Khabib Nurmagomedov's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, recently argued that Islam Makhachev should hold the No. 1 position in the UFC pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings over Ilia Topuria.

While Topuria is relishing his accomplishment, it was slightly dimmed by Oliveira not being the incumbent champion. The lightweight title was vacated by Islam Makhachev, who is also moving up a division to welterweight to challenge Jack Della Maddalena.

Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) became the No. 1 ranked pound-for-pound fighter after knocking out Charles Oliveira to claim the lightweight title at UFC 317. Topuria bumped Islam Makhachev down to the No.