UFC rankings: Serghei Spivac moves to No. 8 with weekend win over Derrick Lewis
‘The Polar Bear’ moves up four spots and slides past ‘The Black Beast’ following impressive UFC Fight Night 218 result.
Serghei Spivac (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) impressed in his UFC Fight Night 218 headliner with Derrick Lewis (26-11 MMA, 17-9 UFC), completely dominating the action en route to a first-round submission win. He was rewarded for his effort in the latest official UFC rankings with a move up four slots to settle in at No. 8.
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Lewis falls three slots with the setback and now sits at No. 10.
Interestingly, Marcin Tybura (24-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC), who was also victorious at UFC Fight Night 218, actually falls one spot and now sits at No. 11. The man he beat, Blagoy Ivanov (19-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC), stays at No. 15.
Take a look at look at the latest heavyweight rankings below. Check out the full updated rankings at UFC.com.
UFC heavyweight champion: Vacant
- Ciryl Gane
- Stipe Miocic
- Sergei Pavlovich
- Curtis Blaydes
- Tai Tuivasa
- Tom Aspinall
- Alexander Volkov +1
- Serghei Spivac +4
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik
- Derrick Lewis -3
- Marcin Tybura -1
- Chris Daukaus -1
- Alexandr Romanov
- Jailton Almeida
- Blagoy Ivanov
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