Following his decisive victory over Johny Hendricks at UFC Fight Night last Saturday, Stephen Thompson has risen five spots in the latest UFC Welterweight rankings, making him the #3 Welterweight contender in the world.

The victory has placed Thompson squarely in the conversation for a Championship opportunity against champion Robbie Lawler. Thompson currently holds a six-fight win streak, and five of his seven UFC victories have come via KO/TKO.

Hendricks falls to fifth after the loss to Thompson. In other rankings moves, Lawler fell two spots in the pound-for-pound rankings to No. 6, while Rafael dos Anjos moved up to fourth. Ronda Rousey once again finds herself off the pound-for-pound list after being replaced by Frankie Edgar.

 

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Tim Bell
Been a wrestling fan for almost 30 years. I've seen Hulkamania, The New Generation, The NWO, the Attitude Era, and the PG Era, and I've enjoyed all of it in different ways. I still remember standing on the guardrail at ten years old and having it fall over in front of Razor Ramon. I was there live when The Undertaker abducted Stephanie McMahon, and I was there when The Rock surprised the entire TD Garden at a house show. Recently been getting into a lot of independent wrestling, especially in the Northeast. I follow WWE, NXT, TNA, ROH and NJPW, among others, but mainly only watch WWE/NXT religiously. I'll probably be more positive about WWE than you, and I'm OK with that.