Rankings Update: Lots of featherweight changes
This past weekend the UFC held two events back to back, but really the only division that saw a lot of movement in the rankings was the featherweight.
After each event, the UFC polls various members of the media to update its rankings in each weight division as well as the pound for pound rankings.
This past weekend the UFC held two events back to back, but really the only division that saw a lot of movement was the featherweights.
Champion : Jose Aldo
1 Chad Mendes
2 Cub Swanson +2
3 Frankie Edgar -1
4 Ricardo Lamas -1
5 Chan Sung Jung
6 Dustin Poirier
7 Nik Lentz +2
8 Clay Guida -1
9 Dennis Siver -1
10 Jeremy Stephens +1
11 Dennis Bermudez -1
12 Conor McGregor +2
12 Darren Elkins
14 Charles Oliveira *NR
15 Tatsuya Kawajiri -1
Of particular note is that with his win over Jeremy Stephens, Cub Swanson secured his place in line for a featherweight title shot. Number one contender Chad Mendes will fight Jose Aldo later this year and Swanson should be in line for the winner. Despite a losing effort, Stephens moved up one spot and cracked the top ten.