UFC champion Islam Makhachev has expressed his frustration after being snubbed of the pound-for-pound No.1 spot following his latest win.
Makhachev, 31, defended his lightweight title against featherweight champion Volkanovski in the main event of UFC 284 last weekend. Volkanovski was on top of the UFC's pound-for-pound rankings heading into the fight and despite losing to Makhachev, who is No.2 in the rankings, the Australian has not lost his top spot.
Fans have criticised the latest rankings but Makhachev isn't surprised about being snubbed of the No.1 spot. "About the rankings, I never expected justice and I still don't because we saw this in examples of our other fighters. [Magomed] Ankalaev, Petr Yan, saw the attitude towards us always. The main thing is I flew 13,000 kilometres, defeated their champion, they raised my hand and I flew home confidently with a belt," Makhachev told Igor Lazorin.
