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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, May 12: Sean Strickland new No. 1

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Check out the latest rankings update following UFC 328.

UFC 328 took place last week at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. , creating movement in pound-for-pound and some divisional rankings.

In the main event, Sean Strickland pulled off another title-winning upset, this time over previously undefeated Khamzat Chimaev . Strickland entered the event at No. 3 in the middleweight rankings, and moves up to the No.

1 spot now that he has the division's crown. Chimaev falls to No. 2.

In the co-main event, flyweight champion Joshua Van recorded his first title defense by defeating Tatsuro Taira with a fifth-round stoppage. Despite being finished, Taira maintains his No. 5 spot, while Van has nowhere up to go from No.