This week's women's ufc rankings have three changes. Jessica Eye jumps eight spots to the top at women's flyweight. Nina Ansaroff has moved up two spots and is now number two in the featherweight category. Sergei Pavlovich moved up two spots and is now number five.
Jessica Eye rose eight spots to number one in women's female flyweight.
Jessica Eye is on the verge of a career-returning comeback. Her rank as the top flyweight contender is number one in the UFC rankings. This weekend she will take on Cynthia Calvillo who is number two in the flyweight division. 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. She's ready for her greatest fight yet.
Eye's UFC 238 win made her number 1 in the women’s flyweight division. She rose to number one because of her win over veteran Joanne Calderwood. She spoke to the media backstage about why she felt she should be the number-one contender after the fight. She believes she has the experience and skills to be a top contender at the 125-pound weight. In her last four fights, she has taken down four opponents.
Nina Ansaroff jumped two spots to become number two in the women's featherweight category.
Nina Ansaroff, who lost her two first UFC fights in a controversial manner, is now on a four-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 won four straight fights. She will now attempt to be the comain event in UFC events for the first time.
Holly Holm is the most well-known fighter in the women's featherweight division without a title. Although she was a skilled striker, she couldn't find the right formula to succeed at 145 pounds. Yana Kunitskaya was defeated by Cris Cyborg in 2016, but she won the Invicta FC bantamweight championship in 2017. Raquel P'aluhi beat Yana Kunitskaya last year and she is now the number 2 contender at women’s breastweight.
Sergei Pavlovich jumps up to number 5
Sergei Pavlovich has moved up a few places in the UFC women's rankings after a win over Magomed Anakalaev. 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.
Since losing her UFC debut to Alistair Overeem four years ago, Pavlovich has won four straight. She was unable to finish Derrick Lewis in the second round at UFC 277. This was her most memorable knockout.
Jessica Eye rises eight places to become the number one female flyweight contender
A former title contender, Jessica Eye has been able to take advantage of her move down to flyweight to take on a number of top contenders. Last year she fell to Shevchenko in the co-main event of UFC 238 via a vicious head kick. Since then, Eye has won three straight fights and has moved up eight spots in the rankings. She takes on Cynthia Calvillo. Calvillo has struggled with weight at 115 pounds.
Eye has overcome many obstacles in her journey to this point. Eye has been through many injuries and she lost her father very young. She was also forced to miss several fights due to a blood clot behind her knee. However, after overcoming those setbacks, she has shown that she is capable of beating the top flyweights in the world.