Belal Muhammad breaks into pound-for-pound Top 10, shakes up welterweight rankings

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

1. Islam Makhachev
2. Alex Pereira
3. Jon Jones
4. Ilia Topuria +1
5. Sean O’Malley +1
6. Belal Muhammad *NR
7. Leon Edwards -3
8. Alexander Volkanovski -1
9. Tom Aspinall +2
10. Max Holloway -2
11. Dricus Du Plessis -2
12. Alexandre Pantoja -2
13. Israel Adesanya -1
14. Sean Strickland
15. Charles Oliveira -2