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    UFC Rankings Report: UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia Result Shakes Up Heavyweight Top 5

    By Harvey Leonard,

    4 days ago

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    As always, the latest action on offer inside the Octagon has seen some climb the ladder toward contention and others fall away.

    And in the aftermath of UFC Fight Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov, MMA News has you covered with this week's updates to the official UFC rankings.

    Men's Pound-For-Pound: No changes.

    Women’s Pound-for-Pound: No changes.

    Women’s Strawweight: No changes.

    Women’s Flyweight: No changes.

    Women's Bantamweight: No changes.

    Flyweight: No changes.

    Bantamweight: No changes.

    Featherweight: No changes.

    Lightweight: No changes.

    Welterweight: No changes.

    Middleweight: No changes.

    Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir opened this past weekend's main card in style, brutally sleeping Johnny Walker inside the first round. As a result, "No Time" has began an ascent back up the 205-pound pecking order, rising by two spots to #7. His defeated Brazilian opponent, meanwhile, has slipped two positions to #9.

    Further down, Azamat Murzakanov (#14) has swapped places with Alonzo Menifield (#15).

    Heavyweight: One of the biggest winners to emerge from Saturday's event was Alexander Volkov, who got the better of his fellow countryman Sergei Pavlovich across three rounds in the co-main event. As a result,  the tall Russian has climbed two places to #3 on the heavyweight ladder. The defeated Pavlovich, meanwhile, has fallen by two to #5.

    You can view the full updated UFC rankings here .

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