Sherdog’s Official Mixed Martial Arts Rankings

Yaroslav Amosov didn’t miss a beat.

In his first fight in more than a year and a half, Amosov was in prime form, as he overwhelmed Logan Storley over five rounds to unify the Bellator MMA welterweight title at Bellator 291 on Saturday in Dublin. After going on hiatus to defend his native Ukraine against Russian invasion, Amosov’s return was the feel-good story of the weekend. But the “Dynamo” is more than that: He’s also one of the world’s best 170-pound talents. With 27 straight professional victories to his credit — including eight in Bellator — Amosov checks in at No. 7 in Sherdog’s latest divisional rankings. There’s an argument to be made that he deserves to be even higher.

While the originally scheduled UFC Fight Night 220 headliner between Ryan Spann and Nikita Krylov fell through at the last minute, Brendan Allen turned heads with a submission of Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Andre Muniz in the evening’s makeshift main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Allen has quietly compiled a 9-2 record in the Octagon since appearing on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019, and at 27 years old, it’s possible that he hasn’t yet reached his ceiling. For now, “All In” rejoins the middleweight poll at No. 14.

Elsewhere, Philip De Fries got revenge against Todd Duffee some 11 years after their first meeting under the UFC banner, as he rolled to a first-round technical knockout victory in the KSW 79 feature. The Englishman has come a long way since his UFC stint and in light of the volatility of the heavyweight division, his 11-fight winning streak that dates back to 2017 is impressive — regardless of the type of competition he has vanquished. That said, the KSW champ isn’t quite ready to crack the big man Top 10, so he checks in at 13th in the latest heavyweight rankings. Meanwhile, Sinead Kavanagh returned from a knee injury to edge Janay Harding at Bellator 291. Though it isn’t always pretty, the SBG Ireland product has won four of her last five outings in the promotion, allowing her to climb to the seventh spot in the women’s featherweight rankings.

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