Norma Dumont gains spot in UFC bantamweight rankings after former champion withdraws

N. Dumont surpassed A. Ladd in the UFC Las Vegas 40. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Even without events last weekend, the UFC made changes to its official rankings in an update carried out last Monday (29). Former featherweight champion (up to 65,7 kg) and until then first place in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Germain de Randamie was removed from the ranking due to inactivity. The 37-year-old Dutchwoman hasn't fought since October 2020, when she submitted Julianna Pena.

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the withdrawal of Germain de Randamie caused changes to two UFC rankings. In the bantamweight list, where the Dutch woman occupied first position, 13 fighters gained positions and the Brazilian Norm Dumont appeared in 15th, closing the ranking.

The curious thing is that Norm Dumont She only has one fight in the UFC bantamweight division, when she defeated Ashlee Evans-Smith, but was 2,1 kg over the category limit. All of the Brazilian's other three fights, including the last one, when she won Aspen ladd, were held in the featherweight division, which does not have an official ranking.

In the weight-by-weight list, Germain de Randamie occupied seventh place. With his departure, the Mexican Irene aldana won the fifteenth place and eight fighters moved up one place in the ranking, like the Brazilians Marina Rodriguez, ninth placed and Mackenzie dern, 13ª.