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UFC rankings: Amir Albazi closes in on the flyweight top!
Amir Albazi climbs on the UFC rankings. Photo via Twitter (AmirAlbazi)
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Men’s pound-for-pound
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1 Jon Jones
2 Alexander Volkanovski
3 Islam Makhachev
4 Leon Edwards
5 Israel Adesanya
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Kamaru Usman
8 Charles Oliveira
9 Brandon Moreno
10 Alex Pereira
11 Jiri Prochazka
12 Max Holloway
13 Dustin Poirier
14 Jamahal Hill
15 Robert Whittaker
Flyweight
Brandon Moreno. Photo via YouTube
Champion: Brandon Moreno
1 Deiveson Figueiredo
2 Alexandre Pantoja
3 Amir Albazi +4
4 Brandon Royval
5 Kai Kara-France -2
6 Matheus Nicolau -1
7 Alex Perez -1
8 Matt Schnell
9 Manel Kape
10 David Dvorak
11 Tim Elliott
12 Muhammad Mokaev
13 Sumudaerji
14 Tagir Ulanbekov
15 Bruno Silva
Bantamweight
Aljamain Sterling is one of those fighters the UFC fans just love to hate.
Champion: Aljamain Sterling
1 Merab Dvalishvili
2 Sean O’Malley
3 Henry Cejudo
4 Cory Sandhagen
5 Petr Yan
6 Marlon Vera
7 Rob Font
8 Song Yadong
9 Dominick Cruz
10 Pedro Munhoz
11 Umar Nurmagomedov
12 Ricky Simon
13 Adrian Yanez
14 Chris Gutierrez
15 Jonathan Martinez
Featherweight
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Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1 Yair Rodriguez (Interim Champion)
2 Max Holloway
3 Brian Ortega
4 Arnold Allen
5 Josh Emmett
6 Calvin Kattar
7 Chan Sung Jung
8 Giga Chikadze
9 Ilia Topuria
10 Movsar Evloev
11 Bryce Mitchell
12 Sodiq Yusuff
13 Dan Ige
14 Edson Barboza
15 Alex Caceres
Lightweight
Islam Makhachev. Photo via Twitter (UFC)
Champion: Islam Makhachev
1 Charles Oliveira
2 Dustin Poirier
3 Justin Gaethje
4 Beneil Dariush
5 Michael Chandler
6 Rafael Fiziev
7 Mateusz Gamrot
8 Arman Tsarukyan
9 Rafael Dos Anjos
10 Jalin Turner
11 Dan Hooker
12 Damir Ismagulov
13 Renato Moicano
14 Matt Frevola
15 Grant Dawson
Welterweight
Leon Edwards defeated Kamaru Usman. Photo: Viaplay
Champion: Leon Edwards
1 Kamaru Usman
2 Colby Covington
3 Belal Muhammad
4 Khamzat Chimaev
5 Gilbert Burns
6 Shavkat Rakhmonov
7 Stephen Thompson
8 Geoff Neal
9 Sean Brady
10 Vicente Luque
11 Neil Magny
12 Michael Chiesa
13 Ian Machado Garry
14 Jack Della Maddalena
15 Michel Pereira
Middleweight
Israel Adesanya. Photo via Instagram (@stylebender)
Champion: Israel Adesanya
1 Alex Pereira
2 Robert Whittaker
3 Marvin Vettori
4 Jared Cannonier
5 Paulo Costa
6 Dricus Du Plessis
7 Sean Strickland
8 Derek Brunson
9 Roman Dolidze
10 Jack Hermansson
11 Kelvin Gastelum
12 Nassourdine Imavov
13 Brendan Allen
14 Chris Curtis
15 Andre Muniz
Light heavyweight
Jamahal Hill. Photo via Instagram (@sweet_dreams_jhill)
Champion: Jamahal Hill
1 JiriProchazka
2 Magomed Ankalaev
3 Jan Błachowicz
4 Aleksandar Rakic
5 Nikita Krylov
5 Johnny Walker
7 Anthony Smith
8 Volkan Oezdemir
9 Paul Craig
10 Ryan Spann
11 Azamat Murzakanov
12 Dominick Reyes
13 Khalil Rountree Jr.
14 Jimmy Crute
15 Dustin Jacoby
Heavyweight
Jon Jones. Photo via YouTube
Champion: Jon Jones
1 Ciryl Gane
2 Sergei Pavlovich
3 Stipe Miocic
4 Curtis Blaydes
5 Tom Aspinall
6 Tai Tuivasa
7 Alexander Volkov
8 Serghei Spivac
9 Jailton Almeida
10 Marcin Tybura
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Jairzinho Rozenstruik
13 Chris Daukaus
14 Alexandr Romanov
15 Blagoy Ivanov
Women’s pound-for-pound
Amanda Nunes. Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
1 Amanda Nunes
2 Alexa Grasso
3 Valentina Shevchenko
4 Zhang Weili
5 Rose Namajunas
6 Julianna Pena
7 Carla Esparza
8 Erin Blanchfield
9 Jessica Andrade
10 Yan Xiaonan
11 Manon Fiorot
12 Amanda Lemos
13 Taila Santos
14 Holly Holm
15 Raquel Pennington
Women’s strawweight
Zhang Weilo. Photo: UFC
Champion: Zhang Weili
1 Carla Esparza
2 Rose Namajunas
3 Yan Xiaonan
4 Amanda Lemos
5 Jessica Andrade
6 Virna Jandiroba
7 Mackenzie Dern
8 Marina Rodriguez
9 Tecia Torres
10 Tatiana Suarez
11 Amanda Ribas
12 Michelle Waterson-Gomez
13 Luana Pinheiro
14 Angela Hill
15 Tabatha Ricci
Women’s flyweight
Photo via Instagram (@alexa_grasso)
Champion: Alexa Grasso
1 Valentina Shevchenko
2 Manon Fiorot
3 Taila Santos
4 Erin Blanchfield
5 Jessica Andrade
6 Katlyn Chookagian
7 Lauren Murphy
8 Jennifer Maia
9 Amanda Ribas
10 Viviane Araujo
11 Maycee Barber
12 Casey O’Neill
13 Andrea Lee
14 Tracy Cortez
15 Miranda Maverick
Women’s bantamweight
Amanda Nunes Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Champion: Amanda Nunes
1 Julianna Pena
2 Raquel Pennington
3 Holly Holm
4 Ketlen Vieira
5 Irene Aldana
6 Yana Santos
7 Pannie Kianzad
8 Macy Chiasson
9 Karol Rosa
10 Mayra Bueno Silva
11 Miesha Tate
12 Julia Avila
13 Norma Dumont
14 Josiane Nunes
14 Chelsea Chandler
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