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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 4: What changes will UFC 247 bring?

We don’t say this very often around these parts, but here it is: There’s not much to report in this week’s MMA rankings.

The UFC was off last weekend. So was Bellator. And PFL. And Invicta. And RIZIN. And, well, you get the point. The only events were held by regional promotions, and while they serve an important role in the food chain, they’re under the radar of everyone but the most obsessed hardcores and don’t affect the rankings.

But fear not. Fights which matter in the big picture are back. UFC 247 begins a run in which the UFC has a card every weekend through the end of April. And while the defending champions in the evening’s top two fights, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and flyweight titleholder Valentina Shevchenko, are prohibitive favorites in their respective bouts against Dominick Reyes and Katlyn Chookagian, upset losses by either would make for a major shake-up in both divisions (in which the champs are obviously No. 1, and also their respective pound-for-pound lists (where each rank No. 2).

While you wait with breathless anticipation for UFC 247, now’s as good a time as any for a refresher course on where things stand among the sport’s best. To check where your favorite — or least favorite — fighter currently stands, click the drop-down menu above to access our full list of rankings.

UFC 247 takes place Saturday at Toyota Center in Houston. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and early prelims on UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+

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