UFC 243 certainly mixed up the rankings this week, but so did a big departure in the heavyweight division.
First off, Israel Adesanya’s stoppage win over Robert Whittaker rocketed the new unified 185-pound champ up the P4P standings and sent Whittaker tumbling. And Dan Hooker’s emphatic win over Al Iaquinta made him an immediate contender at lightweight. Those were the biggest outcomes in Melbourne.
But did you watch Smackdown this week? IT’S CAIN! IT’S CAIN! Former UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez made his debut with the WWE, coming out to tackle and beat up former fellow champ (and current WWE Universal champ) Brock Lesnar.