Three changes are made in the women’s ufc ranking this week. Jessica Eye moves up eight spots to take the top spot at women’s flyweight. Nina Ansaroff also moves up two places to number 2 at featherweight. Sergei Pavlovich has moved two places to number five.
Jessica Eye moved up eight places to be the number 1 contender in women's flyweight
Jessica Eye is making a big career turnaround. This weekend, Jessica Eye will face Cynthia Calvillo at the APEX Center, where she's currently the number 1 flyweight contender in UFC rankings. Eye has been through a lot in her own life. She was the victim of abuse from her father, and she was also in a terrible car accident as a teenager. However, Eye has never lost faith in her craft. It's obvious that she's well-prepared for her biggest fight yet.
Eye's UFC 238 win made her number 1 in the women’s flyweight division. Her victory over Joanne Calderwood was the key to her rise. She spoke with the media backstage after the fight and explained why she believed she should be number one. She feels like she is a top contender at weight 125. She has four takedowns in her last four fights.
Nina Ansaroff moved up two spots to number two contender at women's featherweight
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 Ansaroff, a top contender at strawweight, will make a big statement with a fight against Tatiana Suarez. Ansaroff has won four straight fights and will be looking to become the co-main in a UFC fight.
Holly Holm is the most well-known fighter in the women's featherweight division without a title. Although she was a strong striker, she could not find the right formula to success at 145 lbs. Yana Kunitskaya fell to Cris Cborg last year but won Invicta FC the bantamweight title. Raquel Pa'aluhi defeated her in 2017. She is currently the number 2 contender for women's featherweight.
Sergei Pavlovich rises a few spots to number five
Sergei Pavlovich rises a few positions in the UFC rankings for women after her win over Magomed Akalaev at UFC 277. UFC considers a range of factors when determining rankings. This includes wins and losses and the quality and frequency and fights. The most recent rankings are below.
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 climbs eight spots to be the number one woman's flyweight competitor
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 straight fights. She has also moved up eight spots on the rankings. She will be facing Cynthia Calvillo who struggled to gain weight at 115 lbs.
Eye has overcome many obstacles in her journey to this point. Eye has suffered a variety of injuries and even lost her father young. A blood clot on her knee caused her to miss several fights. However, after overcoming those setbacks, she has shown that she is capable of beating the top flyweights in the world.