Following UFC 304, the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings required updating.
In the main event at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England, [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] had his crowning moment by dominating [autotag]Leon Edwards[/autotag] to become the new UFC welterweight champion.
Entering the week at No. 3 in the welterweight rankings, Muhammad’s title win places him at No. 1, knocking Edwards down one spot.
The co-feature produced an unprecedented move in the heavyweight rankings.
[autotag]Tom Aspinall[/autotag] successfully defended his interim heavyweight title by knocking out [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] in just one minute. Aspinall is an active and dominant force in the heavyweight division, and he has overtaken [autotag]Jon Jones[/autotag] for the No. 1 spot.
Jones, the current champion, has not fought in over 16 months, and his next fight in the works will not be a title unification bout. Aspinall has appeared three times since Jones’ heavyweight debut and has finished each opponent in the first round.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings above.