UFC welterweight Rinat Fakhretdinov told MMA.Metaratings.ru that he did not understand how Islam Makhachev may be inferior to Alex Volkanovski in the ranking of the best fighters, regardless of weight categories.
Makhachev defeated Australian Alex Volkanovski by unanimous decision and defended the UFC lightweight belt. After this fight at the UFC 284 tournament, the Russian fighter, who won the judges’ decision in five rounds, expected to rise to first place among the best fighters in any weight class. Despite the announcement of this event on UFC social networks, Makhachev (24-1) did not become the first number, remaining in second place behind Volkanovski.
Volkanovski surprised everyone. To be honest, I wrote to the guys that Alex wouldn’t last five rounds. When it comes to P4P rating, we all understand that ratings are nonsense. Islam defeated Alex. How can Makhachev be lower in the rating? It is not very clear how these notes are compiled. Islam is the champion of the people. But Volkanovski gave a good rebuff, like a wolverine. So small, clumsy and uncomfortable,” Fakhretdinov said.
The ranking of the best UFC fighters, regardless of weight class, is published on the organization’s official website and takes into account the overall skill level of the fighters. For a long time, the champion of the category up to 93 kg, John Jones, took the first position, and Khabib Nurmagomedov, Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya also took the first place.
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