UFC Rankings Report: Hendo Back in the Mix, Rothwell Makes Moves
Another UFC event has come and gone and the official UFC rankings have been updated accordingly. There are some odd changes this week, but everything seems to be in order for the stars of Fight Night 68.
Dan Henderson made his way into the middleweight rankings. Previously unranked, Hendo took the thirteenth spot above Robert Whittaker and Roan Carneiro.
“Big” Ben Rothwell jumped over Alistair Overeem to take the eighth spot.
Oddly enough, Anderson Silva remains on the pound-for-pound rankings despite being removed from the middleweight rankings months ago. Silva actually moved UP to the tenth spot, above the likes of Anthony Pettis and Frankie Edgar.
Check out the rest of the moves and share your thoughts on changes that need to be made in the comment section below!
Pound-For-Pound
1. Jose Aldo
2. Demetrious Johnson +1
3. Chris Weidman -1
4. Cain Velasquez
5. Ronda Rousey
6. TJ Dillashaw
7. Rafael dos Anjos
8. Robbie Lawler
9. Daniel Cormier
10. Anderson Silva +2
11. Anthony Pettis -1
12. Renan Barao 1
13. Frankie Edgar
14. Fabricio Werdum
15. Johny Hendricks
Flyweight
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1. John Dodson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Jussier Formiga
4. Ian McCall
5. John Moraga
6. John Lineker
7. Henry Cejudo +1
7. Kyoji Horiguchi
9. Zach Makovsky
10. Chris Cariaso
11. Dustin Ortiz
12. Wilson Reis
13. Chico Camus +1
14. Ray Borg +1
15. Brad Pickett *Not previously ranked
Bantamweight
Champion: TJ Dillashaw
1. Renan Barao
2. Dominick Cruz
3. Raphael Assuncao
4. Urijah Faber
5. Michael McDonald
6. Eddie Wineland
7. Johnny Eduardo
8. Aljamain Sterling
9. Takeya Mizugaki
10. Francisco Rivera +1
11. Bryan Caraway -1
12. Iuri Alcantara
13. Frankie Saenz
14. Thomas Almeida
15. Erik Perez
Featherweight
Champion: Jose Aldo
1. Chad Mendes
2. Frankie Edgar
3. Conor McGregor
4. Ricardo Lamas
5. Max Holloway
6. Cub Swanson
7. Charles Oliveira
8. Dennis Bermudez
9. Nik Lentz
10. Clay Guida
11. Jeremy Stephens
12. Dennis Siver
13. Hacran Dias +1
14. Darren Elkins -1
15. Tatsuya Kawajiri
Lightweight
Champion: Rafael dos Anjos
1. Anthony Pettis
2. Donald Cerrone +1
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov -1
4. Gilbert Melendez
5. Michael Johnson
6. Benson Henderson
7. Edson Barboza
8. Myles Jury
9. Eddie Alvarez
10. Josh Thomson
11. Bobby Green
12. Tony Ferguson
13. Al Iaquinta
14. Beneil Dariush
15. Jorge Masvidal
Welterweight
Champion: Robbie Lawler
1. Johny Hendricks
2. Rory MacDonald
3. Tyron Woodley
4. Carlos Condit
5. Matt Brown
6. Demian Maia
7. Dong Hyun Kim
8. Tarec Saffiedine
9. Jake Ellenberger
10. Kelvin Gastelum
11. Rick Story -1
12. Neil Magny
13. Thiago Alves
14. Gunnar Nelson
15. Ryan LaFlare
Middleweight
Champion: Chris Weidman
1. Luke Rockhold
2. Jacare Souza
3. Vitor Belfort
4. Lyoto Machida
5. Anderson Silva
6. Yoel Romero
7. Gegard Mousasi -1
8. Tim Kennedy
9. Thales Leites
10. Michael Bisping
11. CB Dollaway
12. Costas Philippou
13. Dan Henderson *Not Previously Ranked
14. Robert Whittaker
15. Roan Carneiro
Light Heavyweight
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1. Anthony Johnson
2. Alexander Gustafsson
3. Rashad Evans
4. Ryan Bader -1
5. Glover Teixeira
6. Ovince Saint Preux
7. Jimi Manuwa
8. Mauricio Rua
9. Rampage Jackson
10. Rafael Cavalcante
11. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
12. Jan Blachowicz
13. Fabio Maldonado
14. Patrick Cummins
15. Gian Villante
Heavyweight
Champion: Cain Velasquez
1. Fabricio Werdum (Interim Champion)
2. Junior Dos Santos
3. Stipe Miocic
4. Andrei Arlovski
5. Travis Browne
6. Josh Barnett
7. Mark Hunt
8. Ben Rothwell +1
9. Alistair Overeem -1
10. Frank Mir
11. Roy Nelson
12. Antonio Silva
13. Matt Mitrione
14. Stefan Struve
15. Alexey Oliynyk
Women’s Strawweight
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1. Carla Esparza
2. Claudia Gadelha
3. Jessica Penne
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Tecia Torres
6. Randa Markos
7. Paige VanZant
8. Maryna Moroz
9. Joanne Calderwood
10. Felice Herrig
11. Juliana Lima
12. Aisling Daly
13. Heather Clark
14. Valerie Letourneau
15. Angela Hill
Women’s Bantamweight
Champion: Ronda Rousey
1. Cat Zingano
2. Miesha Tate
3. Alexis Davis
4. Sara McMann
5. Jessica Eye
6. Sarah Kaufman
7. Bethe Correia
8. Amanda Nunes
9. Liz Carmouche
10. Holly Holm
11. Marion Reneau
12. Julianna Pena
13. Jessica Andrade
14. Germaine de Randamie
15. Raquel Pennington
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