MMA rankings report: Jan Blachowicz surges after impressive UFC on ESPN+ 25 win

Just when you thought the path in the UFC light heavyweight division was fully paved, along came a steamroller named Jan Blachowicz.

Conventional wisdom seemed to demand an immediate rematch between champion Jon Jones and Dominick Reyes after their controversial, razor-thin decision at UFC 247 went Jones’ way.

Perhaps Blachowicz heard all that talk and decided he needed to go out and make a statement in his UFC on ESPN+ 25 main event matchup against Corey Anderson.

That’s exactly what Blachowicz did, as he knocked Anderson cold in the opening minutes of their fight Saturday night.

Now, Blachowicz is right up in there in the mix with Reyes, and don’t forget about Thiago Santos, either, in a 205-pound division which is suddenly more compelling than it has been in quite some time.

So what do we make of Blachowicz’s move? And how high should he be in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings?

Hear from rankings chair “Gorgeous” George of MMA Junkie Radio and MMA Junkie’s John Morgan as they discuss this, and all the other results with ratings implications coming out of New Mexico, in the latest edition of the MMA rankings report.