# MMA pound-for-pound rankings: Is Alex Pereira a top-5 fighter with second UFC title win?
*Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings. Each month in this ranking, our esteemed panel organizes a variety of information to answer his one question: Who are the best male and female MMA fighters in the world overall? mosquito?*
*heading towards UFC 295, all we knew was that the stage was set at Madison Square Garden for two new champions to emerge. Those champions are alex pereira and tom aspinall a person who won by riding on knockout power Jiri Prochaska and Sergei Pavlovich Each.*
Saturday’s results are sure to shake up the mixed martial arts pound-for-pound rankings once again, but how high did Pereira and Aspinall rise?
Alex Pereira has proven he can be MMA’s No. 1 middleweight. And now he’s No. 1 in the light heavyweight division. But does he have what it takes to be the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world?
The Brazilian’s record pace to become a two-division champion certainly makes headlines, but in the end our committee stopped him short of cracking the top five, with a high of 5th place and a low of 11 votes. It became the rank.
If you support Pereira being ranked higher, point to his incredible growth to the top of two weight divisions with less than 10 professional MMA fights, and his tremendous strength of schedule. right. Pereira’s UFC wins now include Prochaska, Jan Blachowicz, Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland, all former or current titleholders in or around their prime. And he kept the names of three of them far away.
An argument to the contrary would point to Pereira’s thin body of work inside the octagon. His performance in high-profile matchups has been impressive, but he has outperformed fighters like Demetrius Johnson, Aljamain Sterling, Max Holloway, Kamaru Usman, and even Adesanya, who have a much richer record. It seems a little strange to see his name at the top. In fact, it’s important to remember that Adesanya is seven spots behind Pereira in the rankings, even though he defeated Pereira called in their most recent fight. MMA is funny sometimes.
So for now, No. 6 seems about right for Pereira, as the lineup in front of him includes some of the most decorated fighters in the game. The fact that he has made it this far is a testament to his extraordinary abilities.
Just a few spots down is our new No. 1 heavyweight, UFC interim champion Tom Aspinall. The England star made his pound-for-round debut and, like Pereira, overcame some big names to rise to 11th place.
That may seem a bit high, but it’s hard not to be excited for a heavyweight who has defeated his fellow boogeyman, made a comeback from a serious injury, and is celebrating his 31st birthday in just a few months. If Aspinall is serious about becoming a fighting champion, his record of three consecutive UFC heavyweight title defenses is well within reach.
A lot of that will depend on whether he will be given the opportunity to defend his interim title and whether it will eventually be upgraded in the absence of undisputed champion Jon Jones. ‘Bones’ and rival Stipe Miocic have insisted they only intend to fight each other after Jones’ injury caused the booking of UFC 295 to be postponed, potentially pushing it back until mid-2024.
If possible, Aspinall has the right to face one of those players, but if those matchups don’t happen, Aspinall will have to strive to continue building his up-and-coming legacy. , the next generation of heavyweights.
*Finally, let’s review some basic rules.*
– The eight-person voting committee includes mixed martial arts staff members Sean Al Shatty, Alexander K. Lee, Guilherme Cruz, Mike Heck, E. Casey Leydon, Stephen Marko, Damon Martin, and Jed Messiux. It consists of
– Ranking updates are completed after each UFC pay-per-view. Fighters who have not fought within 18 months of their most recent fight will be removed from the rankings.
– When a fighter announces retirement, our committee will decide whether that fighter should be immediately removed from the rankings or should remain in that position until further notice (Let’s put it this way: we Khabib Nurmagomedov fell off the rankings much faster than the UFC).
*Just to be clear, the concept of pound-for-pound advantage is always subjective in nature. There’s no real right answer when debating whether someone like Kamaru Usman should be ranked higher than someone like Max Holloway. In other words, this is not serious business, folks.*
*What are your thoughts? Have questions? Concerns? Let your voice be heard in the comments section below.*
