Tune Yadong has entered the highest 5 after an exhilarating upset in his dwelling nation.

At UFC Struggle Evening 286, Tune got here via as a giant underdog in opposition to Umar Nurmagomedov, ending the struggle by knockout within the second spherical. Coming into the struggle, Tune was ranked No. 7 within the bantamweight division, and now climbs to No. 4, taking Nurmagomedov’s earlier spot.

Within the co-feature, Yan Xiaonan, who got here in at No. 5 within the girls’s strawweight division, was completed within the first spherical by beforehand unranked Denise Gomes. With the massive end, Gomes now sits at No. 7, whereas Xiaonan falls to No. 8.

Try all the strikes within the newest USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings.

This text initially appeared on MMA Junkie: USA TODAY Sports activities/MMA Junkie rankings, Sept. 1: Tune Yadong enters prime 5

Reporting by George Garcia, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie

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