The UFC top 15 rankings witness major changes following the breathtaking events of UFC 304. Even though the main event was devoid of stunning finisher moves and knockouts, the fights before that ended with great finesse. And one of those fights was the one between King Green and Paddy Pimblett. But Muhammad Mokaev found his way out of the rankings despite a win. 

Without a doubt, the fighters made big changes in the heavyweight, welterweight, and the P4P rankings, as well. Let’s take a look at how the rankings have shifted after the event in Manchester.

Paddy Pimblett and Muhammad Mokaev make changes in the UFC rankings

Muhammad Mokaev found his way out of the flyweight rankings, despite claiming victory over Manel Kape via unanimous decision, at UFC 304. It was, in fact, his final bout in the UFC. Although Mokaev wanted to stay in the MMA promotion and sign a new contract, the UFC head honcho, Dana White, decided to let him go. Meanwhile, Kape drops down to the 9th position in the flyweight rankings. 

The space vacated by Mokaev was filled in with a new addition to the list. Cody Duren debuted at the 15th spot of the flyweight rankings. Alex Perez jumped a spot to the 6th position. Steve Erceg and Matheus Nicolau took up the next two positions. Tim Elliott, Matt Schnell, Tagir Ulanbekov, Bruno Silva, and Asu Almabayev, all climbed one step higher in the rankings.

On the other hand, ‘The Baddy’ finally enters the top 15 UFC lightweight rankings. He defeated King Green with a pretty impressive triangle hold within the first round. Needless to say, the British fighter impressed fans and professionals alike. This was indeed a performance that demanded Pimblett’s debut in the lightweight rankings, enabling him to stand tall at the 15th spot, replacing Green.

Needless to say, the performance at the Co-op Arena, Manchester, had the entire world of mixed martial arts up all night. The excitement was heightened to such an extent that the fighting community was full of energy even though the timing was pretty awkward at the event. Are you wondering how the main and co-main eventers fared in the rankings after UFC 304? Well, guess you’re in for a treat!

What were the changes in the heavyweight and welterweight rankings?

Tom Aspinall is still the interim champion of the heavyweight division. But when it comes to the P4P rankings, he moved up a couple of spots and landed at the 9th throne. His first-round TKO win over Curtis Blaydes via punches was pretty impressive, don’t you think?

And you would be absolutely correct if you guessed that Belal Muhammad made his debut in the P4P rankings. After defeating Leon Edwards in the main event, ‘Remember The Name’ became the welterweight champion and secured the 6th spot in the P4P list. But the real moment of pride for the Palestinian mixed martial artist was when the fight fans donned the Palestine colors on the streets of Manchester to celebrate Muhammad’s phenomenal win. Edwards, on the other hand, dropped down three spots and landed at the 7th position in the P4P rankings.

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