Rankings Update: Johnson keeps spot
In the co-main event, Michael Johnson lost a controversial decision to Beniel Dariush, but the media did not use it against him, leaving him in his number five spot.
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 Fight Night 73 featuring a couple key match ups ranking wise, most notably in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions.
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Rafael dos Anjos
1 Anthony Pettis
2 Donald Cerrone
3 Khabib Nurmagomedov
4 Eddie Alvarez
5 Michael Johnson
5 Benson Henderson +2
7 Edson Barboza -1
8 Myles Jury
9 Tony Ferguson
10 Beneil Dariush +2
11 Al Iaquinta
12 Bobby Green -2
13 Dustin Poirier
14 Nate Diaz
15 Jorge Masvidal
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Daniel Cormier
1 Anthony Johnson
2 Alexander Gustafsson
3 Glover Teixeira +1
4 Ryan Bader -1
5 Rashad Evans
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Jimi Manuwa
8 Mauricio Rua
9 Rampage Jackson
10 Patrick Cummins
11 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
12 Jan Blachowicz
13 Fabio Maldonado
14 Rafael Cavalcante
15 Ilir Latifi
In the co-main event, Michael Johnson lost a controversial decision to Beniel Dariush, but the media did not use it against him, leaving him in his number five spot. For his effort, Dariush moved up two spots to number ten.
In the main event, Glover Teixeira won an impressive fight and moved up one spot to number three in the division. His opponent, Ovince Saint Preux maintained his sixth spot in the rankings.