The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest event prompted changes
in Sherdog’s divisional rankings.Dominick Reyes climbs two light heavyweight spots as Navajo
Stirling enters Sherdog’s Top 10

In the
UFC 333 headliner, Alexander
Volkanovski (29-4, 16-3 UFC) retained his featherweight
championship by stopping Movsar
Evloev (20-1, 10-1 UFC). The 38-year-old Australian overcame a
difficult opening round before overwhelming Evloev with punches,
forcing the stoppage with six seconds remaining in Round 2.
Volkanovski earned a Performance of the Night bonus, recorded the
second defense of his second title reign and remained atop the
featherweight rankings. Evloev stays at No. 2.

In the bantamweight championship co-main event, Petr Yan
(21-5, 13-4 UFC) overcame Merab
Dvalishvili (21-6, 14-4 UFC) in their third meeting.
Dvalishvili pushed the pace early, but Yan gained momentum in the
third round and carried it through the championship frames. The
Russian retained his title by unanimous decision, with all three
judges scoring the fight 48-47. Yan remains No. 1 at 135 pounds,
followed by Dvalishvili.

At light heavyweight, Dominick
Reyes (17-5, 11-5 UFC) stopped Azamat
Murzakanov (16-2, 6-2 UFC) in the first round. Reyes landed a
head kick and followed with punches to secure the finish at 2:40.
“The Devastator” climbed two places, passing Paulo
Costa. Murzakanov dropped out of the top 10, making room for
Navajo
Stirling.

At heavyweight, Alexander
Volkov (41-11, 15-5 UFC) defeated Rizvan
Kuniev (14-4-1, 2-2 UFC) by unanimous decision. The former
Bellator MMA and M-1 Global champion earned his 15th UFC victory
and continued his pursuit of a title shot. “Drago” remains No.
4.

In the flyweight division, Lone’er Kavanagh (11-2, 4-2 UFC)
rebounded from a loss to Brandon
Royval by handing Ramazonbek
Temirov (20-4, 3-1 UFC) his first UFC defeat. Kavanagh landed a
left uppercut and followed with punches to force the stoppage at
4:28 of the opening round. The British fighter retained his No. 7
ranking.

Elsewhere, Iasmin
Lucindo (19-6, 6-2 UFC) returned from a layoff of more than 14
months to defeat Nicolle
Caliari (9-5, 1-3 UFC) by unanimous decision. Lucindo won 30-27
on all three scorecards and remained No. 10 in the women’s
strawweight rankings.

Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.

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