Vitor Belfort leaves the UFC pound-for-pound rankings after defeat to Chris Weidman

V. Belfort had four defeats in five fights for the UFC belt. Photo: Reproduction/Twitter

Vitor belfort was the one who lost the most in this week's update of the UFC's official rankings. The Brazilian, who was defeated by Chris Weidman at UFC 187, last Saturday (23), he lost positions both in the weight-for-weight list and in his category.

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The “Phenomenon” was removed from the list that includes all fighters regardless of weight division – this is because Daniel Cormier, new light heavyweight champion, entered the rankings in ninth position. Despite being the worst among the aforementioned UFC linear champions, “DC” left behind names like Anderson Silva, Anthony Pettis, Renan Barao e Fabricio Werdum.

Belfort also lost one position among the middleweights, falling to fourth and immediately behind Lyoto Machida. In first position is Luke RockholdFollowed by Ronaldo Jacare – precisely the two athletes who are vying for the position of next challenger for the Chris Weidman, who, because he is the champion, does not appear in the rankings.

Another change seen in the rankings was among the heavyweights. Andrei Arlovski, who knocked out Travis Browne, jumped to fourth place behind Werdum, junior gypsy e Stipe Miocic. Browne lost two positions and was in fifth.

The UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.

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