USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 15: UFC 314 results in multiple upward shifts
USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, April 15: UFC 314 results in multiple upward shifts
UFC 314 was a major card – with major impacts.
Coming out of Saturday's fight card in Miami, multiple fighters shifted upward in the official USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings including Paddy Pimblett, Jean Silva, Virna Jandiroba, and Dominick Reyes.
Additionally, another impactful (though lesser so) fight card took place in the Sunshine State. 2025 PFL World Tournament 2 featured wins from Liz Carmouche and Ekaterina Shakalova.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
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