Rankings Update: Cormier enters p4p
This past weekend the UFC held UFC 187, in Las Vegas featuring several bouts that had an effect in the official rankings, including the additional of Daniel Cormier to the p4p list.
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 187, in Las Vegas featuring several bouts that had an effect in the official rankings.
POUND FOR POUND
1 Jose Aldo
2 Demetrious Johnson
3 Chris Weidman
4 Cain Velasquez
5 Ronda Rousey
6 TJ Dillashaw
7 Rafael dos Anjos
8 Robbie Lawler
9 Daniel Cormier *NR
10 Anderson Silva -1
11 Anthony Pettis -1
12 Renan Barao – 1
13 Frankie Edgar +1
14 Fabricio Werdum -1
15 Johny Hendricks -1
Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Johnson at the event, submitting him in the third round and making his way onto the pound for pound list. Another division that saw a lot of movement was the heavyweight division.
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Cain Velasquez
1 Fabricio Werdum (Interim Champion)
2 Junior Dos Santos
3 Stipe Miocic +1
4 Andrei Arlovski +4
5 Travis Browne -2
6 Josh Barnett -1
7 Mark Hunt -1
8 Alistair Overeem – 1
9 Frank Mir +1
10 Ben Rothwell -1
11 Roy Nelson
12 Matt Mitrione
13 Antonio Silva
14 Stefan Struve
15 Alexey Oliynyk *NR