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Global MMA Rankings, August Update: Jon Jones waves goodbye, A.J. McKee ignites a fierce debate

Welcome to the latest update to the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, where our esteemed panel of experts team up to sort out the movers and shakers of the ever-shifting MMA landscape.

There is only one word to properly describe July: Chaos.

With six major events happening over a four-week span, last month proved to be a month of mayhem for some of the biggest names in mixed martial arts. Top-ranked contenders in six different divisions returned to action, controversial decisions ran roughshod over the sport’s landscape, and the man who may very well be the best non-UFC fighter in the world set fire to his division’s rankings with a coming out party for the ages.