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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, Dec. 15: Conor McGregor climbs pound-for-pound list
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Pound 4 Pound rankings
Jon Jones' personal indiscretions have left him sidelined indefinitely and stripped of his UFC title. He dodged a bullet while only receiving probabtion for his mistakes and will likely fight for his belt in his return to the cage.
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
"Mighty Mouse" appears to have no equal at flyweight. Whether he moves up to bantamweight remains to be seen, but his first goal is besting Anderson Silva's UFC record of 10 consecutve title defenses.
Change: +1 | Record: 23 - 2 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz | Jan 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Dillashaw eliminated any potential lingering doubts with an absolute destruction of Renan Barao in their rematch. A fight with former champ Dominick Cruz is up next at January's UFC Fight Night 81.
Change: +2 | Record: 12 - 2 - 0
McGregor will always have his detractors, but he shouldn't have any more doubters. Now it seems there are big fights available two him in two different weight classes.
Change: +9 | Record: 19 - 2 - 0
It's incredible to think Aldo went unbeaten for 10 years, especially since Conor McGregor was able to end that run in just 13 seconds. The Brazilian may have to work his way back to a rematch.
Change: -3 | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
New champ dos Anjos was brilliant in his title win over Anthony Pettis. Now, he'll try and defend the belt for the first time at this weekend's UFC on FOX 17 event.
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 7 - 0
Werdum now owns submisson wins over Fedor Emelianenko, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez. Not bad. The Cain Velasquez rematch takes place at UFC 196.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 1
Rockhold has long proven himself as one of the best middleweights in the world, but he took the top spot with an absolute destruction of former UFC champ Chris Weidman.
Change: +7 | Record: 15 - 2 - 0
Cormier may only be champion because of Jon Jones' legal troubles, but he shouldn't have any doubters as to his worthiness as a titleholder after an incredible win over Alexander Gustafsson.
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 1 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit | Jan 02, 2016 - UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit
After a "Fight of the Year" candidate victory over Rory MacDonald, Lawler was expected to face Carlos Condit at UFC 193 in Australia. However, a thumb injury forced the champ to delay the fight until UFC 195.
Change: -1 | Record: 26 - 10 - 0
Weidman insists he will come back better than ever following a disappointing loss to Luke Rockhold. UFC officials have yet to reveal if an immediate rematch is in order.
Change: -7 | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Velasquez lost his title in the thin air of Mexico City but vowed to avenge his defeat. He's expected to get an immediate rematch with Fabricio Werdum in March.
Change: -2 | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
There is just no way you can be an MMA fan and not be a fan of Edgar. He is clearly the top UFC contender at 145 pounds, but he'll have to wait to see what Conor McGregor decides to find out if he gets a title shot next.
Change: +1 | Record: 20 - 4 - 1
Former UFC welterweight champ Johny Hendricks will delay a move to middleweight and return at UFC 196 against striking specialist Stephen Thompson.
Change: -3 | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
In a heartbreaking development, the undefeated Dagestani recovered from a knee injury only to suffer broken ribs in training, scratching his December bout with Tony Ferguson.
Change: -3 | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Alistair "The Reem" Overeem | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 35 - 9 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Junior "Cigano" Dos Santos | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -- | Record: 39 - 14 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 7 - 0
Bellator's heavyweight champion is now 3-0 in 2015 while fighting outside of the promotion. It will be tough for him to climb much higher fighting on the regional stage, but he's staying busy and remains undefeated.
Change: +2 | Record: 17 - 0 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 11 - 10 - 1
Change: -1 | Record: 18 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 12 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 50 - 9 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 2 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 8 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 8 - 0
Light-Heavyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 36 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 9 - 1
Upcoming Fight: vs. Brett "The Spartan" McDermott | Dec 29, 2015 - Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 1 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 2 - 0
Middleweight rankings
Rockhold battled an infection and some early adversity to battle back and batter Chris Weidman en route to claiming the UFC's middleweight title.
Change: +1 | Record: 15 - 2 - 0
They say the mark of a true champion is how they respond to a loss. Weidman now finds himself in that position after suffering the first defeat of his career.
Change: -1 | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
If Chris Weidman isn't granted an immediate rematch with Luke Rockhold, Romero could very well be next for the belt. Just edging out Ronaldo Souza might not have been enough, but Romero is certainly an option.
Change: +1 | Record: 11 - 1 - 0
After feeling Yoel Romero's power in the first round, Souza battled back over the final 10 minutes of their UFC 194 meeting but still came up just short.
Change: -1 | Record: 22 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 11 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 27 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 5 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Nate "The Great" Marquardt | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 37 - 6 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 3 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 14 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 4 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 6 - 0
Welterweight rankings
Upcoming Fight: vs. Carlos "The Natural Born Killer" Condit | Jan 02, 2016 - UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 10 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 13 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 34 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 30 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 31 - 8 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 5 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 1 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Lightweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 22 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 28 - 6 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Anthony "Showtime" Pettis | Jan 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 4 - 0
After picking up a thrilling victory in a "Fight of the Year" candidate with Edson Barboza, Ferguson now owns a seven-fight winning streak.
