Rankings Update: VanZant enters top ten, Rockhold number one contender

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 on FOX 15 featuring a couple bouts that had an effect in the official rankings. Two important middleweight bouts set the rankings for the next top contender and Paige Van Zant moved herself into the top ten:

Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk

1 Carla Esparza 

2 Claudia Gadelha 

3 Jessica Penne 

4 Rose Namajunas 

5 Tecia Torres 

6 Randa Markos 

7 Paige VanZant +5

8 Joanne Calderwood -1

9 Maryna Moroz 

10 Aisling Daly 

11 Felice Herrig -3

12 Heather Clark -1

13 Juliana Lima 

14 Angela Hill 

15 Bec Rawlings *NR

Champion : Chris Weidman

1 Luke Rockhold +3

2 Jacare Souza -1

3 Vitor Belfort 

4 Lyoto Machida -2

5 Anderson Silva 

6 Yoel Romero 

7 Gegard Mousasi 

8 Tim Kennedy 

9 Thales Leites 

10 Michael Bisping 

11 CB Dollaway 

12 Costas Philippou 

13 Tim Boetsch 

14 Brad Tavares 

15 Roan Carneiro 

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