UFC Rankings Update: Bisping Bursts Onto Pound-For-Pound List
Despite the story of highly-respected journalist Ariel Helwani being ludicrously escorted from last weekend’s (Sat., June 4, 2016) UFC 199 and subsequently ‘banned for life’ by the UFC drowning the media landscape, we simply can’t forget about the fights – and it was a memorable night to say the least.
In the main event at The Forum in Inglewood, California, long-time divisional mainstay Michael Bisping shocked the masses and knocked out Luke Rockhold in the very first round to become the undisputed middleweight champion of the world.
A true feel-good story, Bisping completed one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, and as a result has launched himself onto the pound-for-pound list according to the latest rankings update courtesy of UFC.com.
“The Count” now sits at No. 9 after his monumental victory.
Reigning bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz scored an impressive decision victory over bitter rival Urijah Faber in their co-main event trilogy bout. “The Dominator” jumped up a spot to No. 3 on the pound-for-pound list after Rockhold, who previously held that rank, saw a massive drop down to No. 13.
Check out the full rankings update below:
POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Jon Jones
2 Demetrious Johnson
3 Dominick Cruz +1
4 Robbie Lawler +1
5 Rafael Dos Anjos +1
6 Conor McGregor +1
7 Daniel Cormier +1
8 Jose Aldo +1
9 Michael Bisping *NR
10 Frankie Edgar +1
11 Stipe Miocic +2
12 Joanna Jedrzejczyk
13 Luke Rockhold +10
14 Chris Weidman +4
15 Fabricio Werdum
FLYWEIGHT
Champion: Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph Benavidez
2 Henry Cejudo
3 Jussier Formiga
4 Kyoji Horiguchi
5 Ian McCall
6 John Moraga
7 Zach Makovsky
8 Wilson Reis
9 Dustin Ortiz
10 Ali Bagautinov
11 Justin Scoggins
12 Louis Smolka
13 Ray Borg
14 Sergio Pettis
15 Ben Nguyen
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Dominick Cruz
1 TJ Dillashaw
2 Urijah Faber
3 Raphael Assuncao
4 Bryan Caraway
5 Michael McDonald
6 Aljamain Sterling
7 Cody Garbrandt
8 John Lineker +1
8 John Dodson
10 Thomas Almeida -1
11 Takeya Mizugaki
12 Frankie Saenz
13 Johnny Eduardo
14 Jimmie Rivera
15 Eddie Wineland
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion: Conor McGregor
1 Jose Aldo
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Max Holloway +1
4 Chad Mendes -1
5 Ricardo Lamas
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens
9 Dennis Bermudez
10 Brian Ortega +2
11 Hacran Dias -1
12 Darren Elkins -1
13 Yair Rodriguez +1
14 Tatsuya Kawajiri -1
15 Mirsad Bektic
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion: Rafael Dos Anjos
1 Khabib Nurmagomedov
2 Eddie Alvarez
3 Tony Ferguson
4 Donald Cerrone
5 Nate Diaz
6 Edson Barboza
7 Anthony Pettis
8 Michael Johnson
9 Dustin Poirier +2
10 Michael Chiesa -1
11 Beneil Dariush -1
12 Al Iaquinta
13 Rashid Magomedov +1
14 Evan Dunham +1
15 Francisco Trinaldo *NR
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion: Robbie Lawler
1 Rory MacDonald
2 Stephen Thompson
3 Tyron Woodley
4 Demian Maia
5 Carlos Condit
6 Johny Hendricks
7 Neil Magny
8 Matt Brown
9 Dong Hyun Kim
10 Rick Story
11 Gunnar Nelson
12 Kelvin Gastelum
13 Tarec Saffiedine
14 Thiago Alves +1
15 Albert Tumenov *NR
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion: Michael Bisping
1 Luke Rockhold -1
2 Chris Weidman -1
3 Jacare Souza -1
4 Vitor Belfort -1
5 Anderson Silva
6 Robert Whittaker
7 Lyoto Machida
8 Gegard Mousasi
9 Uriah Hall +1
10 Tim Kennedy -1
11 Derek Brunson
12 Thales Leites
13 Dan Henderson +2
14 Rafael Natal -1
14 Thiago Santos
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Daniel Cormier
1 Jon Jones (Interim Champion)
2 Anthony Johnson
3 Glover Teixeira
4 Alexander Gustafsson
5 Ryan Bader
6 Ovince Saint Preux
7 Mauricio Rua
8 Rashad Evans
9 Jimi Manuwa
10 Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
11 Nikita Krylov
12 Corey Anderson
13 Ilir Latifi
14 Patrick Cummins
15 Gian Villante
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion: Stipe Miocic
1 Fabricio Werdum
2 Cain Velasquez
3 Alistair Overeem
4 Junior Dos Santos
5 Ben Rothwell
6 Andrei Arlovski
7 Travis Browne
8 Mark Hunt
9 Josh Barnett
10 Roy Nelson
11 Derrick Lewis
12 Frank Mir
13 Stefan Struve
14 Ruslan Magomedov
15 Alexey Oliynyk
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion: Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia Gadelha
2 Carla Esparza
3 Rose Namajunas
4 Tecia Torres
5 Valerie Letourneau
6 Karolina Kowalkiewicz +1
7 Jessica Andrade *NR
8 Maryna Moroz +1
9 Paige VanZant -1
10 Jessica Penne -4
11 Michelle Waterson -1
12 Joanne Calderwood -1
13 Jessica Aguilar
14 Randa Markos -2
15 Juliana Lima -1
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion: Miesha Tate
1 Holly Holm
2 Ronda Rousey
3 Cat Zingano
4 Amanda Nunes
5 Julianna Pena
6 Sara McMann
7 Valentina Shevchenko
8 Liz Carmouche
9 Raquel Pennington
10 Jessica Eye
11 Bethe Correia
12 Germaine de Randamie
13 Lauren Murphy
14 Ashlee Evans-Smith
15 Marion Reneau
