Ilia Topuria’s UFC 317 win put him at No. 1 in the pound-for-pound rankings. Islam Makhachev calls it marketing and eyes a ...

Islam Makhachev believes the Ultimate Fighting Championship is using its pound-for-pound rankings as a marketing ploy.

Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) walked through that door at UFC 317 in June, when the former featherweight champion moved up in ...

However, Makhachev was replaced as the pound-for-pound number one last month when Ilia Topuria knocked out Charles Oliveira ...

Makhachev, who hasn’t fought since his final lightweight title defense at UFC 311, recently made a public demand to book the Maddalena fight for Madison Square Garden. The UFC superstar recently ...

Despite the shake-up, White hasn’t shut the door on a potential Makhachev vs. Topuria bout. “Another massive fight would be Ilia vs. Islam, too,” White said on FULL SEND PODCAST.