‘How is he nonetheless ranked?’ Conor McGregor drops beneath Justin Gaethje in light-weight rankings, someway rises in pound-for-pound record

Conor McGregor’s 15 month hiatus from the cage has seen him drop beneath rival Justin Gaethje to #four within the official UFC light-weight rankings, regardless of the Irishman someway rising one spot to #13 within the pound-for-pound record.

McGregor returns to motion subsequent Saturday for the firs time since struggling defeat to Khabib Nurmagomedov in October of final 12 months, the place “The Infamous” will face veteran striker Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone within the UFC 246 headliner from Las Vegas. 

The struggle will convey to an finish McGregor’s newest extended absence from the cage the place he’ll hope to safe his first victory since his two-round destruction of Eddie Alvarez to seize the UFC light-weight title in November of 2016.

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Since then, McGregor has been defeated in successive bouts by Floyd Mayweather (of their extremely profitable boxing match greater than two years in the past) and by Nurmagomedov – the latter of which, coupled along with his latest inactivity, has seen his place plummet within the recently-released official UFC rankings.

McGregor falls to fourth place within the 155lb area, beneath champion Nurmagomedov in addition to Tony Ferguson, Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje – the latter of whom has been actively campaigning for a struggle with the Dubliner in latest instances.

I get your level however he doubtless smokes everybody beneath him on the rankings

— Lintafer (@lintafer) January 10, 2020

How is Conor McGregor ranked behind Justin Gaethje within the light-weight rankings however ranked on P4P whereas Gaethje isn’t?

— Blaine Henry – Battle Library (@blainehenrymma) January 9, 2020

? New #UFC Rankings ?

Notable Strikes:

P4P – McGregor up 1, Woodley enters at 14 ?‍♂️

BW – Aldo up 1,Garbrandt down 1

FW – TKZ up 2, Edgar down 2, Stephens up 1, Aldo nonetheless ranked

LW – Gaethje three,McGregor four

WW – Strikes,Jingliang enters

HW – Gane 15

WBW – Aldana down 1? pic.twitter.com/fBMMEfB1tH

— Steve (@SteveK_MMA) January 9, 2020

McGregor’s opponent subsequent weekend, Donald Cerrone, is one place beneath McGregor within the light-weight area in fifth place. 

Nonetheless, regardless of falling beneath Gaethje within the 155lbs record of contenders (and, as talked about, not preventing for 15 months) McGregor has someway gained floor on the sphere within the UFC’s pound-for-pound record, a class by which fighters are ranked whatever the weight division by which they compete. 

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McGregor is known as in 13th spot on the record, two forward of Poirier (who, bear in mind, outranks McGregor at light-weight), whereas Gaethje is absent fully.

Jon Jones retains his place because the world’s prime pound-for-pound fighter within the rankings, one place above Khabib Nurmagomedov in second place. The remainder of the highest 5 is comprised of Henry Cejudo, Stipe Miocic and Amanda Nunes.