Rankings Shakeup: Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou — who’s the No. 1 heavyweight on this planet?

Jon Jones or Francis Ngannou — who’s the No. 1 heavyweight on this planet?

That’s the query now following Jones’ triumphant return at UFC 285. The previous UFC mild heavyweight champion shook off a three-year layoff to place collectively one of many best performances of his profession. Eleven years after first teasing a potential move to heavyweight, Jones vaulted up in weight and steamrolled over Ciryl Gane with a two-minute submission win to seize the vacant UFC heavyweight title in the principle occasion of UFC 285.

However why was that title vacant?

Nicely, it’s as a result of the consensus No. 1 heavyweight on this planet earlier than UFC 285 — Ngannou — took the belt house with him when he departed the UFC earlier this 12 months.

So was Jones’ newest masterpiece sufficient to unseat Ngannou from the highest spot?

It was not, in response to six of the eight members of MMA Combating’s rankings panel.

Jones makes his debut at No. 2 within the newest replace of our heavyweight rankings, even stealing away two first-place votes from Ngannou however finally falling in need of surpassing the previous champ.

Is that the best name? Or ought to Jones be the brand new No. 1?

Vote within the ballot and go away a remark under.