Walter Walker rises in the UFC heavyweight rankings after asking to be removed; see the changes

Walter Walker Makes weight and confirms UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

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The UFC did not respond to the request for Walter Walker. Last Saturday (25), in Abu Dhabi (UAE), the Brazilian achieved his fourth consecutive victory in the first round by submitting the debutant Louie Sutherland and surprised everyone by asking to be removed from the top 15 in the heavyweight division (up to 120,2 kg). However, this Tuesday (28), in the ranking update released by the company, the athlete's wish had the opposite effect.

Before fighting at UFC 321, Valter was ranked 15th in the division. With the victory, the Brazilian moved up a rung in the rankings, becoming number 14. With the athlete's rise, Tallison Teixeira lost one position, falling to 15th place.

Mackenzie on the rise

Mackenzie backstage at the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

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UFC 321 was wonderful for Mackenzie dern. With the victory over Virna jandiroba, the athlete became strawweight champion (up to 52,2 kg), taking the throne from Zhang Weili. Furthermore, the Brazilian, who was not included in the company's pound-for-pound rankings, has now entered sixth place.

Virna celebrates her UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

With her tough loss at UFC 321, Virna dropped two spots in the strawweight rankings, falling to third. In the pound-for-pound rankings, the Brazilian also dropped two spots, landing at 11th.

Russian rise

Murzakanov focused before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook/UFC

Keep an eye on Azamat Murzakanov. At the event, the Russian knocked out Aleksandar rakic In the first round, he defended his undefeated record in MMA and secured his sixth victory in the UFC. As a result, the athlete gained three positions in the light heavyweight rankings (up to 93 kg), moving from tenth to seventh place.

Rakic ​​before fighting in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

On the other hand, Rakic ​​lost his fourth consecutive fight and dropped into the top 15. The Austrian dropped from seventh to tenth in his weight class and was now in serious danger of being cut.

Umar celebrates his UFC victory. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC

Another Russian fighter who did well at UFC 321 was Umar Nurmagomedov. With the victory over mario bautista, Khabib's cousin moved up a notch in the bantamweight rankings (up to 61,2 kg), becoming number one, leaving behind Sean O'Malley and Petr yan. Therefore, the former title challenger in the category is only below the champion Merab Dvalishvili.