The new UFC Meta rankings dropped Monday and fighter reactions ran hot and cold, from Luana Santos celebrating to Renato Moicano taking a backhanded shot at the math.
The UFC’s new Meta Rankings launched June 22, replacing the media panel with a data-driven model. Here’s what changed, why big names dropped, and the kinks left to fix.
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha went from 50,000 to 15 million Instagram followers in a week. The personal brand lesson behind it works for any founder.
Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi by third-round TKO at UFC Vegas 119 to set up a flyweight title shot. See full results, bonuses and highlights from the Meta Apex.
UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje told Joe Rogan he’s planning to fight again after beating Ilia Topuria at Freedom 250, shut down rematch, and eyes a 2027 return.
The UFC released bantamweight Cameron Smotherman, best known for his viral UFC 324 weigh-in collapse, after a three-fight losing skid capped by a first-round KO.
WWE’s full Night of Champions 2026 card is set for June 27 in Riyadh, with both King and Queen of the Ring finals and an Undisputed WWE Title triple threat headlining.
The UFC quietly released lightweight veteran Thiago Moises after a 16-fight run, parting with one of only two fighters to ever take Islam Makhachev down in the UFC.
UFC analyst Daniel Cormier ripped Josh Hokit’s Michelle Obama insult at UFC Freedom 250 as gross and disgusting, arguing the White House stunt divided people.
A calf strain will likely keep Neymar, Jr. out of Brazil’s 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage games. The status of Christian Pulisic for the USMNT’s next game is unclear.