Following UFC on ESPN 56, the USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings required updating.
Within the function bout of the occasion at Enterprise Middle in St. Louis, Derrick Lewis knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento, extending his UFC knockout document.
A number of different notables made their presence felt in a giant means with sturdy showings. Within the co-feature, Joaquin Buckley continued a powerful run since dropping right down to welterweight by shutting out Nursulton Ruziboev. Additionally, Carlos Ulberg scored a lightning-fast end of Alonzo Menifield.
Each fighters moved up within the rankings of their respective divisions following their spectacular performances.
Try all the most recent pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings above.
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