UFC Rankings Report: Conor McGregor Jumps Up The Pound-For-Pound List

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Fresh off his win over Eddie Alvarez, new dual-UFC champion Conor McGregor finds himself second on the UFC’s pound-for-pound list. The latest rankings were released following UFC, where Mc…

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Fresh off his win over Eddie Alvarez, new dual-UFC champion Conor McGregor finds himself second on the UFC’s pound-for-pound list. The latest rankings were released following UFC, where McGregor knocked out Alvarez to become the lightweight champion.

Former UFC champion Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino offer up their insight and thoughts on the rankings in the video above.

Yoel Romero at middleweight and Khabib Nurmagomedov at lightweight each moved into the role of No. 1 contender in their respective divisions following wins at UFC 205. Also, former UFC champion Miesha Tate dropped nine spots to 10th at female bantamweight, with Raquel Pennington – who defeated Tate – jumping three spots to fifth.

Conor McGregor & Cris Cyborg Rocket Up P4P Rankings

The official UFC rankings have been shook up in a big way… After the madness of UFC 205 on November 12, we now have the first ever two-weight simultaneous champion. Although the betting offices had it on close odds, Conor McGregor ran through Eddie Alvarez like a man possessed. For all his experience at the

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The official UFC rankings have been shook up in a big way…

After the madness of UFC 205 on November 12, we now have the first ever two-weight simultaneous champion. Although the betting offices had it on close odds, Conor McGregor ran through Eddie Alvarez like a man possessed. For all his experience at the top level, ‘The Silent Assassin’ could do little more than last eight minutes. Alvarez’s coach Mark Henry would later compare McGregor to Babe Ruth, claiming he would KO Floyd Mayweather.

As history was made by the infamous Irish star, the rankings got shook up. ‘The Notorious’ improved massively on the pound-for-pound list. Now occupying the second place, McGregor moved ahead of Daniel Cormier and Dominick Cruz. Arguably one of the greatest champs ever, only Demetrious Johnson tops McGregor in the P4P rankings. Here’s the shift in order of the official P4P rankings after UFC 205, as well as ramifications at light, welter and middleweight.

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McGregor, Cyborg, Khabib & Yoel

Looking at the lightweight division, Khabib Nurmagomedov leapfrogs Tony Ferguson after his UFC 205 win. Defeating Michael Johnson in a one-sided affair, ‘The Eagle’ is ow the number one lightweight contender. Cris Cyborg rockets up four spots to break in to the top 10 of the P4P elite. Smashing Chris Weidman with a bloody knockout, Yoel Romero is also number one in his category.

With Miesha Tate retiring, Ronda Rousey was promoted to the number one contender spot at women’s bantamweight. Nurmagomedov also debuts in the number 15 spot in the P4P rankings with his 24th straight victory. After his thrilling majority draw against Tyron Woodley, Stephen Thompson solidifies his #1 status.

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Fights To Make

Obviously a collision between McGregor and Nurmagomedov would make sense, but there’s beef brewing elsewhere. The Irish star has been engaging in trash talk with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, and the temptation of a third belt could prove defining. ‘Soldier of God’ vs. Bisping, of course, but Cris Cyborg’s next move is puzzling.

Thoughts?

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UFC Rankings Report: Breaking Down The Bantamweight Division

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With an interesting main event set for this Saturday between John Lineker and John Dodson, the “UFC Rankings Report” duo of Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino are bringing the bantamweight d…

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With an interesting main event set for this Saturday between John Lineker and John Dodson, the “UFC Rankings Report” duo of Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino are bringing the bantamweight division into the forefront.

Griffin and Parrino offer up their thoughts on the Lineker-Dodson contest, along with Cris “Cyborg” Justino debuting at No. 15 in the official UFC pound-for-pound Top-15. Cyborg, the reigning Invicta FC featherweight champion, has scored two victories inside the Octagon.

Forrest Griffin and Matt Parrino break down the changes in the rankings and look ahead to Fight Night Portland for a big bantamweight showdown between John Lineker and John Dodson. Plus, a broader look at the 135-pound division.

UFC Rankings Update: Stipe Miocic Climbs Pound-For-Pound Ladder

UFC 203 went down live on pay-per-view (PPV) this past Sunday (September 10, 2016), and saw UFC heavyweight king Stipe Miocic successfully defend his division throne by downing challenger Alistair Overeem in the first round of their heavy-hitting bout. The UFC’s 135-pound division was shaken up a bit too, when up-and-coming bantamweight prospect Jimmie Rivera

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UFC 203 went down live on pay-per-view (PPV) this past Sunday (September 10, 2016), and saw UFC heavyweight king Stipe Miocic successfully defend his division throne by downing challenger Alistair Overeem in the first round of their heavy-hitting bout.

