At UFC 284 this past weekend, the nearly flawless Dagestani faced one of the toughest first title defenses a new MMA champion has ever had to endure in hostile territory. Makhachev was ranked No. 2 pound-for-pound by the UFC’s official rankings’ panel after his victory over Charles Oliveira at UFC 280 in October 2022, with only Volkanovski ahead of him. While Makhachev overcame the Aussie by a…
Islam Makhachev Unfazed By Current Ranking On The UFC’s P4P List
