Another week of drama concluded at the UFC after a massive event went down inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas at UFC 279. After the showcase, the promotion’s official website updated its rankings. Since there were some high stake matchups on the PPV card, a lot of shuffling was there in the latest update. Even Conor McGregor got a jump in rankings, which fans opposed.

Though the card had a few catchweight bouts, the update still reflected the results in the latest rankings. Fans fumed over some changes. Chiefly, Li Jingliang losing his ranking after getting beat in a highly controversial decision was disputed.

Meanwhile, Conor McGregor also moved his position in the lightweight even though neither he nor any lightweight was competing on the card.

Conor McGregor moving up had fans talking

‘The Notorious’ moved up one place as Tony Ferguson dropped 4 places to 14. It was quite a change since Ferguson was competing in the welterweight division. And the Irish star has only one win in the division that came in 2016.

ESPN journalist pointed out the same fact in his tweet. Meanwhile, a few other fans also shared similar sentiments.

Further, there was another big change in the welterweight division that fans disapproved of.

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Li Jingliang lost his welterweight ranking after a catchweight contest

One of the biggest stories of the UFC 279 week was China’s best male fighter in the UFC – Li Jingliang. The superstar had a big change in opponent as he went from facing a lightweight who moved up a division to a 10 lbs heavier opponent at a brief notice.

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Yet the Chinese warrior almost pulled off the win but was beaten on the judges’ scorecard. Even UFC President Dana White believed the bout should not have been a split decision but a unanimous decision win for ‘The Leech’.

And now that the ranking came out, the welterweight fighter lost his top 15 spot to Daniel Rodriguez after competing in a catchweight contest. Fans could not believe their eyes and expressed the same on social media.

UFC rankings have been a burning question in the MMA space that does not seem to go away. And the latest update only puts fire to it.

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