Before another exciting year of fights begin in 2022, John Morgan and “Gorgeous” George Garcia look back at the biggest movers in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings during 2021. Which fighters stood out in shooting up their respective divisions this past year? You can watch the video above for discussion on the fighters who made the biggest jumps this year including: Ciryl Gane , UFC heavyweight Jiri Prochazka , UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira , UFC light heavyweight Anthony Johnson , Bellator light heavyweight Andre Muniz , UFC middleweight Sean Brady , UFC welterweight Yaroslav Amosov , Bellator welterweight Islam Makhachev , UFC lightweight AJ McKee , Bellator featherweight Julianna Peña, UFC women’s bantamweight Amanda Lemos, UFC women’s strawweight List Changing of the guard: Every new UFC champion crowned in 2021 List Bellator in 2021: A robust look at the stats, streaks, skids, and records
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MMA rankings report, 2021 review: Who made the biggest leap during the year? – MMA Junkie