UFC Power Rankings following UFC 329’s Conor McGregor disaster

By admin — In News — July 14, 2026

   ​Hello everyone, and welcome back for another week of UFC power rankings. I want to say that UFC 329 turned out to be a spectacular card, in which the Fight Club of Pain showed why they’re one of the best podcasts in the world when it comes to picks.However, this is a new week, and we’re now looking forward to UFC Fight Night in Oklahoma.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe main event this week features Dricus Du Plessis versus Kamaru Usman, which should be an amazing match with some bad blood attached to it. That being said, let’s get to this week’s rankings and see who made it. Have a great day, everyone, and may the fights be with you.MORE: Conor McGregor shares injury update, confirms surgery after UFC 329 heartbreakJoshua Van moved back to the tenth spot, even after surviving Tatsuro Taira’s first-round insanity, which led to him knocking out Taira late in the fifth round. With that dominant performance, he now has to defend his belt against the man he won it from, Alexandre Pantoja. I know that’s a lot to say at this point, but like Thanos, it is inevitable that this matchup happens next. However, with Manel Kape beating Kyoji Horiguchi, Kape could step in front of Pantoja as the next contender for our champ.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJustin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday to become the sole Lightweight Champion in the world. That means Gaethje makes his debut on my list at number nine following this huge upset of the god-like Topuria. However, it’s not only this win, but also his win against Paddy Pimblett, that convinced me that Gaethje deserved to be recognized for his accomplishments.Max Holloway defeated Conor McGregor in under two minutes at UFC 329, after McGregor tried a spinning kick, which resulted in tearing up his knee. Now that Holloway officially won, he should be looking for either a title shot or another big-name fighter to put to sleep. For now, Holloway can take any match that comes his way since he didn’t even break a sweat against McGregor.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCharles “Do Bronx” Oliveira is the new BMF Champion in the world after systematically taking apart Max Holloway at UFC 326. Recently, Oliveira has said he would like to have another rematch with Justin Gaethje, but this time for the title. That could spell doom for Gaethje, since he went to sleep the last time they fought.Alex Pereira came face-to-face with UFC history on Sunday at UFC Freedom 250 and ended up coming up short in the end. Pereira was looking great until he was caught with a jab that rocked him. From there, Ciryl Gane kicked it into high gear, and there Pereira by finish. You would think that this spot would belong to Gane, but given Pereira’s history, he only falls to sixth in my list. CHAMA!AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIlia Topuria has slipped to fifth on this list after losing badly to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250. It wasn’t just how he lost, but   

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