Miocic defended his belt at UFC 203. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Main star of UFC 203, event held last Saturday (10), Stipe Miocic was the highlight of the latest update of the organization's official rankings. The heavyweight champion, who made his first successful defense by knocking out alistair overeem, moved up two positions on the weight-for-weight list, which features fighters from all categories.
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Miocic is now in sixth place, leaving behind Eddie Alvarez (lightweight champion) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (straw champion). The leader is Demetrious Johnson, flyweight champion, ahead of Dominick Cruz (roosters), Daniel Cormier (light heavyweight), Conor McGregor (feathers) and José Aldo (interim sentences).
Fabricio Werdum, who beat Travis Browne in the second most important fight of UFC 203, was kept in first place among the heavyweights. Overall, there were few changes to the category list – only Browne, defeated, dropped three places and is now ninth.
Another highlight was the Brazilian Jessica Stacker, which ended Joanne calderwood In the event. The fighter surpassed Tecia torres and is fifth in the women's straw division.
Finally, two losers on the night dropped down the list. Urijah faber, which lost to Jimmie rivera, fell four places among the roosters and is now sixth. He still remained ahead of Rivera, who moved up five places and is seventh. Finally, Jessica Eye, beaten by Bethe Correia, lost three positions and now occupies 13th place.
The UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.
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