Belfort (right) suffered third defeat in a row (Photo: Buda Mendes/UFC)
In addition to the third consecutive defeat, suffered by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Fortaleza last Saturday (11), Vitor belfort he also suffered the loss of two positions in the UFC middleweight ranking. With the new setback, Fenômeno left the top-10 of the category and is now in 11th position. Victorious away from home, Gastelum moved up two places and is in eighth.
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Vitor belfort He has been fighting since 2009 in the UFC middleweight division and has always been among the best in the world. Before the recent drop in performance with the three defeats in a row, the Brazilian had victories over Rich Franklin, Luke Rockhold e Michael Bisping, three athletes who were champions of the division – Bisping is the current owner of the belt.
In addition to Belfort, two other Brazilians fell in the rankings of their divisions after defeats at UFC Fortaleza. Francisco Massaranduba, who was the 11th best lightweight in Ultimate, had his streak of seven straight victories interrupted by Kevin Lee and ended up falling to 15th position, being overtaken by, among others, his own executioner, who now occupies his old position.
In flyweight, Jussier formiga, surpassed by Ray Borg, lost two positions. The Brazilian is now only the fifth best fighter at 57 kg. from the UFC. His tormentor gained four positions, moving from eighth to fourth place. In the female rooster, Bethe Correia he tied with Marion Reneau, but lost a step, moving from ninth to tenth place.
Mauritius Shogun he was the only Brazilian who gained a place after UFC Fortaleza. Former light heavyweight champion, he is now among the UFC's top five in his category, having surpassed Ryan bader, whose name was removed from the ranking.
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