Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

Don’t tell Yadong Song he was a replacement headliner.

With his bantamweight clash against Ricky Simon pushed back one week to give UFC Fight Night 223 a worthy main event, Song made good use of the extra periods at his disposal, as he rode crisp boxing and stellar takedown defense to a fifth-round technical knockout victory at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Saturday. The Team Alpha Male product has won four of his last five promotional appearances and bounces back from a loss to Cory Sandhagen last September. That’s enough for “Kung Fu Kid” to climb to No. 11 in Sherdog’s latest bantamweight rankings.

Elsewhere, Kanna Asakura maintained her hold on the No. 10 ranking at atomweight with a three-round verdict against Mei Yamaguchi at Rizin Landmark Vol. 5, while current UFC flyweight contender Amanda Ribas exits the strawweight rankings after not having fought at 115 pounds for the past 18 months. Entering the 115-pound poll in her place is Luana Pinheiro, who has won her last nine bouts — including three in UFC competition.

Note: Previous rankings listed in brackets.

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