All Russian fans MMA expected that after Khabib Nurmagomedov win the championship title lightweight, it will rise significantly in the ratings. Expectations were justified.

Behind him, the Russian left all his competitors, including Conor McGregor and Tony Ferguson. It is likely that Khabib will hold his first defense of the belt with one of them. Nurmagomedov is set to return to the octagon in November. Let's see how the UFC matchmakers work.

In the ranking best fighters regardless of the weight categories, Khabib climbed to eighth line. This is a record for him. He has never climbed into the top 10 of this rating. Above him are only UFC champions, with the exception of McGregor. Why he is higher than Khabib in this ranking is a mystery, probably, even for Conor himself. But this will not really bother our athlete.

Everything is clear with Khabib. What about other Russian fighters?

US Featherweight Zabita Magomedsharipova nicknamed the ninja and kung fu master. The ex-champion of the ACB league has fallen in love with fans abroad: he is very cool and spectacular in his fights.

He spent three fights in the UFC, winning them, and for each of these fights he received bonuses in the amount of 50 thousand dollars from the leaders. It is very cool. But it's also cool that Zabit moved up to 14th place in the organization's lightweight rankings after defeating American Kyle Bochniak at UFC tournament 223. Now it remains to be hoped that the Russian will pick up an opponent from the TOP-10. Or maybe the opponent will be Yair Rodriguez, who is on the 11th line.

One of the favorite fighters of Ramzan Kadyrov, Magomed Bibulatov, is now in full swing preparing for the UFC Fight Night 128 tournament (April 22), where he will fight with the Japanese Yuta Sasaki.

Magomed unexpectedly lost his previous fight to John Moraga, but remained on the 15th line of the flyweight rating. Bibulatov is the favorite in the fight against the Japanese. The victory will definitely move him a few lines higher.

light heavyweight Gadzhimurad Antigulov held two fights in the UFC, winning them victories. This allowed him to rise to 13th place in the rankings.

When the Russian will hold his next fight is still unknown. UFC management considers Gadzhimurad a promising fighter, and there is no point in arguing with this. We are waiting for big fights and increase in the rating.

We have several people in the TOP-15 heavyweights at once. On the 13th line is located Shamil Abdurakhimov, who is now waiting for a decision on his next fight.

Will soon improve its position Alexey Oleinik. On May 13, at UFC 224 in Brazil, he will fight against the 14th number of the heavyweight rating Junior Albini. The Russian, by the way, is higher - in tenth place. The victory will allow Alexei to close the defeat from Curtis Blaydes and climb one or two lines in the ranking. The chances of success are good.

Well, the main hope of Russia in the difficult UFC champion- This Alexander Volkov, who had a great run and four wins in the UFC. Drago is in third place. Only Alistair Overeem, Francis Ngannou and champion Stipe Miocic are ahead.

It is not yet known where and when, and most importantly, with whom, Volkov will fight next time. Everything depends on him, as well as on the duel between Stipe Miocic and Daniel Cormier. However, it is safe to say that Alexander is very close to the title fight.

source: "Soviet Sport"

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The legendary Russian mixed style fighter, 39-year-old Fedor Emelianenko, remained in 44th place in the February rating of the best fighters in the world among heavyweights.

As before, not a single Russian fighter is in the TOP-10 of his weight category. The best result of Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov, who is ranked 14th in the welterweight division.

The Fightmatrix rating is calculated in the same way as the FIFA rating in football. If you win strong opponent you get more points. You defeat the weak - you get few points or nothing at all.

Who has risen the most among the Russians?

Welterweight Alexander Yakovlev broke into the top 50 rankings in his weight category. This happened thanks to a convincing knockout victory over George Sullivan. At the moment, Sasha takes 33rd place.

Heavyweight Evgeny Erokhin moved up to 30th place in the ranking of his division. Already on February 7, he will fight against Brandon Cash at the WSOF GC2 tournament, following which he will claim a much higher place.

Who can climb into the top 10 in the near future?

Bellator champion Andrey Koreshkov has a chance to get into the top 10 already in April. If he defeats former UFC champion Benson Henderson, then at least the tenth line will be for the Russian fighter.

Ali Bagautinov, a representative of the lightest weight category, also has good chances for the top 10. If he defeats the next opponent (not yet known), he will most likely rise in the rankings.

Lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov can also return to the top if he defeats Tony Ferguson in the next fight.

