Bisping shoots and surpasses Anderson in UFC rankings

Bisping defeated Anderson in London. Photo: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Zuffa LLC

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The victory over Anderson Silva last Saturday (27), in the main fight of UFC Fight Night London, yielded good results for Michael Bisping. The Englishman shot up the official Ultimate rankings in the middleweight category and left the Brazilian behind.

Bisping is now fourth in the 84kg division, up three places from last week. The fighter left two Brazilians behind, Lyoto Machida e Anderson Silva, as well as Tim Kennedy. Anderson now occupies sixth place.

The ranking also showed changes even among fighters who have not stepped into the Octagon recently. Lightweight champion, Rafael dos Anjos fell from the pound-for-pound list after being cut from UFC 196 due to injury, leaving him behind Fabricio Werdum (heavyweight champion) and Luke Rockhold (middleweight champion).

The official UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.