Belal Muhammad has stormed into the Top 10 of the pound-for-pound rankings.
The newly-crowned welterweight champion dethroned former titleholder Leon Edwards in the UFC 304 main event in Manchester, shaking up the 170-pound leaderboard.
Edwards, known as “Rocky,” dropped to No. 7 pound-for-pound and No. 1 in the welterweight division.
Meanwhile, interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall made significant strides on the pound-for-pound chart, landing at No. 9 after defeating Curtis Blaydes.
Lightweight star Paddy Pimblett also broke into the Top 15 at 155 pounds by submitting veteran King Green.
The UFC compiles its official rankings through a voting panel made up of media members.
They vote on the top fighters in the UFC by weight class and pound-for-pound, with only active fighters eligible.
Champions and interim champions hold the top positions in their divisions and are only voted on for pound-for-pound rankings.
Here’s the latest rankings courtesy of the UFC app:
MEN’S POUND-FOR-POUND
- Islam Makhachev
- Alex Pereira
- Jon Jones
- Ilia Topuria +1
- Sean O’Malley +1
- Belal Muhammad *NR
- Leon Edwards -3
- Alexander Volkanovski -1
- Tom Aspinall +2
- Max Holloway -2
- Dricus Du Plessis -2
- Alexandre Pantoja -2
- Israel Adesanya -1
- Sean Strickland
- Charles Oliveira -2
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