UFC Rankings Update Islam Makhachev enters P4P rankings at No 3 Sean O Malley jumps up 10 spots to become No 1 contender at bantamweight Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

UFC Rankings Update Islam Makhachev enters P4P rankings at No 3 Sean O Malley jumps up 10 spots to become No 1 contender at bantamweight

Sean O'Malley (left), Islam Makhachev submitting Charles Oliveira (center top), O'Malley vs. Petr Yan (center bottom), Islam Makhachev (right) [Credits: @MMAfighting on Twitter, @ufc on Instagram] UFC 280 was inarguably the biggest and most important card for the promotion this year. The pay-per-view event not only saw a new champion get crowned at lightweight but seemingly also found their new top bantamweight contender causing some significant shuffle in the rankings.

Islam Makhachev is No 3 in the UFC P4P rankings

The latest UFC rankings update on their official website shows that the new lightweight titleholder Islam Makhachev has entered the pound-for-pound list at No.3. Ahead of him are middleweight champion Israel Adesanya and P4P king Alexander Volkanovski. Khabib Nurmagomedov at UFC 280 and pushed for a fight in Australia next year for the lightweight strap and the No.1 pound-for-pound spot. Former lightweight champion Charles Oliveira has dropped four spots and is currently ranked at No.7 in the list, while Leon Edwards and Jiri Prochazka have gained a spot each. Other fighters who have dropped a spot in the pound-for-pound rankings are Francis Ngannou, Deiveson Figueiredo, Jon Jones, Max Holloway, and surprisingly, Aljamain Sterling. Dustin Poirier lost three spots as well. Updated Men's Pound-For-Pound Rankings.
Islam Makhachev enters at #3.Updated Men's Pound-For-Pound Rankings.Islam Makhachev enters at #3.

Sean O Malley climbs 10 spots Conor McGregor drops again

Sean O'Malley, who was previously ranked No.11 in the , jumped 10 spots after his controversial win over Petr Yan. He is now the No.1 contender in the division and seemingly next in line to challenge Aljamain Sterling for the 135-pound belt. However, many MMA personalities, , felt that Petr Yan won the fight and the judges made a mistake in giving the win to O'Malley. Several the decision right after the bout was over and called the scoredcard a "robbery." Veteran referee John McCarthy said in a new Weighing In clip that he was impressed with O'Malley's performance, but believes Yan deserved the victory and that 'Sugar' is not yet ready to face the champion. Watch McCarthy's comment below from 5:15 mark: T.J. Dillashaw, who lost to Sterling in the co-main event title fight, dropped three spots to No.5. New UFC Bantamweight rankings (per TSN)New UFC Bantamweight rankings (per TSN) Among the other UFC 280 fighters was Beneil Dariush, who has gained two spots and is now No. 4 in the lightweight rankings. His opponent Mateusz Gamrot, despite losing, has gained one spot. Belal Muhammad has gone up by one spot in the welterweight rankings, while Nikita Krylov has climbed two spots in the light heavyweight division. Conor McGregor has slid down by yet another spot in the lightweight rankings and is currently at No.13. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found