There may have been bigger names at Bellator 179, but perhaps no one did more for himself at the event than Linton Vassell. With a dominant performance and third-round submission of former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary at the event in Lonson, Vassell put himself in position to be asking for a shot at the title after champ Phil Davis and Ryan Bader settle things next month. England’s Vassell was outside our list before the fight, but the win over McGeary, who previously was ranked No. 8, catapulted him onto the charts. Take a look at the rankings to see the movement from this past weekend’s action, and ahead of this Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 109 in Sweden, which also could feature bit changes at light heavyweight when No
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