UFC Ranking: Ian Garry leaves Carlos Prates behind and reaches the top of the welterweight division.

Garry focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

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Ian Garry was one of the highlights of UFC Qatar and his effort was recognized. At the event held last Saturday (22), the Irishman controlled Belal Muhammad , former champion of the category, winning by unanimous decision, securing his second consecutive victory. Thus, this Tuesday (25), in the ranking update released by the company, 'The Future' got closer to the fight for the welterweight belt (up to 77,1 kg), surpassing Carlos Prates.

Before fighting at UFC Qatar, Garry was ranked sixth in the welterweight division and promised to put on a show in the octagon to become the first challenger for Islam Makhachev 's belt . With the impressive victory, the Irishman gained four positions, becoming the second-ranked fighter in the competitive category.

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In this way, the athlete left behind some tough competition, finishing only behind the Russian champion and Jack Della Maddalena . With Garry's entry into the top 5 of the division, the Brazilian left the group, falling to sixth place.

Belal focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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On the other hand, Belal plummeted in the welterweight rankings. With his second consecutive loss, the former champion, who was number two, is now number five. The veteran also fell in the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings. The athlete is now ranked 15th, after dropping two places.

Tsarukyan consolidated

Tsarukyan celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

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In the main event, Arman Tsarukyan made short work of Dan Hooker , confirming his status as favorite by submitting him in the second round. Thus, the Armenian defended his number one ranking in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), remaining just behind champion Ilia Topuria , whom he wishes to face next. In the pound-for-pound rankings, the athlete climbed from 14th to 13th place.

Horiguchi in the top-10

Horiguchi focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

In his highly anticipated return to the UFC, Kyoji Horiguchi shone. The Japanese fighter, former flyweight title challenger (up to 57 kg) and former Bellator and Rizin champion, submitted Tagir Ulanbekov , a friend of Khabib Nurmagomedov , in the third round, proving his worth in the elite. His impressive performance in the octagon propelled the friend of Alexandre Pantoja , who dominates the division, up from eighth place in the rankings.

With his victory at UFC Qatar, Asu Almabayev also climbed in the flyweight rankings. The Kazakh fighter is now seventh in the division's rankings. Alex Perez , who was submitted by Almabayev, dropped four positions and is now number 11.

Acosta on the rise

Even with only one day's notice for the fight against Shamil Gaziev , Waldo Cortes-Acosta showed no mercy. He needed just over a minute to deliver a brutal and devastating knockout. With the victory, 'Salsa Boy' entered the top 5 of the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg), in fifth position. On the other hand, Jailton Malhadinho ended up outside the top 5, falling to sixth place.

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