A little ground and pound can go a long way, it turns out. Derek Brunson’s smashing of Roan Carneiro at UFC Fight Night 83 was enough to vault him from the No. 14 spot in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings up to the No. 10 slot. Other big news from the latest edition of the rankings includes Donald Cerrone moving into the Pound-for-Pound rankings in an honorable mention slot after his debut win at welterweight over Alex Oliveira in the featured bout of UFC Fight Night 83.
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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie Rankings, Feb. 23: Brunson cracks the top 10 – MMA Junkie