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Several weight classes see new contenders rising after the latest
\nweekend of mixed martial arts action.<\/p>\n
We might not have heard the last from Cris Earlier on the PFL Tampa card, unranked prospect Sabrinna At heavyweight, we welcome Vitor The light heavyweight division just got a new ranked fighter in It\u2019s time for some movement in the featherweight division as well. Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.<\/p>\n Jump To \u00bb
\nCyborg<\/a> just yet. The current
\nProfessional Fighters League<\/a> 145-pound queen scored her most
\nrecent victory after outpointing Ketlen
\nVieira<\/a> in the PFL Tampa main event. A former
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> and Bellator
\nMMA<\/a> titleholder, among many other accomplishments, Justino
\nfirst outstruck her foe on the feet, then had to weather the storm
\nand move the action to the canvas as Vieira took over in later
\nrounds. Ultimately, it was enough to secure a unanimous decision
\nand the 10th straight victory for \u201cCyborg.\u201d Justino comfortably
\nholds her No. 1 spot at women\u2019s featherweight. As for Vieira, who
\nmissed the featherweight limit by seven pounds, it might be time to
\ngo back to the 135-pound division, provided she can still make the
\ncut.<\/p>\n
\nde Sousa<\/a> outworked No. 7 Taila
\nSantos<\/a>. Thanks to her higher volume and precision, De Sousa
\ntook home a unanimous decision over the former UFC title challenger
\nin their women\u2019s flyweight affair. The win was impressive and
\ncatapulted the KHK MMA representative straight to the No. 10
\nposition, with Santos dropping down to No. 11.Gregory Rodrigues reaches No. 5 while Reinier de Ridder enters
\nthe light heavyweight Top 15
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\nMiddleweight\u2019s Gregory
\nRodrigues<\/a> (20-6, 11-3 UFC) showcased some punishing leg kicks
\nto outpoint fellow former
\nLegacy Fighting Alliance<\/a> titleholder Hernandez (15-4, 1 NC; 9-4
\nUFC) in the
\nUFC Sacramento<\/a> headliner. Rodrigues did what it took to
\noutsmart Hernandez and kept his composure when \u201cFluffy\u201d retaliated
\nin Rounds 3 and 4. Thanks to his decisive win, Rodrigues gains the
\nNo. 5 spot in the 185-pound division while Hernandez slides only
\none spot to No. 6, cushioned by his recent head-to-head victories
\nover fellow ranked middleweights.<\/p>\n
\nPetrino<\/a> into the Top 15 of the division following his victory
\nover Serghei
\nSpivac<\/a> in the UFC Sacramento co-main event. It wasn\u2019t the most
\nexciting fight on Petrino\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9, but he proved his grappling
\nskills were superior to those of his opponent. Eventually, he took
\nhome three 30-27 scorecards from the judges and a unanimous
\ndecision win. The Brazilian moves in at No. 12, while Spivac drops
\nto No. 14, with Jailton
\nAlmeida<\/a> sliding to No. 13.<\/p>\n
\nformer two-division One Championship titleholder Reinier
\nde Ridder<\/a>. \u201cThe Dutch Knight\u201d relied on his most lethal weapon,
\nhis ground game, to ragdoll Roman
\nDolidze<\/a> in the opening frame at UFC Sacramento. The performance
\nwas impressive enough to secure him the No. 15 spot over Nikita
\nKrylov<\/a>. At the same time, de Ridder vacates his middleweight
\nranking since he appears committed to the new weight class.<\/p>\n
\nFormer UFC interim 145-pound titleholder Yair
\nRodriguez<\/a> exits the rankings at No. 8 due to inactivity. He was
\nalready out of the established 15-month window, but the panelists
\nhad kept some flexibility because he was attached to a fight with
\nJean
\nSilva<\/a> at
\nNoche UFC 4<\/a> on Sept. 12. Once healed, he will be more than
\nwelcome to rejoin the short-list club. Everyone else in the
\ndivision moves up a spot as we welcome A.J. McKee<\/a> at
\nNo. 15.<\/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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