UFC rankings report looks forward to UFC 215

“We’re talking about things that are no longer about Conor McGregor for a change, thank God,” quipped Forrest Griffin.

The UFC Hall of Famer and Matt Parrino are back for a preview edition of The Rankings Report. The two dive into the UFC 215 fight card and look ahead to Demetrious Johnson vs. Ray Borg, Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko, and much more.

There were also changes in the official rankings following UFC Fight Night 115, most notably in the heavyweight division.

Champion: Stipe Miocic
1 Alistair Overeem
2 Fabricio Werdum
3 Cain Velasquez
4 Francis Ngannou +1
5 Mark Hunt +1
6 Derrick Lewis +1
7 Alexander Volkov +1
8 Marcin Tybura +2
9 Aleksei Oleinik +2
10 Stefan Struve -1
11 Andrei Arlovski +1
12 Junior Albini +1
13 Curtis Blaydes +2
14 Travis Browne
15 Tim Johnson *NR

The PPV rankings also saw a significant change, with a new king.

POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious Johnson +1
2 Conor McGregor +1
3 Jon Jones -2
4 Stipe Miocic
5 Max Holloway
6 Cody Garbrandt
7 Daniel Cormier
8 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
9 Tyron Woodley
10 Dominick Cruz
11 Michael Bisping
12 Jose Aldo
13 Cris Cyborg
14 Robert Whittaker +1
15 Amanda Nunes -1

UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg will be held on September 9, 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta.

Main Card (PPV)
Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Ray Borg for men’s flyweight title
Amanda Nunes (c) vs. Valentina Shevchenko for women’s bantamweight title
Neil Magny vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro
Jeremy Stephens vs. Gilbert Melendez
Prelim Card (Fox Sports 1)
Sara McMann vs. Ketlen Vieira
Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
Sarah Moras vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Gavin Tucker vs. Rick Glenn
Prelim Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Mitch Clarke vs. Alex White
Luis Henrique vs. Arjan Bhullar
Kajan Johnson vs. Adriano Martins