UFC Ranking: Gabriel Marretinha enters the top 5 welterweight division after a dominant performance against former champion.

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Gabriel Marretinha He left a great impression in the octagon in the biggest fight of his career and moved to another level. ufc vegas 118, an event held last Saturday (6), the Brazilian was unaware of Belal Muhammad |, former welterweight champion (up to 77,1 kg), dominated and won via unanimous decision. Due to the important result, the athlete was rewarded by the company in the weekly ranking update released this Tuesday (9).

Before standing out in ufc vegas 118Marretinha was ranked 11th in his category. Now, the 28-year-old Brazilian, riding a five-fight winning streak, has reached the coveted top 5. The athlete gained six positions in the ranking table, thus becoming the fifth-ranked athlete.

In contrast, Belal, 37, lost two positions in the welterweight division. With three consecutive losses, the former champion is experiencing the worst phase of his career and has dropped to number seven.

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O ufc vegas 118 also left Edgar Chairez, Marcus McGhee e Tom nolan in the spotlight. The Mexican put on a show in front of Bruno BulldoguinhoHe scored two knockdowns and finished the fight in the first round. With his third consecutive victory, the athlete finally broke into the top 15 of the flyweight division (up to 57 kg), ranking 15th.

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In the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), the American recovered from his defeat to the champion. Petr yan By punishing John Yannis, McGhee won by unanimous decision. As a reward, McGhee returned to the rankings at number 15.

The Australian has entered the top 15 of the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg) for the first time. In the event, Nolan secured his fifth consecutive victory by defeating... fares ziam By unanimous decision. Thus, 'Big Train' became the newest holder of the 15th position.

Nolan defeated Ziam in the UFC. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC