Vallejos punches his ticket into featherweight top 10

He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Georges St-Pierre
He was also a producer on the 30 for 30 film: "Chuck and Tito," which looked back at the careers and rivalry of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz
He lives in Las Vegas, and is an avid, below-average golfer in his spare time.Follow on XMultiple AuthorsEmailPrintKevin Vallejos has fought four times in the UFC, and not only has he won each of those fights, the 24-year-old featherweight has scored exhilarating knockouts in three of the wins.His latest was Saturday's first-round TKO of Josh Emmett, a longtime top-10 contender in the 145-pound division
It was a dominant enough performance to vault the 18-1 Argentine into the latest ESPN divisional rankings, pushing out Emmett.The other rankings movement created by Saturday's UFC Fight Night is at strawweight, where Gillian Robertson leapfrogs Amanda Lemos after beating her by unanimous decision
Robertson, a winner of five fights in a row, moves up one spot to No
7.Here are the ESPN pound-for-pound MMA rankings and a list of current UFC champions in all weight classes.Results are current; rankings as of March 17
To be eligible for the rankings, a fighter must have competed over the past 12 months or must have an upcoming fight booked
Fighters who have been dropped for inactivity can be reinstated only after they compete.HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 265 pounds)LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (up to 205 pounds)MIDDLEWEIGHT (up to 185 pounds)WELTERWEIGHT (up to 170 pounds)LIGHTWEIGHT (up to 155 pounds)FEATHERWEIGHT (up to 145 pounds)MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)MEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT (up to 135 pounds)WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT (up to 125 pounds)STRAWWEIGHT (up to 115 pounds)