There are three changes to the women's rankings in the ufc this week. Jessica Eye is now at the top of the women’s flyweight, jumping eight spots. Nina Ansaroff rises two spots to number 2, featherweight. Sergei Pavlovich is up two spots to number five.
Jessica Eye was ranked number one at women's flyingweight, moving eight spots.
Jessica Eye is making a big career turnaround. The number one contender in UFC flyweight is Jessica Eye. She will be taking on Cynthia Calvillo this weekend at the APEX Center. Eye has had to overcome many obstacles in her life including an abusive father and a horrible accident as a teenager. But she has never lost her determination to her craft. It's evident that Eye is prepared for her biggest challenge yet.
Eye's win at UFC 238 moved her to number one in the women's flyweight division. Her win over Joanne Calderwood in the UFC 238 was the most important reason for her rise. Backstage, she spoke to media and explained why her fight with Joanne Calderwood was the best. She believes she has the experience and skills to be a top contender at the 125-pound weight. In her last four fights, she has taken down four opponents.
Nina Ansaroff was ranked second at women’s featherweight, moving up two places
Nina Ansaroff returned to UFC after losing her first two fights in a controversial way. She is now back on a 4-fight winning streak. American Top Team member and top contender in strawweight will take on undefeated Tatiana Suarez. Ansaroff, who has won four consecutive fights will attempt to be the first female to fight in the co-main event at a UFC event.
Holly Holm, the most famous fighter in the women’s featherweight division, is without a title. Although she was an excellent striker, she never found the right formula for success at 145 pounds. Yana Kunitskaya, however, lost to Cris Cyborg last season, but won Invicta FC's bantamweight title. Raquel P'aluhi beat Yana Kunitskaya last year and she is now the number 2 contender at women’s breastweight.
Sergei Pavlovich moves up a couple of spots to number five
Sergei Pavlovich has moved up a few places in the UFC women's rankings after a win over Magomed Anakalaev. UFC considers a range of factors when determining rankings. This includes wins and losses and the quality and frequency and fights. Below are the most recent rankings.
Pavlovich, who lost her UFC debut to Alistair Overeem 4 years ago has now won four consecutive fights. Her most notable knockout came against Derrick Lewis at UFC 277, when she had Lewis badly injured and would have finished him in the second round.
Jessica Eye jumps eight spots to number 1 at women’s flyweight
Jessica Eye was a title contender and has been able use her move to flyweight in order to take on many top contenders. Shevchenko fell to Eye in UFC 238's co-main event via a brutal head kick. Eye has now won three consecutive fights and moved up eight places in the rankings. She takes on Cynthia Calvillo. Calvillo has struggled with weight at 115 pounds.
Eye has overcame many obstacles to get here. Eye has had many injuries, and her father died young. A blood clot on her knee caused her to miss several fights. She was able to overcome these setbacks and has proved her ability to defeat the top flyweights of the world.