The USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com MMA Rankings saw minimal movement this week following ONE FC 9. Victorious Bibiano Fernandes maintained his No. 7 spot in the bantamweight rankings, and following a close and uninspired split-decision defeat, Yasuhiro Urushitani slid from No. 13 to an honorable mention slot at flyweight.
However, with Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 event, the heavyweight rankings should get a shakeup as Fabricio Werdum (No. 5) and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (No. 11) meet in a rematch. No. 9 bantamweight Raphael Assuncao and light-heavyweight honorable mention Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante also are in action at the event.
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