Dillashaw gained position in the UFC rankings with victory. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
UFC on FOX 16, an event held last Saturday (25), was definitely positive for TJ Dillashaw. In addition to defending his belt with a knockout over Renan Barao e earn the bonus for “Performance of the Night”, the North American rose in the organization's official weight-for-pound rankings.
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Dillashaw is now in fifth place, surpassing the heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum, which is now sixth. José Aldo remains in first position, ahead of Chris Weidman, Demetrious Johnson e Ronda Rousey.
Good for Dillashaw, bad for Barão. With the new defeat, the former bantamweight champion was removed from the weight-for-pound list, where he occupied, until last week, 12th place. Therefore, Anderson Silva, Conor McGregor e Frankie Edgar gained one position each, and John hendricks, former welterweight champion, joins the list, in 15th.
Among the roosters, Barão remains in a prominent position, in first place. The category had another highlight, with Bryan caraway, which hit Eddie Wineland in the event, gaining six positions – he is now seventh.
Among women, there has also been an important change. Caraway's girlfriend, Miesha Tate jumped to first place among the roosters, leaving Zingano cat back. Already Jessica Eye, defeated in combat, fell to sixth, being overtaken by Bethe Correia.
The official UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.
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