UFC 310 took place Saturday in Las Vegas and the promotion’s flyweight champion made a statement in the marquee.
Titleholder Alexandre Pantoja made it look relatively easy against debuting Japanese star Kai Asakura, as he notched another title defense. Pantoja submitted Asakura by second-round rear-naked choke. As a result, Pantoja jumped a massive five spots in the USA Today/MMA Junkie rankings.
Additionally, contenders Shavkat Rakhmonov and Movsar Evloev inched upward as a result of their impressive wins over Ian Machado Garry and Aljamain Sterling.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Dec. 10: Alexandre Pantoja surges in pound-for-pound
