Gaethje claims interim title, eyes Topuria unification

Following UFC 324, the official UFC rankings saw significant shifts. Justin Gaethje claimed the interim lightweight title with a win over Paddy Pimblett, vaulting to #1 and displacing Arman Tsarukyan to #2, with Charles Oliveira and Max Holloway dropping to #3 and #4. Gaethje now eyes undisputed champ Ilia Topuria. In women's flyweight, Natalia Silva became #1 contender after beating Rose Namajunas. Heavyweight saw Waldo Cortes-Acosta hold #5 and Derrick Lewis fall to #10, while Umar Nurmagomedov stayed #2 in bantamweight. These changes set up key title chases.