The UFC wrapped up its calendar year with UFC Fight Night 216 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, and the event produced a number of moves in this week’s rankings update.
While the main event was a top-tier middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Sean Strickland, the names surrounding either fighter on the rankings are tough to cause a big jump. Cannonier remains at No. 4 after picking up the split decision win, while Strickland falls one spot to No. 8.
The division that saw the most movement this week was the men’s flyweights, which saw two of the division’s rising contenders pick up wins, ultimately shaking up the bottom half of the rankings. Amir Albazi defeated Allessandro Costa and Manel Kape beat David Dvorak. Albazi entered the week at No. 12, but climbs to the No. 10 spot. Kape, who was among the honorable mentions last week, now finds a number next to his name as he settles at No. 13.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings above.
