Rankings Show: Did Alex Pereira Beating Israel Adesanya Permanently Break The Pound-For-Pound List? | Plus Dominick Reyes And MMA's Cruelest Reversals of Fortune

MMA Fighting

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4.5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Alex Pereira is not only the undisputed UFC middleweight champion after beating Israel Adesanya, he is now a top-10 Pound-for-Pound fighter. But does that make sense? How can Pereira - with just eight MMA fights to his name - be higher ranked than longstanding luminaries like Charles Oliveira, Jiri Prochazka, Max Holloway, Patricio Pitbull, and Demetrious Johnson? The MMA Fightings Rankings Show is back to analyze the aftermath of UFC 281, which featured two dramatic title changes and some harsh reality checks for a litany of fighters. Host Alexander K. Lee attempts to guide the esteemed panel of Steven Marrocco, Damon Martin, and Jed Meshew as they figure out what to do with the Pound-for-Pound list after yet another stunning championship upset, ponder the fate of Dominick Reyes while running through a lengthy list of the cruelest reversals of fortune in MMA history, and then give their best guesses for a trio of Over/Under questions, including what to expect from Pereira's and Zhang Weili's championship runs. Follow Shaun Al-Shatti @ShaunAlShatti Follow Alexander K. Lee @alexanderklee Follow Steven Marrocco @MMAFightingSM Follow Damon Martin @DamonMartin Follow Jed Meshew @JedKMeshew Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:51.9	Hello.
0:52.9	Hello.
0:53.9	Welcome everyone to the MMA Fighting Rankings Podcast.
0:58.0	That's right.
0:59.0	It seems like we're coming at you pretty early compared to the last show.
1:04.1	It's true.
1:05.1	It's only been three weeks since we recorded our last podcast for the rankings.
1:09.0	The cycle has been short.
1:10.3	I think we kind of have a short cycle again coming up, just three UFC shows in between.
1:14.7	Some won as well, some Bellator, so there'll be a lot more to talk about on the next show.
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