The UFC’s latest pay-per-view event was the source of a number of changes in this week’s rankings.
First and foremost, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev continued to prove he’s one of the best in the world today by stopping Alexander Volkanovski in the first round of the main event. He could climb no higher than No. 1 in the lightweight division, but his performance adds to his impressive resume, resulting in movement in the pound-for-pound rankings. Makhachev is now No. 2, behind Jon Jones.
The co-main event saw Khamzat Chimaev take on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in a short-notice contest at middleweight. Chimaev pulled off the victory by majority decision, and despite bouncing back and forth between two weight classes, claims the No. 9 spot in this week’s update.
Check out all the latest pound-for-pound and divisional USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings above.
