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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 9: Jorge Masvidal flies up welterweight ranks

It took all of five seconds for Jorge Masvidalto soar up the welterweight rankings.

Well, okay, actually Masvidal’s climb to the top has been the slowest of grinds, one 16 years in the making.

But a UFC record, five-second flying knee knockout has a way of making up for things in a hurry.

Masvidal’s knockout of Ben Askren has been a clear career-changer, as fans are still talking about his sensational knockout days after a memorable UFC 239. He’s moved up to No. 4 in our welterweight rankings, not far at all off a shot at Kamaru Usman’s welterweight belt.

Meanwhile, Jan Blachowicz’s knockout of Luke Rockhold gets him into the top 15 at light heavyweight, at No. 15. Rockhold is now out of the rankings.

There are no changes atop the pound-for-pound polls. Jon Jones’ split-decision win over Thiago Santos is not enough to put him ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov. And, what, did you think we were going to drop Amanda Nunes out of the No. 1 women’s spot after she knocked out Holly Holm?

To see those updates and more, check out the latest edition of our rankings.

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for April: One former UFC champ makes another tap for the first time

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Paul Hughes explains choosing PFL over UFC offer: ‘I deserve to get compensated’

Fighters are often criticized for failing to prioritize their financial interests in their MMA careers, but no such accusation can be made toward Irish prospect Paul Hughes. Hughes (11-1), a former Cage Warriors champion, just went through the process of free agency and had bids on the table from...

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