UFC 310 took place Saturday in Las Vegas and the promotion’s flyweight champion made a press release within the marquee.
Titleholder Alexandre Pantoja made it look relatively easy against debuting Japanese star Kai Asakura, as he notched one other title defense. Pantoja submitted Asakura by second-round rear-naked choke. Because of this, Pantoja jumped an enormous five spots within the USA Today/MMA Junkie rankings.
Moreover, contenders Shavkat Rakhmonov and Movsar Evloev inched upward because of this of their impressive wins over Ian Machado Garry and Aljamain Sterling.
Take a look at all the most recent pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
