Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings
Business as Usual
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It was a slow death for Anthony Smith against Jon Jones at UFC 235, something akin to watching a boa constrictor devour a mouse. In short, it wasn’t enthralling, but the outcome was inevitable.
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While it was business as usual for Jones, UFC 235 resulted in some upheaval in other divisional polls. Kamaru Usman dominated Tyron Woodley from bell to bell, claiming the welterweight title and the top spot at 170 pounds with his 10th consecutive victory. Ex-champ Cody Garbrandt, once a pound-for-pound contender, falls all the way to the bantamweight bubble following his third consecutive KO/TKO defeat. Pedro Munhoz, the man who vanquished him, climbs to No. 8 at 135 pounds.
A couple others who made their marks at UFC 235 include Zabit Magomedsharipov, who joins the featherweight poll at eighth after vanquishing the always-tough Jeremy Stephens, while Weili Zhang enters the strawweight rankings at No. 7 after sending Tecia Torres to her third consecutive defeat. And of course, there’s Ben Askren, who re-enters the welterweight rankings following a lengthy hiatus at No. 5; his vanquished foe, Robbie Lawler drops only one spot to sixth due to the controversial nature of his defeat.
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