Do Bronx no longer appears in the UFC rankings (Photo: Jeff Bottari/UFC)
The weekly update of the official Ultimate rankings had consequences for Charles of the Bronx. After acting as a lightweight at UFC 210, last Saturday (08), when he submitted Will Brooks in the first round, Chute Boxe athlete Diego Lima was removed from the top 15 featherweight division, his original category, in which he was ranked 9th. placing.
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Interestingly, Charles himself said, shortly after his victory, that he intends to return to the featherweight division, although he has had recent problems breaking the 66kg limit. The Brazilian's removal from the ranking favored Myles Jury, who also played last weekend – he knocked out Mike de la Torre -, and debuted in 15th place.
Another category that underwent major changes was even light heavyweights. After Anthony Johnson declaring his retirement from MMA, the former challenger, who occupied first place on the list, was removed from the ranking, thus favoring all the other names on the list. With the update, the Brazilian Mauritius Shogun appears in 4th, while Glover Teixeira is the 3th.
Kelvin Gastelum, caught in a doping test for using marijuana, was removed from the middleweight rankings, making room for Dan Kelly, who is in 15th. At welterweight, the Nigerian Kamaru Usman moved up one position and is now number 10, swapping places with Tarec saffiedine.
The official UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.
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