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Sorry, Jon Jones: Dana White declares Islam Makhachev pound-for-pound No. 1 after UFC 311
Dana White Changes Course, Views Makhachev as No. 1 Pound-for-Pound Fighter
Dana White Shuts Down Arman Tsarukyan’s Title Shot Against Islam Makhachev – “Not Getting The Title Shot”
After lightweight champion Islam Makhachev's UFC 311 performance, UFC CEO Dana White believes the Russian is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
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Tsarukyan hast lost his opportunity to rematch champion Islam Makhachev following his late-notice withdrawal from the main event of UFC 311 at Intuit Dome. The news was revealed by UFC CEO Dana White on Saturday night at the post-fight press conference.
Islam Makhachev once faced an uncertain future in the UFC after his role in the aftermath of UFC 229 involving Khabib and Conor McGregor.
UFC president Dana White now believes Islam Makhachev is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world after UFC 311.
Dana White and Daniel Cormier completely disagree on the future of the lightweight division, following a tremendous performance from Islam Makhachev. The pair were both in attendance as the Russian proved why he’s ranked as the pound-for-pound number one.
Dana White spent the majority of 2024 blasting the UFC rankings panel for overlooking heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who has fought just twice in five years, in favor of Makhachev. However, the MMA mogul finally admitted that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate is the best fighter currently on his roster after UFC 311.
Following UFC 311, Islam Makhachev stands alone with the most UFC lightweight title fight wins. Next up is Anderson Silva's all-time UFC winning streak record.
Arman Tsarukyan fought his literal shorts off for his first title opportunity against Islam Makhachev, one that is no longer valid following UFC 311.
The representative of the pound-for-pound number one, Ali Abdelaziz, confessed that the future of the Russian in the best MMA league in the world will take a different plan. UFC 311 at the colossal Intuit Dome had more readings than expected despite the watered-down (not because of the winner,
This past Saturday in the main event of UFC 311, we saw a lightweight title fight that came together in a little less than 24 hours. Lightweight champion and
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Morning Report: Daniel Cormier disagrees with Dana White: ‘It still needs to be Arman Tsarukyan [next]’Daniel Cormier says Arman Tsarukyan is still the most deserving contender to get a shot at Islam Makhachev regardless of him dropping out of UFC 311 due to injury
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