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UFC fighter rankings: Marina Rodriguez enters title mix at strawweight

UFC Vegas 39 was like a lot of Apex cards of late - many fights fell off at the last minute, leaving just nine bouts left on the card. And the only ranked fighters at all on the card came in the headliner and the flyweight fight between Matteus Nicolau and Tim Elliott.

Obviously this isn’t going to cause the rankings to go crazy. But Marina Rodriguez’s hard-fought win over Mackenzie Dern pushed her into the highest echelon in the strawweight division, while Nicolau did a lot for his standing with a solid win.

Here’s a look at the few changes this week.