With the UFC schedule midway through 2023, there is plenty to discuss and break down in every division. So far this year, the UFC has seen arguably its most dominant champion, Amanda Nunes, hang up her gloves.
It's also seen one of its most dominant champs, Valentina Shevchenko, lose her title in a massive upset. Israel Adesanya evened the score in a big way against Alex Pereira at middleweight.
Kamaru Usman, the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in 2022, has now suffered consecutive losses. Alexander Volkanovski gave Islam Makhachev a run for his money at lightweight.
Jon Jones is finally a heavyweight, and a UFC heavyweight champion to boot. There has been plenty of change in 2023 — including how the divisions fall in the latest ESPN weight class power rankings, with a tie for the No.