Magomed Ankalaev elevated himself to No. 1 at light heavyweight and No. 7 pound-for-pound in the USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings through his unanimous decision win over Alex Pereira.

Among other big winners from Saturday’s card were Justin Gaethje, Amanda Lemos, Ignacio Bahamondes and Mauricio Ruffy – but was it enough for them to move up their divisional ladders?

Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings to find out.

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