UFC Fight Night 293 delivered a top-heavy card at the Meta APEX, bringing notable shifts to the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings update.
Heavyweight and Strawweight Movements
In the main event, Johnny Walker secured a knockout victory on short notice against Waldo Cortes Acosta. Competing in only his second bout in the heavyweight division, Walker entered the top 10 at No. 10, while Cortes Acosta dropped from No. 9 down to No. 11.
The co-main event potentially established the next challenger for Mackenzie Dern’s strawweight championship. Tatiana Suarez earned a scorecard victory over Virna Jandiroba, moving up from No. 3 to No. 2 and pushing former champion Zhang Weili down one position.
Fans can review the complete set of fighter movements in the newly released rankings.
