June 16, 2026, 10:55 p.m. ET
Big fights. Big stage. Big movement in the MMA Junkie rankings.
UFC Freedom 250 was only seven fights, but the impact was felt up and down the divisions due to the magnitude and divisional importance of the bouts.
The main event sent new UFC lightweight king Justin Gaethje into the No. 1 slot, as he finished Ilia Topuria with a fourth-round stoppage on the stool.
Topuria dropped one slot in the pound-for-pound rankings, as did Alex Pereira, who lost to Ciryl Gane by second-round TKO.
But that’s not all. Josh Hokit’s pummeling of Derrick Lewis shot him high up the ladder.
How high? Check out all of the moves in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
