Khamzat Chimaev drops 7 spots to #10 in UFC pound-for-pound rankings

Following his loss to Sean Strickland, Khamzat Chimaev has fallen seven positions in the UFC pound-for-pound rankings to number 10. The updated top ten features Islam Makhachev at number one, followed by Ilia Topuria and Alex Volkanovski. Alex Pereira holds the fourth spot, with Petr Yan at fifth and Tom Aspinall at sixth. Merab Dvalishvili and Sean Strickland share the seventh position. Joshua Van rounds out the top ten at number nine, with Chimaev now at tenth. The ranking reflects the significant impact of Chimaev's defeat on his standing among the sport's elite fighters.