by Sean O’Malley is the UFC’s No. 1 bantamweight title.
That’s according to the “official” UFC ranking update, which sees “Sugar” ousting former champion Petr Yan from the top spot after claiming a controversial split-decision win at the UFC 280 pay-per in Abu Dhabi last weekend -View-Event (PPV) scored .
Remember, it’s not his (expletive) fault.
The drama doesn’t stop there as newly crowned lightweight champion Islam Makhachev blasted his way up the pound-for-pound chart – at the expense of ex-champion Charles Oliveira – by dropping “Do Bronx” in the UFC 280 left and submitted headliners.
Respect “the truth”.
Here is how UFC creates its official ranking:
The rankings were created by a voting panel made up of media representatives. Media representatives were asked to vote for what they believed to be the best fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound for pound. A fighter can only be selected if they have active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight class at the same time. The Champion and Interim Champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and are therefore not eligible for voting by weight class. However, the champions can be chosen for the pound-for-pound ranking.
Take a look at what the latest ranking field looks like, courtesy of UFC.com. Note: (+/- = movement in the rankings, T = tie, *NR = not previously in the rankings).
Men pound for pound
1. Alexander Volkanovsky
2. Israel Adesanya
3. Islam Makhachev *NO
4. Kamaru Usman
5. Leon Edwards +1
6.Francis Ngannou -1
7 Charles Oliveira -4
8. Aljamain Sterling -1
9. Jiri Prochazka +1
10. Deiveson Figueiredo -1
11. Dustin Poirier -3
12.Jones -1
13. Max Holloway-1
14. Brandon Moreno
15. Robert Whittaker *NO
FLYWEIGHT
Master: Deiveson Figueiredo
1. Brandon Moreno *Interim Winner
2. Alexandre Pantoja
3. Kai Kara France
4. Askar Askarov
5.Brandon Royval
6. Alex Perez
7. Matheus Nicholas
8. Matt Swift
9. Amir Albazi
10.David Dvorak
11.Tim Elliott
12. Su Mudaerji +1
13. Manel Kape-1
14.Jeffrey Molina
14. Muhammad Mokaev *NO
BANTAM WEIGHT
Master: Aljamain Sterling
1. Sean O’Malley +10
2.Petr Yan -1
3. Merab Dvalishvili +1
4. Marlon Vera +1
5. TJ Dillashaw -3
6. Cory Sandhagen-2
7. Rob Font -1
8. Dominic Cruz -1
9.Pedro Munhoz-1
10. Song Yadong-1
11.Ricky Simon-1
12. Frankie Edgar
13. Umar Nurmagomedov
14. Adrian Yanez
15. Jack Shore
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Alexander Volkanovski
1. Max Holloway
2. Yair Rodriguez
3.Brian Ortega
4. Josh Emmett
5. Calvin Cats
6.Arnold Allen
7. Chan Sung Jung -1
8. Age Giga
9.Bryce Mitchell
10. Movsar Evloev
11. Sadiq Yusuf +1
12th Dan Ige-1
13. Edson Barboza
14. Ilia Topuria
15. Alex Caceres
EASY
Master: Islam Makhachev
1. Karl Oliveira
2.Dustin Poirier
3. Justin Gaethje
4. Beneil Dariush +2
5.Michael Chandler
6. Rafael Fisjew +1
7. Rafael dos Anjos +1
8. Mateusz Gamrot +1
9. Arman Zarukyan +1
10. Interlace Turner +3
11. Damir Izmagulov
12th Dan Hooker +2
13. Conor McGregor-1
