Amanda Nunes enters the top 5 of the UFC weight-for-pound rankings

A. Nunes climbs into the top-5 of the P4P ranking. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

the rise of Amanda nunes do not stop. The Bahian woman, who knocked out Holly holm No. UFC 239, last Saturday, and defended the bantamweight belt (up to 61.2 kg.) for the fourth time, reaching the top 5 in the weight-for-weight rankings of Ultimate. In the update carried out this Tuesday (09), the Brazilian jumped one position and is fifth in the classification, behind only Daniel Cormier, Jon Jones, Khabib Nurmagomedov e Henry Cejudo.

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In addition to Amanda, who also rose in the ranking after the UFC 239 was Jorge masvidal. The North American jumped to third place in the welterweight classification (up to 77.1 kg.), surpassing the Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos. At the event, he knocked out Ben Askren in just five seconds.

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Marreta remains 2nd in the light heavyweight division

Despite the setback for Jon Jones in the main fight of UFC 239, the presentation of Thiago Marreta seems to have pleased the journalists who are responsible for creating the ranking. He remained number two in the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg), behind only Daniel Cormier, former division champion who gave up the title to move up to heavyweight (up to 120 kg.).