USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 2: Alonzo Menifield elevates status
June 2, 2026, 10:00 p.m. ET
UFC Fight Night 277 took place Saturday – while many fans in North America were still sounds asleep.
In the main event showdown between bantamweight contenders, Song Yadong submitted Deiveson Figueiredo by second-round guillotine choke. The event took place at Galaxy Arena in Macau, China.
In the co-main event, Alonzo Menifield upset the oddsmakers as he defeated Zhang Mingyang with a first-round knockout, elevating him in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings from honorable mention to No. 14 at light heavyweight.
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