Rankings Update: Johnson takes top p4p spot
After his epic knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, Conor McGregor called himself the top pound for pound fighter in the sport, but the media disagrees.
After his epic knockout of Jose Aldo at UFC 194, Conor McGregor called himself the top pound for pound fighter in the sport, but the media disagrees.
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 194 on PPV featuring a couple key match ups ranking wise and the pound for pound rankings had some big changes:
POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson +1
2 Jon Jones +2
3 Conor McGregor +9
4 TJ Dillashaw +1
5 Fabricio Werdum +1
6 Robbie Lawler +1
6 Jose Aldo -5
8 Daniel Cormier
9 Luke Rockhold *NR
10 Rafael dos Anjos -1
11 Chris Weidman -8
12 Cain Velasquez -2
13 Ronda Rousey -2
14 Joanna Jedrzejczyk -1
15 Holly Holm -1