Change: +3 | Record: 20 - 3 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 22 - 5 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Michael "The Menace" Johnson | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 10 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Charles "Do Bronx" Oliveira | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -1 | Record: 15 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 9 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 15 - 0 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 17 - 1 - 0
Barboza was fighting beautifully before one mistake cost him against the fast-rising Tony Ferguson.
Change: -2 | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Were it not for a disappointin loss by cut, Chiesa could very well be on a five-fight UFC winning streak. He cracks the top-15 for the frist time after downing Jim Miller.
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 2 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 4 - 0
Featherweight rankings
"Notorious" is also undisputed, now standing alone as the UFC's sole featherweight champion. He's now teasing matchups in two divisions and is perhaps the most intriguing athlete in the sport right now.
Change: +1 | Record: 19 - 2 - 0
Aldo lost for the first time in a decade, as a single, crushing left hand from Conor McGregor ended the Brazilian's incredible run at the top of the featherweight division.
Change: -1 | Record: 25 - 2 - 0
Edgar's knockout of Chad Mendes was just as shocking as Conor McGregor's big win. Now "The Answer" hopes McGregor stays at featherweight and grants him a much-deserved title shot.
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 4 - 1
Holloway is just 24 and boasts an eight-fight winning streak. The Hawaiian is both the future and present of what is suddenly a very interesting division.
Change: +2 | Record: 14 - 3 - 0
There is no doubt that Mendes is one of the best featherweights in the world. But recent losses to the division's top fighters leave his immediate future in question.
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 3 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Danny "Last Call" Castillo | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -- | Record: 25 - 7 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 12 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 3 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 24 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 36 - 9 - 0
Bantamweight rankings
Upcoming Fight: vs. Dominick "The Dominator" Cruz | Jan 17, 2016 - UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 3 - 0
"The California Kid" knows the end is coming, and he only wants the biggest fights possible. Right now, that might be the winner of T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz.
Change: -- | Record: 33 - 8 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 4 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 3 - 0
The undefeated Sterling is currently a free agent, but his future looks incredibly bright, wherever he decides to take his talents.
Change: +3 | Record: 12 - 0 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 4 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 17 - 6 - 1
Change: -1 | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 21 - 9 - 2
Change: -- | Record: 20 - 7 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 26 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 1 - 0
Flyweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 23 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 18 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 16 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 15 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 19 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 14 - 7 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 1 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 2 - 1
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 1 - 0
Women's Bantamweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 6 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 4 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Valentina "Bullet" Shevchenko | Dec 19, 2015 - UFC on FOX 17: Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 17 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 7 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 4 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 9 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 10 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 6 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 2 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 5 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 6 - 5 - 0
Women's Strawweight rankings
Change: -- | Record: 11 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 1 - 0
Change: +1 | Record: 19 - 5 - 0
Change: -1 | Record: 10 - 3 - 0
Change: +7 | Record: 7 - 0 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. DeAnna "The Argentine Assassin" Bennett | Jan 16, 2016 - Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 0 - 0
Change: +2 | Record: 7 - 0 - 0
Upcoming Fight: vs. Livia Renata "Livinha" Souza | Jan 16, 2016 - Invicta FC 15: Cyborg vs. Ibragimova
Change: +3 | Record: 8 - 0 - 0
Change: -4 | Record: 7 - 0 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 4 - 2 - 0
Change: -4 | Record: 8 - 4 - 0
Change: -4 | Record: 6 - 1 - 0
Change: -3 | Record: 10 - 1 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 8 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 13 - 4 - 0
Honorable Mentions
Change: -- | Record: 5 - 2 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 12 - 3 - 0
Change: -- | Record: 6 - 2 - 0
USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, Dec. 15: Conor McGregor climbs pound-for-pound list
When you need just 13 seconds to beat a man who hasn’t tasted defeat in 10 years, you’re rewarded for your efforts.
So it stands to reason that new undisputed UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, who took his spot at the top of the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie featherweight rankings but also climbed all the way to No. 4 on the pound-for-pound list.
The top of the featherweight list has a very new look, as Frankie Edgar and Max Holloway also picked up big wins over the weekend.
And, of course, the middleweight division now sees new UFC champ Luke Rockhold sitting at the top of the list while also seeing the new title holder slide up the pound-for-pound list.
Check out all of this week’s latest rankings.
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Fighters are no longer eligible to be ranked after they've been inactive for 24 months, either due to injuries, drug/conduct suspensions, contract disputes or self-imposed hiatuses.
Fighters serving drug/conduct suspensions are eligible to be ranked, so long as they're not inactive for more than 24 months.
To the best of our ability, fighters will be ranked in their primary weight class. Catchweight fights and bouts outside the fighter's primary weight class can have a positive or negative impact on the ranking. However, fighters can be ranked in only one weight class at a given time, and in most cases, they won't be ranked in a new weight class until they've had their first fight at that weight.
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