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If there was any doubt before this past Saturday, Jiri Prochazka is a bonafide title contender in the light heavyweight division. Prochazka scored a highlight reel spinning back elbow to knock out Dominick Reyes in the main event of UFC Fight Night in a bout UFC president Dana White said would determine a future title challenger.
Reyes entered the fight as the No. 2 ranked light heavyweight in the CBS Sports UFC Divisional Rankings, having fought for the title in his two most recent fights. The knockout loss dropped Reyes to No. 7, while Prochazka jumped from No. 6 to No. 3 with the win.
Light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is next set to defend his belt against Glover Teixeira in September, with the winner defending against Prochazka, according to White.
Saturday’s UFC Fight Night features two fights with CBS Sports ranked fighters.
- Women’s strawweight: No. 6 Marina Rodriguez vs. No. 9 Michelle Waterson
- Welterweight: No. 10 Neil Magny vs. Geoff Neal
Rankings are compiled following the submission of ballots by Brent Brookhouse, Brian Campbell and Brandon Wise. Without further ado, here’s where things stand ahead of Saturday’s card.
For Brian Campbell’s updated Pound for Pound Rankings, click here.
Flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Deivieson Figueiredo (c) |
20-1-1 |
|
2. Brandon Moreno |
18-5-2 |
|
3. Askar Askarov |
12-0-1 |
|
4. Matt Schnell |
15-5 |
|
5. Alexandre Pantoja |
23-5 |
|
6. Kai Kara-France |
22-9 |
|
7. Joseph Benavidez |
28-8 |
|
8. Alex Perez |
24-6 |
|
9. Brandon Royval |
12-5 |
|
10. Jussier Formiga |
23-8 |
Bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Petr Yan |
15-1 |
|
2. Aljamain Sterling (c) |
19-3 |
|
3. Cory Sandhagen |
14-2 |
|
4. Cody Garbrandt |
12-3 |
|
5. Pedro Munhoz |
19-5 |
|
6. Marlon Moraes |
23-7-1 |
|
7. Merab Dvalishili |
13-4 |
|
8. Jimmy Rivera |
23-5 |
|
9. Jose Aldo |
29-7 |
|
10. Raphael Assuncao |
27-8 |
Featherweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Alexander Volkanovski (c) |
22-1 |
|
2. Max Holloway |
22-6 |
|
3. Brian Ortega |
15-1 |
|
4. Zabit Magomedsharipov |
18-1 |
|
5. Yair Rodriguez |
12-2 |
|
6. Korean Zombie |
16-6 |
|
7. Calvin Kattar |
22-5 |
|
8. Josh Emmett |
16-2 |
|
9. Dan Ige |
15-3 |
|
10. Shane Burgos |
13-2 |
Lightweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Dustin Poirier |
27-6 |
|
T2. Justin Gaethje |
22-3 |
|
T2. Charles Oliveira |
30-8 |
|
4. Michael Chandler |
22-5 |
|
5. Tony Ferguson |
25-5 |
|
6. Rafael dos Anjos |
30-13 |
|
7. Conor McGregor |
22-5 |
|
8. Drew Dober |
23-9 |
|
9. Dan Hooker |
20-10 |
|
10. Paul Felder |
17-6 |
Welterweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Kamaru Usman (c) |
19-1 |
|
2. Colby Covington |
16-2 |
|
3. Leon Edwards |
18-3 |
|
4. Gilbert Burns |
19-4 |
|
5. Stephen Thompson |
16-4-1 |
|
6. Jorge Masvidal |
35-15 |
|
7. Michael Chiesa |
18-4 |
|
8. Vicente Luque |
20-7-1 |
|
9. Santiago Ponzinibbio |
27-4 |
|
10. Neil Magny |
24-8 |
Middleweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Israel Adesanya (c) |
20-1 |
|
2. Robert Whittaker |
23-5 |
|
3. Paulo Costa |
13-1 |
|
4. Jared Cannonier |
13-5 |
|
5. Derek Brunson |
21-7 |
|
6. Marvin Vettori |
16-4-1 |
|
7. Darren Till |
18-2-1 |
|
8. Jack Hermansson |
21-6 |
|
9. Uriah Hall |
17-9 |
|
10. Edmen Shahbayan |
11-1 |
Light heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Jan Blachowicz (c) |
28-8 |
|
2. Glover Teixeira |
32-7 |
|
3. Jiri Prochazka |
28-3-1 |
|
4. Aleksandar Rakic |
14-2 |
|
5. Thiago Santos |
21-9 |
|
6. Anthony Smith |
35-16 |
|
7. Dominick Reyes |
12-3 |
|
8. Magomed Ankalaev |
15-1 |
|
9. Johnny Walker |
18-5 |
|
10. Nikita Krylov |
26-8 |
Heavyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Francis Ngannou (c) |
16-3 |
|
2. Stipe Miocic |
20-4 |
|
3. Derrick Lewis |
25-7 |
|
4. Curtis Blaydes |
14-3 |
|
5. Alexander Volkov |
33-8 |
|
6. Ciryl Gane |
8-0 |
|
7. Alistair Overeem |
47-19 |
|
8. Jairzinho Rozenstruik |
11-2 |
|
9. Augusto Sakai |
15-2-1 |
|
10. Marcin Tybura |
21-6 |
Women’s strawweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Rose Namajunas (c) |
10-4 |
|
2. Weili Zhang |
21-1 |
|
3. Joanna Jedrzejczyk |
16-4 |
|
4. Carla Esparza |
17-6 |
|
5. Tatiana Suarez |
9-0 |
|
6. Marina Rodriguez |
13-1-2 |
|
7. Yan Xiaonan |
13-1 |
|
8. Mackenzie Dern |
11-1 |
|
9. Michelle Waterson |
18-8 |
|
10. Jessica Andrade |
21-9 |
Women’s flyweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Valentina Shevchenko (c) |
21-3 |
|
2. Lauren Murphy |
14-4 |
|
3. Jessica Andrade |
21-9 |
|
4. Katlyn Chookagian |
15-4 |
|
5. Jennifer Maia |
18-7-1 |
Women’s bantamweight
|
Fighter |
Record |
|
1. Amanda Nunes (c) |
21-4 |
|
2. Germaine de Randamie |
10-4 |
|
3. Holly Holm |
14-5 |
|
4. Aspen Ladd |
9-1 |
|
5. Yana Kunitskaya |
14-5 |
|
6. Irene Aldana |
12-6 |
|
7. Julianna Pena |
10-4 |
|
8. Julia Avila |
8-2 |
|
9. Ketlen Vieira |
11-2 |
|
10. Sara McMann |
12-6 |