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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 16: Kayla Harrison makes quick bantamweight impact

With arguably the most stacked lineup in the company’s history, UFC 300 offered all kinds of opportunities for movement in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie MMA rankings.

When it comes to our rankings, Kayla Harrison always has been in a bit of a rock and a hard place. Most of her fights have been at lightweight – and we don’t have women’s lightweight rankings because their fights are too few and far between. And only one featherweight fight in her career wasn’t enough to make a big impact there. So she’s been stuck on the women’s pound-for-pound list just to be represented.

But at UFC 300, Harrison (17-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) dropped all the way to bantamweight for her promotional debut and absolutely wiped the floor with former champion Holly Holm (15-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) for a second-round submission. At long last, Harrison can debut in our rankings in a highly competitive division, and she soared all the way past Holm to No. 6.

In the main event in Las Vegas, Alex Pereira (10-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) defended his light heavyweight title for the first time with a stunning and dramatic first-round knockout of former champ Jamahal Hill (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC). The Brazilian can’t go any higher at 205 pounds, but he made a big jump on the pound-for-pound list. And that’s where we’ll find Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC), too, after his insane last-second (literally) KO of Justin Gaethje (25-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in their “BMF” title five-rounder.

Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 300.

USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 7: Jose Aldo returns to top 10

Following UFC 301, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating. In the main event of UFC 301 at Rio Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja denied challenger Steve Erceg to maintain his position as No. 1. The co-main event produced the biggest move of...

Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal 2 shifted to July 6, avoids UFC 302 conflict

Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal’s rematch has a new date and a new venue. The combat sports rematch between the two former UFC stars was originally set to take place on June 1 at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., but has now been shifted due to the date playing...

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