MMA Rankings: Garbrandt rises with yet another KO win
An epic rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz was the biggest story in mixed martial arts this week.
The biggest mover in the latest edition of the CoveringTheCage.com rankings, however, was the result of a spectacular performance on the preliminary card.
Cody Garbrandt remained unbeaten and firmly established himself as a top contender in the bantamweight division as a result of another devastating first-round knockout on the UFC 202 card at T-Mobile Arena.
Garbrandt surged up the 135-pound rankings and even passed his mentor Urijah Faber to take the No. 3 spot this week with his third consecutive knockout in the opening five minutes.
McGregor and Diaz retained their spots after McGregor avenged a March loss with a majority decision victory in the main event.
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone finally broke into the top 10 after three wins at welterweight, but his stay may be short-lived. Cerrone said he hopes to return to lightweight for his next fight.
Feel free to share any disagreements and stay tuned for the latest updates. Keep in mind, while the ranked weight classes are those used by the UFC, fighters competing outside the organization are eligible.
MEN
Heavyweight
1. Stipe Miocic
2. Fabricio Werdum
3. Cain Velasquez
4. Alistair Overeem
5. Junior dos Santos
6. Ben Rothwell
7. Mark Hunt
8. Andrei Arlovski
9. Travis Browne
10. Josh Barnett
Light Heavyweight
1. Jon Jones
2. Daniel Cormier
3. Anthony Johnson
4. Alexander Gustafsson
5. Glover Teixeira
6. Ryan Bader
7. Liam McGeary
8. Nikita Krylov
9. Phil Davis
10. Ovince St. Preux
Middleweight
1. Michael Bisping
2. Luke Rockhold
3. Chris Weidman
4. Yoel Romero
5. Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza
6. Gegard Mousasi
7. Lyoto Machida
8. Vitor Belfort
9. Anderson Silva
10. Tim Kennedy
Welterweight
1. Tyron Woodley
2. Stephen Thompson
3. Robbie Lawler
4. Rory MacDonald
5. Ben Askren
6. Carlos Condit
7. Demian Maia
8. Lorenz Larkin
9. Andrey Koreshkov
10. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone
Lightweight
1. Eddie Alvarez
2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Rafael dos Anjos
4. Tony Ferguson
5. Edson Barboza
6. Nate Diaz
7. Anthony Pettis
8. Will Brooks
9. Justin Gaethje
10. Michael Chiesa
Featherweight
1. Conor McGregor
2. Jose Aldo
3. Frankie Edgar
4. Max Holloway
5. Daniel Straus
6. Cub Swanson
7. Charles Oliveira
8. Ricardo Lamas
9. Jeremy Stephens
10. Brian Ortega
Bantamweight
1. Dominick Cruz
2. TJ Dillashaw
3. Cody Garbrandt
4. Urijah Faber
5. John Dodson
6. Bryan Caraway
7. Raphael Assuncao
8. John Lineker
9. Bibiano Fernandes
10. Aljamain Sterling
Flyweight
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Joseph Benavidez
3. Henry Cejudo
4. Ali Bagautinov
5. Jussier Formiga
6. Kyoji Horiguchi
7. Wilson Reis
8. Zach Makovsky
9. Louis Smolka
10. Ian McCall
WOMEN
Bantamweight
1. Ronda Rousey
2. Amanda Nunes
3. Valentina Shevchenko
4. Miesha Tate
5. Holly Holm
6. Julianna Pena
7. Alexis Davis
8. Cat Zingano
9. Sara McMann
10. Tonya Evinger
Strawweight
1. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
2. Claudia Gadelha
3. Karolina Kowalkiewicz
4. Rose Namajunas
5. Jessica Aguilar
6. Valerie Letourneau
7. Carla Esparza
8. Tecia Torres
9. Angela Hill
10. Jessica Andrade
OVERALL
Pound-for-Pound
1. Demetrious Johnson
2. Jon Jones
3. Daniel Cormier
4. Dominick Cruz
5. Conor McGregor
6. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
7. Stipe Miocic
8. Eddie Alvarez
9. Khabib Nurmagomedov
10. Tyron Woodley
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