The penultimate UFC pay-per-view event of 2025 produced massive changes in divisional and pound-for-pound rankings.
The main card of the event at Madison Square Garden in New York saw Islam Makhachev become a two-weight UFC champion by handily defeating Jack Della Maddalena to claim the welterweight crown. Makhachev vacated the lightweight title to chase history, and now takes the No. 1 spot in welterweight and men’s pound-for-pound rankings.
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In the co-feature, Valentina Shevchenko made her women’s flyweight title defense look very easy against former strawweight champion Zhang Weili. Shevchenko was already ranked No. 1 in her division, but she now claims the No. 1 spot in women’s pound-for-pound.
Multiple rising contenders made moves on the undercard as well.
Check out all of the moves in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Nov. 18: Two new P4P No. 1s
