Rankings Update 2.3.14: Barao up two spots in p4p
With a dominant, albeit controversial, win over Urijah Faber, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has moved up two spots in the pound for pound rankings.
With a dominant, albeit controversial, win over Urijah Faber, UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao has moved up two spots in the pound for pound rankings.
1 Jon Jones
2 Jose Aldo
3 Cain Velasquez
4 Renan Barao +2
5 Demetrious Johnson -1
6 Chris Weidman -1
7 Anderson Silva
8 Anthony Pettis
9 Ronda Rousey
10 Johny Hendricks
11 Vitor Belfort
12 Benson Henderson
13 Urijah Faber
14 Gilbert Melendez
15 Alexander Gustafsson *NR
Barao is now undefeated in twenty eight straight fights, including nine in the UFC/WEC. He has also finished three straight opponents in title defenses.
Although Jose Aldo also defended his title successfully, his inability to finish Ricardo Lamas may or may not have been responsible for him stay in second place behind Jon Jones.