Demian moved up to first place at welterweight (Photo-Twiiter/UFC)
The victory over Jorge masvidal at UFC 211 last Saturday (13) left Demian Maia even closer to a welterweight title shot. This Wednesday (17), Ultimate released the division rankings and, as expected, the Brazilian gained some positions. He rose from third place, which he had held for months, to first, surpassing Stephen Thompson and former champion Robbie Lawler.
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Another beneficiary was Stipe Miocic, who knocked out Junior Gypsy and remained with the heavyweight belt. The champion moved up one place in the general ranking, which includes all weight divisions, and is now 5th, surpassing bantamweight cody garbrandt. The Brazilian Jessica Stacker, defeat by champion Joanna Jedrzejczy dropped one position in strawweight and went to 4th, while Rose namajunas took 3rd place.
In the lightweight division, the Brazilians Edson Barboza e Rafael dos Anjos They switched positions: Barboza is now number 4, while the former champion is stationed at number 5. Francisco Massaranduba, which had been removed from the list, appears again in the ranking, and appears in 15th. At middleweight, David Branch, who made his debut in the organization defeating Krzysztof Jotko, 'invaded' the ranking and is in 9th, the same position as his last opponent.
The official UFC ranking is updated weekly and is based on voting by specialized journalists from around the world.
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