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American Kickboxing Academy head coach Javier Mendez says PFL lightweight champion Usman Nurmagomedov would defeat every current UFC lightweight, including Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett. Nurmagomedov, 21-0, is set to defend his PFL title against Archie Colgan at PFL New York next Friday before becoming a free agent on August 1. PFL CEO John Martin has acknowledged the promotion will not stand in the way of a potential UFC move, though no formal decision has been announced.

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The updated list of active unbeaten fighters — those inactive no more than two years, not retired, with more than ten wins in top promotions — features 32 competitors. Movlid Khaybulaev leads the list at 24-0-1-1NC, followed by Usman Nurmagomedov at 21-0-1NC and Movsar Evloev at 20-0. Among the newly updated records, Farid Basharat moved to 16-0 after defeating John Garza by unanimous decision at UFC 329, and Luke Riley improved to 14-0 following a first-round TKO of Kai Kamaka at the same event. Records are sourced from Tapology and cross-checked on Sherdog.

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Anatoly Malykhin re-enters the top 15 of the monthly Russian MMA rankings after knocking out Umar Khan in a rematch. Following the victory, Malykhin announced his retirement from MMA, meaning he will be ineligible for future editions of the poll. Islam Makhachev leads the rankings, followed by Petr Yan and Khamzat Chimaev. The rankings are compiled monthly by 32 MMA journalists, bloggers, and experts.

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Islam Makhachev tops the latest monthly pound-for-pound ranking of Russian MMA fighters, compiled by 32 journalists, bloggers, and experts. Petr Yan sits second and Khamzat Chimaev third, while Alexander Volkov and Vadim Nemkov share fourth. Anatoly Makhachev re-entered the top 15 after knocking out Umar Khan in a rematch, though he subsequently announced his retirement and will not be eligible for future editions of the ranking.

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Islam Makhachev leads the latest monthly Russian MMA pound-for-pound rankings compiled by 32 journalists and experts, with Petr Yan second and Khamzat Chimaev third. Anatoly Malykhin returned to the top 15 at No. 14 following his knockout victory over Umar Khan in their rematch, but will not be eligible for future rankings after announcing his retirement from MMA. Alexander Volkov and Vadim Nemkov are tied at fourth, with Arman Tsarukyan sixth and Magomed Ankalaev seventh.

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Anatoly Malaykhin has returned to the top 15 of Russia's pound-for-pound fighter rankings following his knockout victory over Umar Khan in their rematch. The rankings, compiled monthly by 32 Russian MMA journalists, bloggers, and experts, place Islam Makhachev first with 512 points, followed by Petr Yan and Khamzat Chimaev. Malaykhin, ranked 14th, will not be eligible for future editions of the list after announcing his retirement from MMA following the win.

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