Raul Rosas Jr. Crashes Top 10 After UFC Vegas 121 KO
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Raul Rosas Jr. broke into the UFC bantamweight Top 10 following his knockout victory over Raoni Barcelos at UFC Vegas 121 last weekend.
The 20-year-old dubbed "El Niño Problema" claimed the No. 8 spot in the Meta Rankings after stopping the Brazilian veteran, per MMA Mania. Barcelos, who was hospitalized after the finish, dropped out of the Top 10 entirely.
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Perez Jumps to No. 2 at Women's Bantamweight
Ailin Perez climbed two spots to No. 2 in the women's bantamweight rankings after her decision win over Norma Dumont. Dumont fell one position to No. 3 in the updated standings.
Montel Jackson also moved up three places to No. 12 at bantamweight after finishing Ricky Simon on the same card. Simon exited the rankings following the loss.
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The updated Meta Rankings place Petr Yan as bantamweight champion, with Merab Dvalishvili at No. 1 and Song Yadong at No. 2. Rosas now sits ahead of Farid Basharat at No. 9 and Marcus McGhee at No. 10.
UFC's official media rankings have not been updated and are expected to be phased out in the coming weeks, according to the report.
Reported via:
- MMA Mania — Raul Rosas Jr. crashes Top 10 in UFC Vegas 121 rankings update, Ailin Perez climbs to No. 2
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