Anderson (photo) beat N. Diaz in a unanimous decision. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
The triumph over Nick Diaz last Saturday (31), did not guarantee the Anderson Silva only a positive result on his return to the octagon after the serious fracture suffered in his right leg, his first victory since October 2012 or the R$2 million received in wages. In addition to all this, Anderson also moved up one position in the UFC's official weight-for-weight rankings, which does not take categories into account.
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Previously in eighth place, Anderson left the bantamweight champion behind TJ Dillashaw and moved to seventh place in the list, which is composed from the votes of dozens of accredited journalists around the planet. Within the middleweight division, with a weight limit of up to 84 kg, Anderson remains in first place, behind only the champion Chris Weidman – by someone who has already been defeated twice.
Still in the middleweight category, Thales leites he also moved up one position, after his seventh consecutive triumph, his fifth since he re-debuted in Ultimate, and now he is his tenth. Victim of Thales at UFC 183, North American Tim Boetsch dropped one place and appears in fourteenth. Boestch's fall benefited Mark Muñoz, who, even without fighting, moved up to thirteenth.
Who suffered even worse after a setback at UFC 183 was Kelvin Gastelum. After failing to make weight by 4,5 kg and suffering his first career defeat, the young TUF 17 champion dropped three positions and ended up in tenth place among the welterweights. One of those who benefited from Gastelum's situation was the Brazilian Demian Maia, which moved to seventh place in the up to 77 kg category.
Another athlete who also did not do well in the new rankings update, even without playing since the end of last year, was the Brazilian Renan Barao. The former bantamweight champion lost one position, fell to eleventh place and left the top 10 weight for weight. The person responsible for taking the position of Baron was the North American Robbie Lawler, welterweight champion.
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