Earlier this week, we learned that Jon Jones’ B sample confirmed that he had indeed ingested the banned substance Turinabol in advance of his UFC 214 light heavyweight title fight with Daniel Cormier. Yesterday, the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) overturned Jones’ UFC 214 knockout win over Daniel Cormier, rendering it a no contest. With this development, the UFC moved to strip Jones of the light heavyweight title, and reinstate Cormier as the champion.
Needless to say, things have been crazy. The latest UFC rankings, updated Wednesday, reflect this craziness, as Jones has been ejected from both the light heavyweight and pound-for-pound rankings. Cormier, meanwhile, has been elevated to a bizarre “0” ranking at light heavyweight, reflecting that fact that’s he’s no longer simply the number-one-contender, but apparently not the champion either…
Here are the official UFC rankings, updated on Wednesday, in the wake of Jon Jones’ failed B sample (h/t MMAMania.com).
POUND-FOR-POUND
1 Demetrious JohnsonÂ
2 Conor McGregorÂ
3 Stipe Miocic +1
4 Max Holloway +1
5 Cody Garbrandt +1
6 Daniel Cormier +1
7 Joanna Jedrzejczyk +1
8 Tyron Woodley +1
9 Dominick Cruz +1
10 Jose Aldo +2
11 Michael BispingÂ
12 Cris Cyborg +1
13 Robert Whittaker +1
14 Amanda Nunes +1
15 TJ Dillashaw *NR
FLYWEIGHT
Champion : Demetrious Johnson
1 Joseph BenavidezÂ
2 Henry CejudoÂ
3 Ray BorgÂ
4 Sergio PettisÂ
5 Jussier Formiga +1
6 Wilson Reis -1
7 Brandon MorenoÂ
8 Ben NguyenÂ
9 Tim ElliottÂ
10 John MoragaÂ
11 Dustin OrtizÂ
12 Ian McCallÂ
13 Alexandre PantojaÂ
14 Louis SmolkaÂ
15 Magomed BibulatovÂ
BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Cody Garbrandt
1 Dominick CruzÂ
2 TJ DillashawÂ
3 Jimmie RiveraÂ
4 Raphael AssuncaoÂ
5 John LinekerÂ
6 Bryan CarawayÂ
7 Aljamain SterlingÂ
8 John DodsonÂ
9 Thomas AlmeidaÂ
10 Marlon MoraesÂ
11 Eddie WinelandÂ
12 Pedro MunhozÂ
13 Rob FontÂ
14 Matthew LopezÂ
15 Johnny Eduardo
FEATHERWEIGHT
Champion : Max Holloway
1 Jose AldoÂ
2 Frankie EdgarÂ
3 Ricardo LamasÂ
4 Cub SwansonÂ
5 Chan Sung JungÂ
6 Brian OrtegaÂ
7 Yair RodriguezÂ
8 Jeremy StephensÂ
9 Darren ElkinsÂ
10 Renato MoicanoÂ
11 Dennis BermudezÂ
12 Dooho ChoiÂ
13 Mirsad BekticÂ
14 Myles JuryÂ
15 Jason KnightÂ
LIGHTWEIGHT
Champion : Conor McGregor
1 Khabib NurmagomedovÂ
2 Tony FergusonÂ
3 Eddie AlvarezÂ
4 Edson BarbozaÂ
5 Justin GaethjeÂ
6 Nate DiazÂ
7 Kevin LeeÂ
8 Dustin PoirierÂ
9 Michael JohnsonÂ
10 Michael ChiesaÂ
11 Al IaquintaÂ
12 Beneil DariushÂ
13 Anthony PettisÂ
14 Evan Dunham +1
15 Mairbek Taisumov *NR
WELTERWEIGHT
Champion : Tyron Woodley
1 Robbie Lawler +1
1 Stephen ThompsonÂ
3 Demian MaiaÂ
4 Jorge MasvidalÂ
5 Rafael Dos Anjos +5
6 Donald CerroneÂ
7 Carlos Condit -2
8 Colby CovingtonÂ
9 Santiago PonzinibbioÂ
9 Neil Magny -3
11 Gunnar NelsonÂ
12 Dong Hyun KimÂ
13 Kamaru UsmanÂ
14 Alex OliveiraÂ
15 Tarec Saffiedine
MIDDLEWEIGHT
Champion : Michael Bisping
1 Robert Whittaker (Interim Champion)
2 Yoel RomeroÂ
3 Luke RockholdÂ
4 Jacare SouzaÂ
5 Chris WeidmanÂ
6 Anderson SilvaÂ
7 Derek BrunsonÂ
8 Kelvin GastelumÂ
9 David BranchÂ
10 Krzysztof JotkoÂ
11 Vitor BelfortÂ
12 Thales LeitesÂ
13 Tim BoetschÂ
14 Uriah HallÂ
15 Thiago SantosÂ
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
0 Daniel Cormier +1
1 Alexander Gustafsson +1
2 Volkan Oezdemir +1
3 Glover Teixeira +1
4 Jimi Manuwa +1
5 Mauricio Rua +1
6 Ovince Saint Preux +1
7 Corey Anderson +1
8 Misha Cirkunov +1
9 Ilir Latifi +1
10 Rogerio Nogueira +1
11 Patrick Cummins +1
12 Gadzhimurad Antigulov +3
13 Gian Villante +1
14 Tyson Pedro -1
HEAVYWEIGHT
Champion : Stipe Miocic
1 Alistair OvereemÂ
2 Fabricio WerdumÂ
3 Cain VelasquezÂ
4 Francis NgannouÂ
5 Mark HuntÂ
6 Derrick LewisÂ
7 Alexander VolkovÂ
8 Marcin TyburaÂ
9 Aleksei OleinikÂ
10 Stefan StruveÂ
11 Andrei ArlovskiÂ
12 Junior AlbiniÂ
13 Curtis BlaydesÂ
14 Travis BrowneÂ
15 Tim Johnson
WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT
Champion : Joanna Jedrzejczyk
1 Claudia GadelhaÂ
2 Karolina KowalkiewiczÂ
3 Rose NamajunasÂ
4 Jessica AndradeÂ
5 Tecia TorresÂ
6 Michelle WatersonÂ
7 Cynthia Calvillo +1
8 Carla Esparza -1
9 Felice HerrigÂ
10 Paige VanZantÂ
11 Cortney Casey +1
11 Alexa Grasso +2
13 Joanne Calderwood -2
14 Randa MarkosÂ
15 Maryna MorozÂ
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
Champion : Amanda Nunes
1 Valentina ShevchenkoÂ
2 Holly HolmÂ
3 Julianna PenaÂ
4 Raquel Pennington +1
5 Ronda Rousey -1
6 Cat Zingano +1
7 Sara McMann -1
8 Germaine de RandamieÂ
9 Ketlen Vieira +4
10 Liz Carmouche -1
10 Alexis DavisÂ
12 Marion Reneau -1
13 Katlyn Chookagian -1
14 Bethe CorreiaÂ
15 Leslie Smith *NR
What do you think of these new rankings? Do you consider Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier the light heavyweight king?
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 9/14/2017.
This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM