Russian fighter Ivan Shtyrkov commented on the updated UFC rating, in which the Russian Islam Makhachev became second in the ranking of weightless categories, losing to Jon Jones .
On Saturday, October 21, Makhachev knocked out Australian Alexander Volkanovski in the first round at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi and defended the UFC lightweight championship belt. At the beginning of the week, the UFC rankings were updated: Makhachev overtook Volkanovski in P4P and rose to second place. The leader is the UFC heavyweight champion, American Jon Jones.
— Before commenting on anything, you should probably know how points and places in this ranking are calculated. And as I understand it, Jon Jones is now first in the rankings, and most likely, the rankings are compiled from the entire history of fighters’ performances in the league, which includes defenses, titles, media exposure, the box office and probably something else. I love Jones Jones, his records, his history, and they haven’t been broken by anyone yet. And if it affects P4P rankings, that explains the current situation. Makhachev is one of the best in P4P, and this is his indisputable right. I don’t see that this is an unfair situation for Islam Makhachev. If Jon Jones wasn’t there, then yes, there would be questions,” Shtyrkov said as quoted by “Championship”.
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