MMA rankings report, Aug. 12: Why big UFC and Bellator wins didn’t lead to movement

“Gorgeous” George Garcia and John Morgan break down everything of note coming out of UFC on ESPN+ 32 and Bellator 243.

This past weekend saw some big wins take place between Bellator 243 and UFC on ESPN+ 32.

On Friday night in Uncasville, Conn., [autotag]Michael Chandler[/autotag] entered free agency with a bang when he knocked out former UFC and WEC lightweight champion Benson Henderson in the Bellator 243 main event.

Then on Saturday night in Las Vegas, [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] TKO’d Aleksei Oleinik in the second round of their heavyweight headliner at UFC on ESPN+ 32, while in the co-main event, ex-middleweight champ [autotag]Chris Weidman[/autotag] knocked off Omari Akhmedov by unanimous decision.

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What did those results do for each of the winners? Nothing.

Watch the video above as MMA Junkie rankings chair “Gorgeous” George Garcia explains why with John Morgan in this week’s edition of the rankings report.

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