Brendan Allen leapfrogs Khamzat Chimaev in latest UFC middleweight rankings update
Brendan Allen has leapfrogged Khamzat Chimaev in the latest UFC middleweight rankings.
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The UFC recently updated it’s ‘official’ rankings following UFC Vegas 82 last weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was Brendan Allen (23-5 MMA) vs Paul Craig (17-7 MMA) in the middleweight main event. Allen defeated Craig via submission at 0:38 of round 3. It was to be Allen’s sixth straight win in the Octagon, five of those by submission.
With the victory, Brendan Allen has now moved up 2 spots in the UFC official rankings.
UFC Middleweight Rankings
Champion: Sean Strickland
1. Israel Adesanya
2. Dricus Du Plessis
3. Robert Whittaker
4. Jared Cannonier
5. Marvin Vettori
6. Paulo Costa
7. Roman Dolidze
8. Brendan Allen +2
9. Khamzat Chimaev -1
10. Jack Hermansson -1
11. Kelvin Gastelum
12. Nassourdine Imavov
13. Paul Craig
14. Chris Curtis
15. Anthony Hernandez
With ‘All In’ moving up two spots, Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) has moved down to number 9 and Jack Hermansson (23-8 MMA) has moved down to number 10 in the rankings.
Note: (+/- = movement in rankings, T = tie, *NR = Not previously ranked)
The Ultimate Fighting Championship compiles its ranking using the following methodology:
Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear in more than one weight division at a time. The champion and interim champion are considered to be in the top positions of their respective divisions and therefore are not eligible for voting by weight-class. However, the champions can be voted on for the pound-for-pound rankings.
Are you surprised to see Brendan Allen move to No. 8 in the middleweight rankings? Who would you like to see the 27-year-old fight next?
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