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MMA divisional rankings: Alex Pereira is still No. 2 ... but in a different weight class
Pereira, the former UFC middleweight champ, uses a successful light heavyweight debut for a boost in the ESPN rankings.
Pound-for-pound rankings: Justin Gaethje knocks Dustin Poirier out ... and is in
Gaethje enters the men's top 10, and Seika Izawa is the first from Rizin to make the ESPN rankings.
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MMA divisional rankings: Alex Pereira is still No. 2 ... but in a different weight class
Pereira, the former UFC middleweight champ, uses a successful light heavyweight debut for a boost in the ESPN rankings.
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Justin Gaethje kicks down the door and enters men's pound-for-pound rankings
Gaethje kicks down the door to enter men's top 10, and Seika Izawa is first from Rizin to make the ESPN rankings.
