
Jessica Andrade, a staple of our women's pound-for-pound rankings, was also in action on the card, taking on a rising contender Yan Xiaonan.

8-ranked male fighter-defending his belt against a former pound-for-pound star in Henry Cejudo.Ī win for either man had the potential to change our rankings, and in the end, it was Sterling who cemented himself as one of the sport's pound-for-pound kings with a split-decision win. While the card was widely criticized for its lack of big names, it had plenty of relevance in terms of our rankings, as the main event saw bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling-our No. UFC 288, which went down on Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey, is now in the rear-view mirror, which means it's time for another update to B/R's pound-for-pound UFC rankings.

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