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The In the bantamweight championship co-main event, Petr Yan<\/a> At light heavyweight, Dominick At heavyweight, Alexander In the flyweight division, Lone\u2019er Kavanagh (11-2, 4-2 UFC) Elsewhere, Iasmin Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.<\/p>\n Jump To \u00bb
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a>\u2019s latest event prompted changes
\nin Sherdog\u2019s divisional rankings.Dominick Reyes climbs two light heavyweight spots as Navajo
\nStirling enters Sherdog’s Top 10
\n
\nIn the
\nUFC 333<\/a> headliner, Alexander
\nVolkanovski<\/a> (29-4, 16-3 UFC) retained his featherweight
\nchampionship by stopping Movsar
\nEvloev<\/a> (20-1, 10-1 UFC). The 38-year-old Australian overcame a
\ndifficult opening round before overwhelming Evloev with punches,
\nforcing the stoppage with six seconds remaining in Round 2.
\nVolkanovski earned a Performance of the Night bonus, recorded the
\nsecond defense of his second title reign and remained atop the
\nfeatherweight rankings. Evloev stays at No. 2.<\/p>\n
\n(21-5, 13-4 UFC) overcame Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> (21-6, 14-4 UFC) in their third meeting.
\nDvalishvili pushed the pace early, but Yan gained momentum in the
\nthird round and carried it through the championship frames. The
\nRussian retained his title by unanimous decision, with all three
\njudges scoring the fight 48-47. Yan remains No. 1 at 135 pounds,
\nfollowed by Dvalishvili.<\/p>\n
\nReyes<\/a> (17-5, 11-5 UFC) stopped Azamat
\nMurzakanov<\/a> (16-2, 6-2 UFC) in the first round. Reyes landed a
\nhead kick and followed with punches to secure the finish at 2:40.
\n\u201cThe Devastator\u201d climbed two places, passing Paulo
\nCosta<\/a>. Murzakanov dropped out of the top 10, making room for
\nNavajo
\nStirling<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nVolkov<\/a> (41-11, 15-5 UFC) defeated Rizvan
\nKuniev<\/a> (14-4-1, 2-2 UFC) by unanimous decision. The former
\nBellator MMA and M-1 Global champion earned his 15th UFC victory
\nand continued his pursuit of a title shot. \u201cDrago\u201d remains No.
\n4.<\/p>\n
\nrebounded from a loss to Brandon
\nRoyval<\/a> by handing Ramazonbek
\nTemirov<\/a> (20-4, 3-1 UFC) his first UFC defeat. Kavanagh landed a
\nleft uppercut and followed with punches to force the stoppage at
\n4:28 of the opening round. The British fighter retained his No. 7
\nranking.<\/p>\n
\nLucindo<\/a> (19-6, 6-2 UFC) returned from a layoff of more than 14
\nmonths to defeat Nicolle
\nCaliari<\/a> (9-5, 1-3 UFC) by unanimous decision. Lucindo won 30-27
\non all three scorecards and remained No. 10 in the women\u2019s
\nstrawweight rankings.<\/p>\n
\nHEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nMIDDLEWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWELTERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nLIGHTWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nBANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nFLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT<\/a>
\nWOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT<\/a>
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