Conor McGregor has for the first time broken into the UFC's rankings of the top 15 pound-for-pound fighters in the promotion.
His TKO victory against Chad Mendes at UFC 189 on Saturday night was enough to see him move to number 14.
The introduction of McGregor pushes former UFC welterweight champion Johny Hendricks out of the top 15.
Current featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who the Dubliner will likely face in a January 2nd unification fight, is still ranked the number one best pound-for-pound fighter in the UFC.
Pound-for-pound rankings
1 Jose Aldo
2 Chris Weidman
3 Demetrious Johnson
4 Ronda Rousey
5 Fabricio Werdum (+1)
5 TJ Dillashaw
7 Rafael dos Anjos
8 Robbie Lawler
9 Cain Velasquez
10 Daniel Cormier
11 Anderson Silva
12 Renan Barao
13 Anthony Pettis
14 Conor McGregor (Not previously ranked)
15 Frankie Edgar (-1)
McGregor has also made a jump in the featherweight rankings. He is now listed at the number one contender for Jose Aldo's belt.
Featherweight Rankings
1 Conor McGregor (Interim Champion) (+2)
2 Frankie Edgar
3 Chad Mendes (-2)
4 Ricardo Lamas
5 Max Holloway
6 Cub Swanson
7 Charles Oliveira
8 Jeremy Stephens (+3)
9 Dennis Bermudez (-1)
10 Nik Lentz (-1)
11 Clay Guida (-1)
12 Hacran Dias
13 Tatsuya Kawajiri
14 Darren Elkins (+1)
15 Dennis Siver (-1)
The other big mover in the rankings with an Irish connection is Gunnar Nelson. The Icelandic SBG fighter moves up four places to 11 in the welterweight rankings.
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