UFC 303 has concluded and the official UFC rankings have been updated.
Brian Ortega reveals tough ordeal that forced him to miss UFC 303
The biggest updates are:
Alex Pereira's successful title defense has seen him rise to No. 2 on the men's pound-for-pound rankings. He's now below Islam Makhachev and above Jon Jones. The move also saw welterweight champion Leon Edwards move up from No. 3 to No. 4.
In what may seem like no correlation at first glance, Tom Aspinall also rose two spots to No. 11, propelling Israel Adesanya to No. 12, perhaps in anticipation of Aspinall's co-headlining role at UFC 304 in late July.
Fans of Ian Garry will be disappointed to see that he hasn't moved up in the welterweight rankings. Instead, Michael Page, who beat Garry at UFC 303, has moved up one spot to 13th. He's now tied with Vicente Luque, who faces Nick Diaz at UFC Abu Dhabi on August 3. Page's move up is likely due to his stand-up advantage over Garry.
Unfortunately for Diego Lopez, he didn't get the chance to challenge Brian Ortega and clinch a spot in the featherweight top five at UFC 303. Instead, he faced Dan Ige just a few hours ago. Lopez won by unanimous decision and moved up two spots to 12th, dropping Ige one spot to 14th.
Still, fans shouldn't write off Lopez or Ige for future big fights, as their short notice appearance at UFC 303 could very well pay off.
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Former bantamweight challenger Mayra Bueno Silva may have won her bout against Macy Chiasson before being stopped by cut, but that doesn't matter in the eyes of the rankings committee: She's dropped three spots to No. 6, having been overtaken by Kayla Harrison, Eileen Aldana and Chiasson.
Meanwhile, in the women's strawweight division, Gillian Robertson won a dominant victory over Michelle Waterson-Gomez to move up two spots to 13th.
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