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A big victory resulted in a small (but significant) move for Alexander Volkanovski.
The UFC men’s featherweight champion had his way with Chan Sung Jung on Saturday in their UFC 273 title fight, outstriking the South Korean by 152-51 on his way to a one-sided fourth-round TKO. The win, Volkanovski’s 21st in a row and his third title defense, boosted him up one spot into the top three of the latest ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.
The winner of the UFC 273 co-main event, men’s bantamweight champ Aljamain Sterling, moved into the top-10 for the first time, and the former champ he defeated, Petr Yan, dropped out.
The women’s rankings remain unchanged, but with several top-10 women now scheduled for their next bouts, we soon might see some movement.
Note: Results are current; rankings as of April 12.
Men’s pound-for-pound rankings
1. Kamaru Usman 
UFC welterweight champion
Record: 20-1
Last: W (UD) Colby Covington, Nov. 6, 2021
Next: TBD
2. Israel Adesanya
UFC middleweight champion
Record: 22-1
Last: W (UD) Robert Whittaker, Feb. 12, 2022
Next: TBD
3. Alexander Volkanovski 
UFC featherweight champion
Previous ranking: 4
Record: 24-1
Last: W (TKO4) Chan Sung Jung, April 9, 2022
Next: TBD
4. Francis Ngannou 
UFC heavyweight champion
Previous ranking: 3
Record: 17-3
Last: W (UD) Ciryl Gane, Jan. 22, 2022
Next: TBD
5. Charles Oliveira
UFC lightweight champion
Record: 32-8, 1 NC
Last: W (Sub3) Dustin Poirier, Dec. 11, 2021
Next: May 7 vs. Justin Gaethje
6. Max Holloway
UFC featherweight
Previous ranking: 7
Record: 23-6
Last: W (UD) Yair Rodriguez, Nov. 13, 2021
Next: TBD
7. Dustin Poirier
UFC lightweight
Previous ranking: 8
Record: 28-7, 1 NC
Last: L (Sub3) Charles Oliveira, Dec. 11, 2021
Next: TBD
8. Glover Teixeira
UFC light heavyweight champion
Previous ranking: 9
Record: 33-7
Last: W (Sub2) Jan Blachowicz, Oct. 30, 2021
Next: June 11 vs. Jiri Prochazka
T-9. Deiveson Figueiredo
UFC flyweight champion
Previous ranking: T-10
Record: 21-2-1
Last: W (UD) Brandon Moreno, Jan….
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Source : espn
