The UFC’s penultimate event of 2023 in Las Vegas produced a few moves in this week’s rankings update. UFC Fight Night 233 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and was headlined by a bantamweight bout between Song Yadong and Chris Gutierrez. Song, who entered the week at No. 9 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie bantamweight rankings, soundly defeated Gutierrez by unanimous decision. As a result, Song’s performance was strong enough to climb one spot in this week’s update, settling in at No. 8 behind former champion Petr Yan.