England was the center of the MMA universe this past weekend, and a pair of fighters picked up important victories in headlining slots. On Friday, it was Gegard Mousasi (44-6-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA) who picked up his seventh consecutive victory, scoring a first-round TKO win over Rafael Carvalho to claim Bellator’s middleweight title in the main event of Bellator 200 in London. On Sunday, it was welterweight Darren Till (17-0-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) who remained unbeaten in a controversial decision win over perennial contender Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) in the featured contest of UFC Fight Night 130 in Liverpool. Both fighters are proving themselves to be among the best in the world in their divisions, and each sits on the top 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings – a familiar position for Mousasi, albeit with a slightly higher position, though Till sits there for the very first time. To see where those two now sit, as well as other changes following a big weekend in MMA, check out all the divisions in the latest rankings. For complete coverage of Bellator 200 and UFC Fight Night 130 , check out the MMA Events section of the site
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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, May 30: Mousasi, Till moving to the top – MMA Junkie