The UFC traveled to Abu Dhabi for a major pay-per-view event that caused significant changes in the Oct. 25 edition of the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
The main event of UFC 280 saw the crowning of a new lightweight champion as Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira by submission in the second round.
In the co-main event, champion Aljamain Sterling retained his title in a dominant showing against an injured T.J. Dillashaw, finishing the fight by TKO in the second round.
The feature bout between Sean O'Malley and former champion Petr Yan also played a big part in the bantamweight divisional shakeup. O’Malley emerged victorious by split decision in a close three-round battle.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings below.
