Rankings Shakeup: Kamaru Usman is back—but is he back in the welterweight top 5?

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Kamaru Usman picked up right where he left off with a vintage performance at UFC Atlanta. So where does that leave him in the crowded welterweight rankings?

Though Usman knocked off top 10 contender Joaquin Buckley, it’s not as simple as just having the former UFC champion bump Buckley out of his spot. When Usman departed our rankings due to inactivity (before Saturday, it had been over two years since Usman made a welterweight appearance), he was No. 4 on the charts; since then...