USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 2: Big month ahead at heavyweight

Check out the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings before a busy February slate kicks into high gear.

After taking a week off, the UFC is back this Saturday with UFC Fight Night 184 to kick off a busy February that is sure to cause plenty of movement in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.

Among the fights to watch:

  • No. 6 [autotag]Alistair Overeem[/autotag] vs. No. 7 [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag], heavyweight
  • No. 3 [autotag]Cory Sandhagen[/autotag] vs. No. 4 [autotag]Frankie Edgar[/autotag], bantamweight
  • No. 1 [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] vs. No. 2 [autotag]Gilbert Burns[/autotag], welterweight
  • No. 5 [autotag]Pedro Munhoz[/autotag] vs. No. 11 [autotag]Jimmie Rivera[/autotag], bantamweight
  • No. 14 [autotag]Maycee Barber[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Alexa Grasso[/autotag], women’s flyweight
  • No. 3 [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] vs. No. 4 [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag], heavyweight
  • No. 5 [autotag]Jairzinho Rozenstruik[/autotag] vs. No. 8 [autotag]Cyril Gane[/autotag], heavyweight

For those keeping track, the month features three heavyweight main events featuring the Nos. 3 through 8 in our rankings. A lot is at stake among the big men in February.

Get caught up with all of the rankings in the dropdowns above.