UFC Ranking: Sean Strickland returns to the pound-for-pound rankings; Chimaev plummets and Ankalaev disappears.

Strickland promotes UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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Sean Strickland lived a magical night in UFC 328 and shocked the world. Last Saturday (9), in New Jersey (USA), the American ignored his status as a big underdog in the main fight, and beat the feared Khamzat Shimaev by split decision and won the middleweight belt (up to 83,9 kg) for the second time. Due to the important result, the popular bad boy was rewarded by the company in the weekly ranking update released this Tuesday (12).

Before standing out in UFC 328Strickland was ranked third in the middleweight division and wasn't part of the pound-for-pound rankings. Now, everything has changed for the athlete. The American has not only returned to the top of the division, but has also joined the select list of the company's best fighters across all weight classes, now holding the seventh position. With the entry of 'Tarzan', Magomed Ankalayev He left the elite of the elite.

Chimaev backstage at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

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On the other hand, Chimaev, upon being surprised in UFC 328He fell. The Chechen fighter became the number one in the middleweight division and plummeted in the pound-for-pound rankings. 'Borz' lost seven positions, going from third to tenth.

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Van establishes himself in the weight-for-pound ranking

Van celebrates victory in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Joshua Van, who shone in the co-main event of UFC 328 when knocking out Tatsuro Taira In the fifth and final round, he defended his flyweight (up to 57 kg) title for the first time and moved up one spot in the pound-for-pound rankings. The Burmese champion is now ninth in the rankings.

Amosov is growing in the welterweight division.

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

Who else took advantage of the UFC 328 Yaroslav Amosov was the one who moved up a level in the organization. The Ukrainian, former king of Bellator, finished... Joel alvarez In the second round, he moved into the top 10 of the welterweight division (up to 77,1 kg) with only two fights in his new home. Undefeated in the octagon, the athlete gained four positions, becoming the tenth-ranked fighter.