Khamzat Chimaev holds third in Russian P4P ranking despite title loss

Khamzat Chimaev retained third place in the pound-for-pound ranking of the best Russian fighters across all weight classes, despite his title fight loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 328. Islam Makhachev leads the ranking with 480 points, followed by Petr Yan with 443 points. Alexander Volkov moved up two positions to fifth place after defeating Waldo Cortes-Acosta, while Eduard Vartanyan returned to the ranking after his finish victory over Uzair Abdurakimov at ACA. The rankings are compiled by votes from 30 Russian MMA journalists and media members.