Athletistic/MMA. Russian MMA fighter Islam Makhachev leads the rankings regardless of weight category according to ESPN. In the updated rankings, he is ahead of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones.
The American fighter, who tops the similar official UFC rankings, was only in 2nd place on the ESPN list. ESPN’s top 3 is completed by Australian Alex Volkanovski, whom Makhachev eliminated at UFC 294.
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The fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski took place in Abu Dhabi. The Russian won in the first round.
Source: Sport
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