USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Feb. 18: Youssef Zalal darts into featherweight top 15
UFC Fight Night 251 took place this past Saturday at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, producing a few updates across multiple divisions.
In the main event, former title challenger Jared Cannonier overcame early scares from Gregory Rodrigues to score a fourth-round TKO.
In the co-feature, Youssef Zalal picked up the biggest win of his career by defeating Calvin Kattar. As a result, Zalal enters the featherweight rankings at No. 14, while Kattar falls one spot behind.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
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