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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 15: UFC 314 results in multiple upward shifts

BAD MMA News — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 03:12:27 +0000

UFC 314 was a major card – with major impacts. Coming out of Saturday’s fight card in Miami, multiple fighters shifted upward in the official USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings including Paddy Pimblett , Jean Silva , Virna Jandiroba , and Dominick Reyes . Additionally, another impactful (though lesser so) fight card took place in the Sunshine State.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 8: Lerone Murphy enters top 10

BAD MMA News — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 02:48:05 +0000

UFC on ESPN 65 took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a key move in the featherweight division. In the main event, undefeated Lerone Murphy won a clear unanimous decision over former interim title challenger Josh Emmett. Murphy entered the week at No. 12 in the 145-pound division, but after his second main event win, lands at No. 8 in this week’s rankings update

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 1: Brandon Moreno climbs to No. 2

BAD MMA News — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 02:12:57 +0000

UFC on ESPN 64 took place this past Saturday at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, producing a key move in the men’s flyweight division. In the main event, former 125-pound champ Brandon Moreno finally picked up a UFC win on home soil by defeating former title challenger Steve Erceg in a unanimous decision. Moreno entered the week at No. 3 in the flyweight division and, with the result, climbed up one spot to claim No. 2, behind the champ Alexandre Pantoja.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 25: Sean Brady cracks top 5

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 02:51:41 +0000

UFC Fight Night 255 took place this past Saturday at O2 Arena in London, producing a few key moves in multiple weight divisions. In the main event, rising welterweight contender Sean Brady soundly defeated former champion Leon Edwards by submission in a statement performance . Brady entered the week at No. 7 in the welterweight division, but after his big stoppage win, lands at No.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 18: Roman Dolidze climbs middleweight ladder

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 02:04:13 +0000

UFC Fight Night 254 took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a key update in the middleweight division. In the main event, rising contender Roman Dolidze picked up a unanimous decision win in a rematch against Marvin Vettori.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 11: Magomed Ankalaev takes throne after UFC 313

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:45:39 +0000

There’s no question who sits atop the light heavyweight rankings after UFC 313 . Magomed Ankalaev elevated himself to No. 1 at light heavyweight and No

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, March 4: Manel Kape cracks top 5

BAD MMA News — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:50:45 +0000

UFC Fight Night 253 took place this past Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, flyweight contender Manel Kape picked up a TKO stoppage win over replacement opponent Asu Almabayev, who stepped in for an injured Brandon Royval. Kape handled business and now finds himself in the top 5 of flyweights. Kape entered the week ranked No. 6 but jumped up to No. 4 in this week’s update.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 25: Song Yadong overtakes Henry Cejudo

BAD MMA News — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:02:02 +0000

UFC Fight Night 252 took place this past Saturday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, former two-division champion Henry Cejudo took on Song Yadong .

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 18: Youssef Zalal darts into featherweight top 15

BAD MMA News — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:47:14 +0000

UFC Fight Night 251 took place this past Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, former title challenger Jared Cannonier overcame early scares from Gregory Rodrigues to score a fourth-round TKO. In the co-feature, Youssef Zalal picked up the biggest win of his career by defeating Calvin Kattar . As a result, Zalal enters the featherweight rankings at No.

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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 11: Khamzat Chimaev benefits from UFC 312 result

BAD MMA News — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:11:17 +0000

UFC 312 took place this past Saturday at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, producing a few updates across multiple divisions. In the main event, Dricus Du Plessis successfully defended the middleweight title in a championship rematch against Sean Strickland . Entering the week at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, Strickland falls a spot, allowing room for undefeated contender Khamzat Chimaev to move up. In the co-feature, Zhang Weili defended her strawweight title against previously unbeaten Tatiana Suarez in a dominant performance .

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