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There was plenty of MMA action this past weekend, and that means a few solid moves in the rankings this week.
In the UFC Fight Night 141 main event, Santiago Ponzinibbio (27-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) thrilled his home-country fans in Argentina with a knockout of Neil Magny (21-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC) at welterweight. In the co-main event, former featherweight title challenger Ricardo Lamas (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) picked up a big win over the gritty and tough-to-finish Darren Elkins (24-7 MMA, 14-6 UFC).
Plus, Johnny Walker (15-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) made a quick impression at light heavyweight with a stoppage of Khalil Rountree (7-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC).
At Bellator 209 in Israel, featherweight champion Patricio Freire (28-4 MMA, 16-4 BMMA) reaffirmed his control over the promotion’s 145-pound division with a title defense over Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4 MMA, 9-3 BMMA).
Check out the latest edition of the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, which includes notable moves at welterweight, featherweight and light heavyweight. This weekend, we have more potential for movement in the heavyweight division when Curtis Blaydes (10-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) meets Francis Ngannou (11-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in the UFC Fight Night 141 headliner.
Check out the new looks of all the divisions above.
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