A. Nunes took the lead in the weight-for-pound rankings (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The dominant victory over Julianna Pena in the main fight of UFC 277 yielded to Amanda nunes not only regaining the bantamweight belt (up to 61,2 kg), but also regaining her position as the organization's best fighter.
In an update made this Tuesday (2) in the Ultimate rankings, the “Leoa” surpassed the flyweight champion (up to 56,7 kg) Valentina Shevchenko and took the lead in the weight-for-weight ranking, which includes athletes from all female categories.
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In addition to the resumption of Amanda nunes: UFC 277 promoted other important changes in the organization's rankings. In flies, Brandon Moreno already appears as interim champion, while Alexandre pantoja gained two positions and took second place in the category, behind only the Mexican and Deiveson Figueiredo, linear champion.
In light heavyweight, Magomed Ankalayev gained a position and overtook Aleksander Rakic. The Russian now occupies third place in the division rankings.
The most significant increase occurred in the heavyweight division. After knocking out Derrick Lewis, Sergei Pavlovich He left eleventh place and entered the top 5 of the division, in fifth place. Knocked out for the second time in a row, Lewis fell to seventh.
Ultimate also made some late changes related to UFC London, event on July 23rd. In light heavyweight, Volkan oezdemir surpassed Paul Craig and took eighth place from the Scottish, while Molly McCann debuted in the top 15 of the women's flyweight division, taking 15th position.
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