USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, June 4: Jailton Almeida, Ailin Perez climb up
UFC 302 is in the books and with a handful of ranked fighters on the card, there was bound to be movement.
The biggest winner in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings is heavyweight contender Jailton Almeida, who quickly submitted Alexandr Romanov in the first round. As a result, Almeida has moved from No. 10 to No. 7 in the divisional rankings.
Also, women’s bantamweight Ailin Perez entered the honorable mentions, replacing Melissa Gatto. Perez defeated rival Joselyne Edwards by unanimous decision on the prelims.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings above.
