Oppression sheepdog The Russian champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) put Islam Makhachev in first place in the ranking of fighters regardless of weight category.
Jon Jones, who is at the top of the UFC rankings, is in second place. Sherdog’s list also includes Russian Bellator champion Vadim Nemkov. It ranks seventh.
The UFC 294 tournament took place on October 21. In the main event of the tournament, Islam Makhachev defended his UFC lightweight championship for the second time by defeating Volkanovski by knockout in the first round. The Russian earned $1.79 million from this fight, while his opponent earned $1.58 million.
In the second important fight of the night, Khamzat Chimaev defeated Kamaru Usman by score. The Swedish fighter of Chechen origin earned 865 thousand dollars from the victory, while his opponent earned 1.02 million dollars.
Originally, at the tournament in Abu Dhabi, Makhachev was supposed to fight Brazilian Charles Oliveira, but he was injured during training and could not perform.
Former Hollywood star Steven Seagal named Makhachev’s shocking victory over Volkanovsky.