After an incredible win over Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, it was revealed that Jones failed a drug test in association with the event. "Bones" and his team insist he is innocent, and an investigation is ongoing.
Upcoming Fight: vs Ray "The Tazmexican Devil" Borg | Oct 07, 2017 - UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
"Mighty Mouse" tied Anderson Silva's promotional record of 10 consecutive title defenses and now looks to set his own mark against Ray Borg in a delayed meeting now set for UFC 216.
Sure, he came up short against Floyd Mayweather, but McGregor is absolutely changing the face of the sport, accomplishing everything he ever promised he would.
Cormier is undefeated against fighters not named Jon Jones. His emotions following his latest loss – now recorded as a no contest – were painful to watch, but Cormier remains one of the best fighters in the world.
Miocic continues to improve every time out and will now look to make UFC history in his next outing, hoping to become the first man with three consecutive defenses of the UFC heavyweight title.
Upcoming Fight: vs T.J. Dillashaw | Nov 04, 2017 - UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
"No Love" has officially arrived, and with the way the undefeated champ claimed the UFC title, he may very well become the promotion's newest star.
After losing his title at UFC 207, Cruz looks like he'll have to win at least one fight before he earns a potential rematch with Cody Garbrandt or T.J. Dillashaw.
Holloway now owns an incredible 11-fight winning streak and has made it clear he intends to hold on to the belt for the forseeable future.
Woodley was heavily criticized for his win over Demian Maia but remains the UFC champion and plans to prove himself as the greatest welterweight of all time.
Aldo's place in history is undeniable, but his immediate plans took a huge hit with a loss to Max Holloway.
"The Eagle" owns an incredible career mark and is getting more and more vocal about what he wants in the cage. However, missing weight and losing a booking against Tony Ferguson have certainly delayed those goals, as Kevin Lee can attest.
Upcoming Fight: vs Georges "Rush" St-Pierre | Nov 04, 2017 - UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
Bisping isn't Yoel Romero's favorite fighter right now, but "The Count" is still UFC middleweight champion. In a bit of a shock, Bisping's next defense will be against former welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre at UFC 217.
Upcoming Fight: vs Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal | Nov 04, 2017 - UFC 217: Bisping vs. St-Pierre
"Wonderboy" came up just short in a pair of fights with welterweight champ Tyron Woodley but previously earned seven consecutive wins, including a TKO of Robert Whittaker.
At just 26 years old, Whittaker is now a UFC champion, albeit of the interim variety. Up next, it appears, will be a chance at undisputed status against either Michael Bisping or Georges St-Pierre.
Benavidez would likely be champ if Demetrious Johnson didn't have such a stranglehold on the UFC's flyweight division. He hopes a third meeting with "Mighty Mouse" is on the horizon.
After two busy weeks of MMA, we’ve got some new faces in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings.
One of those fighters on the rise is “The Ultimate Fighter 21” champion Kamaru Usman, who scored a big first-round knockout of Sergio Moraes this past weekend at UFC Fight Night 116.
Usman has now won 10 straight fights, including six in the UFC. With his recent body of work, he’s jumped from an honorable-mention slot to No. 12 at welterweight.
Check out the full rankings above.
The rankings take into account a fighter's wins/losses, quality of competition, finishing rate/dominance and frequency of fights.
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, non-titleholders 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.
