

The February 11-released update featured quite a few changes. On top of the entire 145-pound women’s division apparently being removed, Israel Adesanya and Montana De La Rosa gained considerable ground in their title pursuits. And Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alum and recent LowkickMMA interviewee Ricky Simón moved into the bantamweight elite as he now occupies the No. 14 spot.

Moreover, the ramifications in removing the entire division will no doubt be felt. Former featherweight queen Cris Cyborg has already caught wind and she sounds like she is taking it personal.

”I saw that they took my category off the site. I do not know how much that will change anything. If you do not [have] my category, you are indirectly cutting me,” Cyborg told ESPN Brazil in a recent phone interview. “So I think a lot of things are going to happen.

”Those who follow my career know about the struggle to get my UFC weight category,” she added.

Cyborg still has one fight remaining on her current UFC contract and her head coach Jason Parillo has already indicated she plans on trying to reclaim her title. That being said, if Cyborg has aspirations on fighting for five more years, she might have to take her talents elsewhere.

”I want to fight for five more years. I like to fight, it’s my job, I do not have any injuries or anything that is preventing me from fighting,” Cyborg said.

”This [elimination of the UFC’s female featherweight rankings] may try to erase my category. But it does not erase who I am. People are with me wherever I go. Wherever I’m fighting, my star will shine like it has throughout my career.”

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Cyborg’s UFC Future Unknown After Women’s Featherweight Removed From Rankings

The latest update to the UFC’s official rankings had a glaring omission – the women’s featherweight division. The February 11-released update featured quite a few changes. On top of the entire 145-pound women’s division apparently being removed, Israel Adesanya and Montana De La Rosa gained considerable ground in their title pursuits. And Dana White’s Tuesday […]

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The latest update to the UFC’s official rankings had a glaring omission – the women’s featherweight division.

The February 11-released update featured quite a few changes. On top of the entire 145-pound women’s division apparently being removed, Israel Adesanya and Montana De La Rosa gained considerable ground in their title pursuits. And Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series alum and recent LowkickMMA interviewee Ricky Simón moved into the bantamweight elite as he now occupies the No. 14 spot.

Moreover, the ramifications in removing the entire division will no doubt be felt. Former featherweight queen Cris Cyborg has already caught wind and she sounds like she is taking it personal.

”I saw that they took my category off the site. I do not know how much that will change anything. If you do not [have] my category, you are indirectly cutting me,” Cyborg told ESPN Brazil in a recent phone interview. “So I think a lot of things are going to happen.

”Those who follow my career know about the struggle to get my UFC weight category,” she added.

Cyborg still has one fight remaining on her current UFC contract and her head coach Jason Parillo has already indicated she plans on trying to reclaim her title. That being said, if Cyborg has aspirations on fighting for five more years, she might have to take her talents elsewhere.

”I want to fight for five more years. I like to fight, it’s my job, I do not have any injuries or anything that is preventing me from fighting,” Cyborg said.

”This [elimination of the UFC’s female featherweight rankings] may try to erase my category. But it does not erase who I am. People are with me wherever I go. Wherever I’m fighting, my star will shine like it has throughout my career.”

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UFC Rankings Update: Jon Jones Moves Up Pound-For-Pound List

The official UFC rankings are in, and Jon Jones appears to be on the come-up once again. After nearly a year-and-a-half year removed from his last fight, Jones will looks to recapture his light heavyweight belt against incumbent champ Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 this weekend. The pound-for-pound list has been updated as well, with […]

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The official UFC rankings are in, and Jon Jones appears to be on the come-up once again.

After nearly a year-and-a-half year removed from his last fight, Jones will looks to recapture his light heavyweight belt against incumbent champ Daniel Cormier at UFC 214 this weekend.

The pound-for-pound list has been updated as well, with Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson edging out Conor McGregor for the coveted number one spot.

Jones went up two spots on the pound-for-pound list, coming in at number five on the list he used to regularly dominate.

Both Cody Garbrandt and Max Holloway dropped a spot on the P4P list as Jones moves his way back up to the top. Holloway recently defeated Jose Aldo to become UFC featherweight champion, while Garbrandt has remained inactive since taking the bantamweight title from Dominick Cruz in December 2016.

Check out the updated rankings courtesy of UFC.com below:

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson
2 Conor McGregor
3 Daniel Cormier
4 Stipe Miocic
5 Jon Jones +2
6 Max Holloway -1
7 Cody Garbrandt -1
8 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
9 Tyron Woodley
10 Dominick Cruz
11 Michael Bisping
12 Jose Aldo
13 Amanda Nunes
14 Robert Whittaker
15 TJ Dillashaw

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Ray Borg
4 Wilson Reis
5 Jussier Formiga
6 Sergio Pettis
7 Brandon Moreno
8 Ben Nguyen
9 Tim Elliott
10 John Moraga
11 Ian McCall
12 Dustin Ortiz
13 Alexandre Pantoja
14 Louis Smolka
15 Magomed Bibulatov

BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Cody Garbrandt
1 Dominick Cruz
2 TJ Dillashaw
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Jimmie Rivera
5 John Lineker -1
6 Bryan Caraway
7 John Dodson
8 Aljamain Sterling
9 Thomas Almeida
10 Marlon Moraes
11 Eddie Wineland
12 Pedro Munhoz
13 Rob Font
14 Matthew Lopez
15 Johnny Eduardo

FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Max Holloway
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Ricardo Lamas
4 Cub Swanson
5 Chan Sung Jung
6 Yair Rodriguez
7 Jeremy Stephens
8 Brian Ortega
9 Renato Moicano
10 Darren Elkins +2
11 Dennis Bermudez -1
12 Dooho Choi -1
13 Mirsad Bektic
13 Renan Barao +1
15 Jason Knight

LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Tony Ferguson
3 Eddie Alvarez
4 Edson Barboza
5 Justin Gaethje
6 Nate Diaz
7 Kevin Lee
8 Dustin Poirier
9 Michael Johnson
10 Michael Chiesa
11 Al Iaquinta
12 Beneil Dariush
13 Anthony Pettis
14 Evan Dunham
15 Gilbert Melendez

WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Tyron Woodley
1 Demian Maia
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Robbie Lawler
4 Jorge Masvidal
5 Carlos Condit
6 Neil Magny
6 Donald Cerrone +1
8 Colby Covington +1
9 Santiago Ponzinibbio -1
10 Rafael Dos Anjos
11 Gunnar Nelson
12 Dong Hyun Kim +1
13 Kamaru Usman -1
14 Alex Oliveira *NR
15 Tarec Saffiedine

MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Michael Bisping
1 Robert Whittaker (Interim Champion)
2 Yoel Romero
3 Luke Rockhold
4 Jacare Souza
5 Chris Weidman
6 Anderson Silva
7 Derek Brunson
8 Kelvin Gastelum
9 David Branch
10 Krzysztof Jotko
11 Vitor Belfort
12 Thales Leites
13 Tim Boetsch
14 Uriah Hall
15 Thiago Santos

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones
2 Alexander Gustafsson
3 Jimi Manuwa
4 Glover Teixeira
5 Volkan Oezdemir
6 Mauricio Rua
7 Corey Anderson
7 Ovince Saint Preux
9 Misha Cirkunov
10 Ilir Latifi
11 Rogerio Nogueira
12 Patrick Cummins
13 Tyson Pedro +1
14 Gian Villante -1
15 Gadzhimurad Antigulov

HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Stipe Miocic
1 Alistair Overeem
2 Fabricio Werdum
3 Cain Velasquez
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Francis Ngannou
6 Mark Hunt
7 Derrick Lewis
8 Alexander Volkov
9 Stefan Struve
10 Marcin Tybura
11 Aleksei Oleinik
12 Andrei Arlovski +1
13 Travis Browne +1
14 Junior Albini *NR
15 Curtis Blaydes

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UFC Rankings 2017: Rousey Falls, Garbrandt Makes P4P Top Five

After arguably the craziest year in UFC history, fans have a lot of change to look forward to in 2017. Rounding out 2016 was UFC 207, an event that featured two bantamweight title fights. Filling the main event spot were Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey. In a 48-second affair that was tough to watch, Nunes defended

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After arguably the craziest year in UFC history, fans have a lot of change to look forward to in 2017. Rounding out 2016 was UFC 207, an event that featured two bantamweight title fights. Filling the main event spot were Amanda Nunes and Ronda Rousey. In a 48-second affair that was tough to watch, Nunes defended her title with conviction. ‘Rowdy’ was bludgeoned by the rangey striking of ‘The Lioness,’ who wasn’t planning on sticking around for long. As the TKO win for Nunes was announced, Rousey’s future in the sport she once dominated was again uncertain.

Attempting to defend the men’s bantamweight strap was Dominick Cruz, taking on the undefeated Cody Garbrandt in the co-main event. Team Alpha Male’s ‘No Love’ rocked our world, displaying masterful striking and movement against ‘The Dominator.’ Dancing and taunting along the way, Garbrandt’s brilliant showing earned him the championship after five rounds. Following this pivotal event, the lower weight classes and pound-for-pound rankings have been shook up.

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Garbrandt Flies Up P4P

Previously unranked on the official pound-for-pound list, Garbrandt is now number five. After defeating Ronda Rousey, Amanda Nunes doesn’t even break the top 10 in the category. The top four of the bantamweights take a slide following the event too. Although he came in heavy, Ray Borg’s win over Louis Smolka sees him take the number 10 spot at flyweight.

Looking at the welterweight division, Johny Hendricks plummets out of the top 10 after losing to Neil Magny. He’ll now compete as a middleweight in his next UFC bout after missing weight again at UFC 207. In the women’s bantamweight division, Rousey drops out of the top three. Potentially fighting for the last time in her illustrious career, ‘Rowdy’s’ loss puts Holm, Pena and Schevchenko in the top three. Oddly, Neil Magny doesn’t budge after his win over Hendricks, but Dong Hyun Kim is now number seven after beating Tarec Saffieidine.

Anyone think the official rankings need a bit more format?

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