Russian fighter Vyacheslav Vasilevsky told that the front row Islam Makhacheva in the UFC rankings, regardless of weight category, makes perfect sense.
As of Tuesday, Makhachev topped the rankings of the promotion’s best fighters, regardless of weight category (P4P).
– Jones did not protect his belt and was eliminated with an injury. It is therefore logical that Islam has now moved to first place. If Jones had performed like before and with enviable frequency, then yes. Now the situation is different.
— How long can Makhachev hold first place?
— Everything will depend on the brilliant opponents. From now on, the opponents of Islam will be more modest: Volkanovski has been eliminated. Recall that Makhachev said he would defend the belt at lightweight, and then maybe at welterweight (weight), we’ll see. This is how everything will happen in the coming year, and it will be consolidated in first place, ”Vasilevsky told .
Makhachev, 32, moved from second place to first in the rankings, ahead of American Jon Jones. Then come respectively the Australian Alex Volkanovski, the British Leon Edwards and the Brazilian Charles Oliveira.
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