You knew heading into UFC 246 that there would certainly be movement in the rankings coming out of it, but maybe there wasn’t as much as expected. The first pay-per-view of 2020 features the highly anticipated return of Conor McGregor , who put on a great performance in defeating Donald Cerrone by TKO in just 40 seconds of their main event. Even though the fight took place at welterweight, the impact on the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings comes at lightweight, where the two fighters traditionally have been active. As usual, there’s difficulty in deciding where to rank McGregor. He’s the biggest start in the sport with a tremendous skillset, but his inactivity – especially while others rack up big wins – is always something to consider.
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MMA rankings report: The difficulty of dealing with Conor McGregor after UFC 246 – MMA Junkie