MOSCOW, May 7. Russian Umar Nurmagomedov dropped one place in the bantamweight ranking of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), an updated version of which is published on the organization’s website.
Now the Russian is in 10th place, he dropped after ex-UFC champion Jose Aldo returned to the rankings. On the night of May 5, the Brazilian fought for the first time in two years and defeated Mexican Jonathan Martinez by unanimous decision. The bantamweight champion is American Sean O'Malley.
Khamzat Chimaev, a fighter of Chechen origin representing the UAE, rose one place in the middleweight ranking and became 10th. The owner of the belt is Dricus Du Plessis from South Africa.