Makhachev Goes Top Of Ufc Pound-for-pound Rankings

Islam Makhachev has returned to nan apical of nan UFC's pound-for-pound men's rankings aft beating Jack Della Maddalena to triumph nan welterweight title.

Russia's Makhachev dominated connected his measurement to a unanimous determination victory astatine UFC 322 successful New York past week arsenic he became only nan 11th two-division champion successful nan promotion's history.

The 34-year-old has replaced lightweight champion Ilia Topuria - nan loop which Makhachev held earlier vacating it successful June - astatine nan apical of nan rankings.

In nan women's pound-for-pound rankings, Kyrgyzstan's Valentina Shevchenko remains apical pursuing her flyweight title defence against China's Zhang Weili.

Weili, who vacated her strawweight loop successful October to situation Shevchenko, has fallen to 3rd down bantamweight champion Kayla Harrison.

In nan welterweight rankings, Britain's erstwhile champion Leon Edwards has dropped down 5 places to ninth aft being knocked retired by Carlos Prates.

The conclusion was Edwards' 3rd successful a statement and leaves nan 34-year-old good extracurricular nan apical title contenders successful nan division.

The biggest riser was Ecuador's Michael Morales, who stopped American Sean Brady successful nan first information to move up to 3rd successful nan welterweight rankings.

Morales will beryllium keeping an oculus connected Ireland's Ian Machado Garry, who is sixth, and second-ranked Belal Muhammad, who conflict successful Qatar connected Saturday successful a bout which could find nan adjacent title contender for Makhachev.