14.Toni Ferguson +1
15. Drew Well *NO
WORLD WEIGHT
Master: Leon Edwards
1. Kamaru Usman
2. Colby Covington
3.Khamzat Chimaev
4. Belal Mohammed +1
5. Gilbert burns -1
6. Geoff Neal
7. Stephen Thompson
8. Sean Brady
9. Vicente Luque
10.Shavkat Rakhmonov
11.Jorge Masvidal
12.Michael Chiesa
13.Neil Magny
14. Daniel Rodriguez
15.Michel Pereira
MEDIUM WEIGHT
Master: Israel Adesanya
1. Robert Whittaker
2. Jared Canonier
3.Marvin Vettori
4. Alex Pereira
5. Derek Brunson
6. Paulo Costa
7. Sean Strickland
8. Jack Hermansson
9.Darren Till
10. Andre Muniz
11. Kelvin Gastellum
12.Nasourdine Imavov
13. Dricus Du Plessis
14. Chris Curtis
15. Brad Tavares
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Master: Jiri Prochazka
1. Glover Teixeira
2. Jan Blachowicz
3. Magomed Ankalaev
4. Aleksandar Rakic
5.AnthonySmith
6. Jamahal Hill
7. Dominick Reyes
8. Nikita Krylov +2
9.Paul Craig
10.Volkan Ozdemir -2
11.Johnny Walker
12.Ryan Spann
13. Dustin Jacoby
14. Jim Crute
15. Azamat Murzakanov
HEAVYWEIGHT
Master: Francis Ngannou
1. Ciryl Gane
2. Stipe Miocic
3. Curtis Blaydes
4. Sea Tides
5. Sergei Pavlovich
6. Tom Aspinall
7.Derrick Lewis
8. Alexander Volkov
9. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
10. Marcin Tybura
11. Chris Daukaus
12.Sergei Spivac
13. Alexander Romanov
14. Blagoi Ivanov
15. Shamil Abdurakhimov
WOMAN POUND FOR POUND
1. Amanda Nunes
2. Valentina Shevchenko
3. (T) Julianna Pena
3. (T) Carla Esparza +1
5. Rose Namajunas
6. Weili Zhang
7.Jessica Andrade
8. Marina Rodriguez
9. Holly Holm
10. Katlyn Chookagian
11. KetleVieira
12. Taila Santos +1
13. Manon Fiorot
14. Yan Xiaonan-2
15. Irene Aldana-1
STRAW WEIGHT FOR WOMEN
Master: Carla Esparza
1. Rose Namajunas
2. Zhang Weili
3. Marina Rodriguez
4.Jessica Andrade
5. Yan Xiaonan
6. Mackenzie Dern
7. Amanda Lemos
8. Weave Torres -1
9. Amanda Ribas
10. Virna Jandiroba
11. Michelle Waterson
12.Angela Hill
13.Emily Ducote
14. Luana Pinheiro
15.Jessica Penne
FLYWEIGHT FOR WOMEN
Master: Valentina Shevchenko
1. Manon Fiorot +5
2. Talia Santos
3.Katlyn Chookagian -2
4. Lauren Murphy-1
5. Alexa Grasso
6.Jessica Andrade -2
7. Viviane Araujo
8. Jennifer Maia
9. Andrea Lee
10. Casey O’Neill
11. Maycee Barber
12.Erin Blanchfield
13.Tracy Cortez
14. Cynthia Calvillo
15. Molly McCann
WOMEN’S BANTAM WEIGHT
Master: Amanda Nunes
1. Julianna Pena
2. KetleVieira
3. Holly Holm
4. Irene Aldana
5.Raquel Pennington
6. Yana Kunitskaya
7. Miss Kianzad
8. Macy Chiasson
9. Karl Rosa
10. Miesha Tate
11. Julia Avila
12.Lina Lansberg
13. Norma Dumont
14. Mayra Buenos Silva
15. Josiane Nunes
There you have it.
Expect those rankings to change this time next week, particularly at featherweight, following the UFC Vegas 63: Kattar vs. Allen mixed martial arts (MMA) event scheduled for Saturday, October 29 2022 is scheduled on ESPN+ by APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Click here to learn more about this upcoming battle map.
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