Rankings Update: Bader up to third
This past weekend was UFC 192 on PPV featuring a couple key match ups ranking wise, most notably in the women’s bantamweight division and men’s lightheavyweight division.
As they do after each event, the UFC released updated rankings after a select group of media members ranked fighters in every division.
This past weekend the UFC held UFC 192 on PPV featuring a couple key match ups ranking wise, most notably in the women’s bantamweight division and men’s lightheavyweight division.
Light Heavyweight
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Anthony Johnson
2 Alexander Gustafsson
3 Ryan Bader +1
4 Glover Teixeira -1
5 Ovince Saint Preux +1
6 Rashad Evans -1
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Jimi Manuwa
9 Patrick Cummins
10 Rampage Jackson
11 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
12 Fabio Maldonado
13 Rafael Cavalcante
14 Corey Anderson
15 Jan Blachowicz *NR
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Ronda Rousey
1 Miesha Tate
2 Cat Zingano
3 Alexis Davis
4 Amanda Nunes
5 Sarah Kaufman
6 Sara McMann +1
7 Julianna Pena +5
8 Holly Holm
9 Jessica Eye -3
10 Bethe Correia -1
11 Liz Carmouche -1
12 Marion Reneau -1
13 Raquel Pennington
14 Germaine de Randamie
15 Jessica Andrade
In the co-main event, Ryan Bader won his fifth straight fight defeating Rashad Evans by decision and moving up to third in the rankings. With the loss, Evans dropped on spot in fifth
The big mover in rankings for UFC 192 was women’s bantamweight Julianna Pena who moved up five spots to seventh with a dominating win over Jessica Eye who had been ranked sixth.