UFC released rankings on Feb 24 after UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez in Houston on Feb 21. Key moves: Uroš Medić enters welterweight #12 after KO'ing Geoff Neal; Colby Covington up to #13; Sean Strickland holds #3 in middleweight; Serghei Spivac up to heavyweight #6, Derrick Lewis returns at #8 (tied). Women's bantamweight sees Joselyne Edwards jump to #11. These shifts reshape title contenders in multiple divisions ahead of UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Kavanagh on Feb 28. Impacts contention paths, with passive rises for inactive stars like Covington.[3]
