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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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