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With one swift kick to the chin, Michael
Chandler ushered Inside the Prolonged time period of an period in the Lightweight
rankings.
Tony
Ferguson, who was on The incorrect finish of Chandler’s spectacular
“Knockout of the Yr” entry at UFC
274, has misplaced his final 4 fights in lopsided style. Whereas
all these defeats — Chandler, Beneil
Dariush, Charles
Oliveira, Justin
Gaethje — have come in the direction of prime-notch opplace, “El Cucuy” no
longer has a current resume befitting a ranked Lightweight. With
that, we bid adieu to Ferguson, while welcoming rising contfinisher
Grant
Dawson to the No. 15 place. As far Chandler, The earlier
Bellator MMA champ raised his profile
significantly on Saturday Evening time, however he stay caught at No. 6 in a
crowded weight class.
Whereas the Carla
Esparza-Rose
Namajunas dud garnered A lot of The eye in The women’s MMA
world, Macy
Chiasson made A critical transfer in the featherweight division on the
again of a Chop up-choice triumph in the direction of Norma
Dumont on the UFC 274 prelims. Chiasson, who was beforehand
unranked at 145 kilos, skyrockets to No. 3, one spot forward of her
vanquished adversary. In the meantime, ex-Bellator champ and the
beforehand third-ranked Julia Budd
exits the featherweight ballot as she continues to compete at 155
kilos in Expert Fighters League.
Elsewhere, Ryan Bader
climbed into the heavyweight Top 10 As a Outcome of of An ugly-however-efficient
triumph in the direction of Cheick Kongo
in the
Bellator 280 headliner, and Brandon
Royval took over the sixth spot at flyweight after a submission
of fellow Top 10 competitor Matt
Schnell at UFC 274.
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Source: https://www.sherdog.com/news/rankings/1/Sherdogs-Official-Mixed-Martial-Arts-Rankings-186548