B. Muhammad celebrates victory in UFC Las Vegas 51 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The main fight of UFC Las Vegas 51, which ended with victory for Belal Muhammad | about Vincent Luque, caused a small but important change in the welterweight (up to 77 kg) hierarchy. The North American with Palestinian ancestry “stole” the position from the Brazilian, guaranteeing the last place in the top 5 of the division, while the “Silent Assassin” fell to sixth place.
Belal Muhammad | enters the top 5 of the division on the back of an impressive run. The victory over Vincent Luque, last Saturday (16), was the third in a row for the North American, who has not lost in eight fights, since January 2019, having seven victories and one fight without result in this period.
Another significant change generated by the UFC Las Vegas 51 took place in the women's bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg). The Swedish Pannie kianzad gained two positions in the rankings by defeating compatriot Lina Lansberg in a bloody duel. In addition to Lansberg, Kianzad also left behind the North American list Macy chiasson.
The latest update of the UFC rankings, carried out this Tuesday morning (19), also showed movements among athletes who did not fight over the weekend. In men's bantamweight, the Welsh sensation Jack shore, undefeated in MMA, came in fifteenth place, taking the Brazilian Raphael Assunção from the list.
In the men's weight-for-pound ranking, Jon Jones fell one more position and is in eighth place, being overtaken by Dustin poirier. Additionally, the current bantamweight champion aljamain sterling surpassed the former heavyweight champion (up to 120,2 kg) Stipe Miocic and took eleventh place.
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