The UFC’s 135-pound division was shaken up a bit too, when up-and-coming bantamweight prospect Jimmie Rivera downed longtime title-challenger Urijah Faber via unanimous decision in their clash as well.

You can check out the updated UFC Fighter rankings, courtesy of UFC.com, here below:

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

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
3 Kyoji Horiguchi
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 Raphael Assuncao +1
3 Bryan Caraway +1
4 John Lineker +1
5 Cody Garbrandt +1
6 Urijah Faber -4
7 Jimmie Rivera +5
8 Aljamain Sterling -1
9 Michael MacDonald -1
10 John Dodson -1
11 Thomas Almeida -1
12 Eddie Wineland -1
13 Takeya Mizugaki
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 Anthony Pettis
7 Jeremy Stephens
8 Charles Oliveira
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega
11 Hacran Dias
12 Yair Rodriguez
13 Darren Elkins
14 Dooho Choi
15 Mirsad Bektic

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

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

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

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

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

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Karolina Kowalkiewicz
3 Carla Esparza
4 Rose Namajunas
5 Jessica Andrade +1
6 Tecia Torres -1
7 Joanne Calderwood
8 Paige VanZant
9 Valerie Letourneau -1
10 Maryna Moroz
11 Jessica Aguilar
11 Michelle Waterson
13 Jessica Penne
14 Cortney Casey
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 Raquel Pennington
9 Liz Carmouche
10 Bethe Correia +1
11 Germaine de Randamie +1
12 Ashlee Evans-Smith +1
13 Jessica Eye -3
14 Katlyn Chookagian
15 Marion Reneau

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UFC Rankings Report With Uriah Hall (Video)

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Uriah Hall fills in for Forrest Griffin on this week’s UFC rankings report, providing his thoughts on the heavyweight division.

The rankings saw some movement recently, as Josh Barnett cl…

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Uriah Hall fills in for Forrest Griffin on this week’s UFC rankings report, providing his thoughts on the heavyweight division.

The rankings saw some movement recently, as Josh Barnett climbed to seventh in the Top-10 thanks to his win over Andrei Arlovski.

Hall, a middleweight, is set to face Derek Brunson next Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 94.

UFC Rankings Update: Anthony Pettis Debuts At Featherweight

Despite producing less than stellar ratings, at least compared to previous UFC on FOX cards, UFC on FOX 21, which went down this past weekend (August 27, 2016) from Vancouver, Canada featured some pivotal fights and some big winners. In the main event, longtime veteran Demian Maia once again showcased his world class jiu-jitsu skills

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Despite producing less than stellar ratings, at least compared to previous UFC on FOX cards, UFC on FOX 21, which went down this past weekend (August 27, 2016) from Vancouver, Canada featured some pivotal fights and some big winners.

In the main event, longtime veteran Demian Maia once again showcased his world class jiu-jitsu skills by submitting former title challenger Carlos Condit in the very first round. After his latest victory, Maia now sits at No. 3 in the 170-pound division and is closing in on a shot at gold.

Also on the main card, former lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis made his featherweight debut, and he wasted little time, submitting previously top 10-ranked Charles Oliveira in the opening frame. “Showtime” is now ranked at No. 6 in the 145-pound division.

Check out the full rankings update below courtesy of UFC.com:

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

FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
3 Kyoji Horiguchi
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 Cody Garbrandt
7 Aljamain Sterling
8 Michael McDonald
9 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida
11 Eddie Wineland
12 Takeya Mizugaki
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 Anthony Pettis *NR
7 Jeremy Stephens
8 Charles Oliveira -2
9 Dennis Bermudez -1
10 Brian Ortega -1
11 Hacran Dias -1
12 Yair Rodriguez -1
13 Darren Elkins -1
14 Dooho Choi -1
15 Mirsad Bektic -1

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

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

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

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Anthony Johnson
2 Alexander Gustafsson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Ryan Bader
5 Ovince Saint Preux
6 Mauricio Rua
7 Rashad Evans
8 Jimi Manuwa
9 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
10 Nikita Krylov
11 Corey Anderson
12 Ilir Latifi
13 Patrick Cummins
14 Misha Cirkunov
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 Mark Hunt
9 Josh Barnett
10 Derrick Lewis
11 Roy Nelson
12 Ruslan Magomedov
13 Stefan Struve
14 Francis Ngannou
15 Antonio Silva

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 Paige VanZant +2
9 Valerie Letourneau -1
10 Maryna Moroz -1
11 Jessica Aguilar +1
11 Michelle Waterson
13 Jessica Penne
14 Cortney Casey
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 Raquel Pennington
9 Liz Carmouche
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Ashlee Evans-Smith
14 Katlyn Chookagian
15 Marion Reneau

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