Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently updated its official rankings where former bantamweight champion, Aljamain Sterling, advanced to the Top 5 of the 145-pound weight class. That’s because “Funk Master” was able to defeat Brian Ortega, who previously held the No. 5 spot before losing to Sterling at UFC Shanghai.
Fans on the combat sports message boards seemed to have an issue with former featherweight title challenger, Yair Rodriguez, retaining the No. 3 spot. Probably because “El Pantera”
has only competed twice over the last two years and holds a 1-2 record during that span, getting finished by Ortega at UFC Mexico City.
”T-City” dropped to No. 7.
“That is the only odd ranking in my opinion,” Sterling wrote on social media. “Some ignorant people saying Ortega is washed, but he literally has a finish over a current Top 3 guy. I think it’s more people don’t want to give credit when due.”
UFC fans seem to have an unhealthy obsession with crapping on Sterling.
The featherweight landscape is expected to change dramatically over the next few months. No. 2-ranked Diego Lopes battles No. 10-ranked Jean Silva at the upcoming “Noche” card in San Antonio, while reigning 145-pound champion, Alexander Volkanovski, is in talks to battle No. 4-ranked Lerone Murphy in December.
No. 1-ranked Movsar Evloev, meanwhile, remains stranded in no champ’s land.