Heavy weight

1. Fabrizio Werdum (Brazil, 20 wins, 5 losses, 1 draw)

2. Cain Velasquez (USA, 13-2)

3. Alistair Overeem (Holland, 34-14)

4. Junior dos Santos (Brazil, 17-4)

5. Stipe Miocic (USA, 14-2)

6. Andrei Orlovsky (Belarus, 25-11)

7. Ben Rothwell (USA, 36-9)

8. Mark Hunt ( New Zealand, 11-10-1)

9. Travis Brown (USA, 18-3-1)

10. Frank Mir (USA, 18-10)

fourteen . Vitaly Minakov (Russia, 17-0)

17 . Alexey Oleinik (Ukraine/Russia, 55-9-1)

nineteen . Denis Goltsov (Russia, 16-4)

20. Sergey Kharitonov (Russia, 24-6)

26. Ruslan Magomedov (Russia, 14-1)

29. Alexander Volkov (Russia, 24-6)

30.Evgeny Erokhin (Russia, 13-4)

44. Fedor Emelianenko (Russia, 35-4)

46. ​​Sergey Pavlovich (Russia, 6-0)

48. Konstantin Erokhin (Russia, 9-3)

55. Vadim Nemkov (Russia, 5-1)

64. Shamil Abdurahimov (Russia, 15-4)

88. Salimgirey Rasulov (Russia, 14-6)

light heavyweight

1. Jon Jones (USA, 21-1)

2. Daniel Cormier (USA, 17-1)

3. Anthony Johnson (USA, 21-5)

4. Ryan Bader (USA, 20-5)

5. Phil Davis (USA, 15-3)

6. Alexander Gustafsson (Sweden, 16-4)

7. Glover Teixeira (Brazil, 24-4)

8. Rashad Evans (USA, 21-4-1)

9. Liam McGuire (Great Britain, 11-0)

10. Quinton Jackson (USA, 36-11)

21. Viktor Nemkov (Russia, 23-5)

29. Maxim Grishin (Russia, 21-6)

33. Shamil Gamzatov (Russia, 1-0)

47. Gadzhimurad Antigulov (Russia, 16-4)

61. Abdul-Kerim Edilov (Russia, 16-4)

62. Shamil Nurmagomedov (Russia, 19-3)

72. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (Russia, 8-1-1)

83. Muslim Makhmudov (Russia, 8-2)

85. Rashid Yusupov (Russia, 5-2)

Average weight

1. Luke Rockhold (USA, 15-2)

2. Chris Wideman (USA, 13-1)

3. Yol Romero (Cuba, 11-1)

4. Vitor Belfort (Brazil, 25-11)

5. Ronaldo Souza (Brazil, 22-4)

6. Lyoto Machida (Brazil, 22-7)

7. Geghard Mousasi (Armenia/Holland, 37-6-2)

8. Robert Whittaker (Australia, 15-4)

9. Michael Bisping (Great Britain, 27-7)

10. Uriah Hall (USA, 12-6)

…

22. Ramazan Emeev (Russia, 13-3)

26. Alexander Shlemenko (Russia, 51-9)

34. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (Russia, 27-3)

40. Anatoly Tokov (Russia, 22-1)

50. Alexey Butorin (10-0)

55. Vitaliy Bigdash (8-0)

74. Vagab Vagabov (Russia, 20-0)

80. Mikhail Kolobegov (Russia, 9-3)

82. Vladimir Mineev (Russia, 5-0)

Welterweight

1. Robbie Lauler (USA, 27-10)

2. Johny Hendrix (USA, 17-3)

3. Rory McDonald (Canada, 18-3)

4. Tyron Woodley (USA, 15-3)

5. Rousimar Palhares (Brazil, 18-6)

6. Carlos Condit (USA, 30-9)

7. Demian Maia (Brazil, 22-6)

8. Hector Lombard (Cuba, 34-4-1)

9. Matt Brown (USA, 20-13)

10. Ben Henderson (USA, 23-5)

14. Andrey Koreshkov (Russia, 18-1)

21. Albert Tumenov (Russia, 17-2)

33. Alexander Yakovlev (Russia, 23-6-1)

59. Beslan Isaev (Russia, 33-7)

66. Alexey Kunchenko (Russia, 12-0)

72. Omari Akhmedov (Russia, 15-3)

89. Albert Duraev (Russia, 8-3)

92. Abubakar Vagaev (Russia, 10-1)

A light weight

1. Rafael dos Anjos (Brazil, 25-7)

2. Donald Cerrone (USA, 28-7)

3. Eddie Alvarez (USA, 27-4)

4. Anthony Pettis (USA, 18-4)

5. Will Brooks (USA, 17-1)

6. Tony Ferguson (USA, 20-3)

7. Gilbert Melendez (USA, 22-5)

8. Beneil Dariush (USA, 12-1)

9. Al Iaquinta (USA, 13-3-1)

10. Nate Diaz (USA, 18-10)

15. Rashid Magomedov (Russia, 19-1)

27. Alexander Sarnavsky (Russia, 32-3)

32. Rustam Khabilov (Russia, 17-3)

38. Magomed Mustafaev (Russia, 13-1)

39. Mairbek Taysumov (Russia, 24-5)

67. Oleg Bagov (Russia, 20-8)

83. Eduard Vartanyan (Russia, 12-2)

85. Ramazan Esenbaev (Russia, 9-1-1)

91. Hussein Khaliev (Russia, 14-1)

Feather-weight

1. Conor McGregor (Ireland, 19-2)

2. Frankie Edgar (USA, 20-4-1)

3. Jose Aldo (Brazil, 25-2)

4. Max Holloway (USA, 15-3)

5. Daniel Straus (USA, 24-6)

6. Chad Mendes (USA, 17-4)

7. Patriso Freire (Brazil, 24-3)

8. Charles Oliveira (Brazil, 21-5)

9. Ricardo Lamas (USA, 16-4)

10. Dnaiel Weichel (Germany, 36-9)

19. Marat Gafurov (Russia, 13-0)

37. Murad Machaev (Russia, 18-1)

45. Rasul Mirzaev (Russia, 14-0)

46. ​​Zubaira Tukhugov (Russia, 18-3)

72. Magomed Idrisov (Russia, 6-0)

90. Salman Zhamaldaev (Russia, 10-1)

Bantamweight

1. Dominic Cruz (USA, 21-1)

2. TJ Dillashaw (USA, 12-3)

3. Uriah Faber (USA, 33-8)

4. Renan Barao (Brazil, 33-3)

5. Bibiano Fernandez (19-3)

6. Eduardo Dantas (Brazil, 17-4)

7. Marlon Moraes (Brazil, 15-4-1)

8. Jimmy Rivera (USA, 19-1)

9. Aljamin Sterling (USA, 12-0)

10. Marcos Galvao (Brazil, 17-6-1)

56. Timur Valiev (Russia, 10-1)

60. Magomed Magomedov (Russia, 12-1)

70. Rakhman Dudayev (Russia, 16-3)

80. Petr Yan (Russia, 5-0)

84. Mikhail Malyutin (Russia, 31-12)

Flyweight

1. Demetrius Johnson (USA, 23-2-1)

2. Joseph Benavidez (USA, 23-4)

3. John Dodson (USA, 17-7)

4. Henry Cejudo (USA, 10-0)

5. Jusier da Silva (Brazil, 18-4)

6. Louis Smolka (USA, 10-1)

7. Kueji Horiguchi (Japan, 16-2)

8. Wilson Reis (Brazil, 20-6)

9. Zach Makowski (USA, 19-6)

10. Ray Borg (USA, 9-1)

15. Ali Bagautinov (Russia, 13-4)

48. Velimurad Alkhasov (Russia, 4-0)

83. Yunus Evloev (Russia, 18-7)

There are many famous fighters. Among them are the best and titled. In addition, you can find out who is the most strong fighter in the world, and who is the highest paid.

The best fighters of fights without rules

There are many ratings that determine the best fighters in fights without rules. All such reports can be called true, some agree with them, and some do not. One of the best without a doubt is Fedor Emelianenko. His career in MMA began in 2000, and in 2001 he was already the world champion according to the Rings. Two years later, Fedor received the same title according to Pride. Over the years of his career, the athlete has repeatedly been called the most powerful man on the planet. Numerous fans have nicknamed him "The Last Emperor". He went ten years without a single loss, which is unique in MMA and MMA. This unique athlete ended his career in 2012.

Fedor's brother is also a famous fighter without rules - this is Alexander Emelianenko. His career began in 2003. Out of twenty-one fights, he has four defeats. In 2009, the athlete tried himself in professional boxing, however, was limited to only one fight, which ended in a draw.

Mike Zambidis is one of the strongest fighters, whose name appears in the Guinness Book of Records. His record is forty-eight knockouts out of sixty fights. His name was known in Europe back in 1998. According to the latest data, the athlete spent one hundred and sixty fights, of which only seventeen were lost to him, but eighty-four were won by knockouts. Mike ended his career in 2011.

Another strong fighter mixed martial arts – Batu Khasikov. He has over 200 fights in his career. Also the best fighters are Dan Henderson, Antonio Silva and Rashad Evans. Rashad managed to win over Forrest Griffin, Chuck Liddell, Stefan Bonnar and Michael Bisping.

For the entire existence of the UFC championship, Jon Jones became his youngest winner. His successes are dizzying, it is possible that he has been in light heavyweight will take leadership positions in the UFC championship.

Jeff Monson - famous fighter, which is considered one of the strongest in mixed martial arts. Heavyweight fighter for Russia - Sergey Kharitonov. Having started professional career in 2002, the athlete still performs. In 2004, according to Pride, he became a bronze medalist.

Anderson Silva is a fighter who lost only four out of thirty-five fights. The athlete is the current MMA champion. Often he wins beautiful victories, for which his fans like him.

The biggest MMA fighters

Among the MMA fighters there are just huge ones. This is Emmanuel Yarborough. With a height of two meters ten centimeters, the athlete's weight is three hundred kilograms. For such dimensions, he received the nickname "Man of the Mountain."

When compiling the TOP-10 of the best heavyweights in the history of MMA, Fedor Emelianenko is recognized as the leader. Its weight is one hundred and six kilograms. The big one is Antonio Nogueira. The athlete's weight is one hundred and five kilograms. In third place in the ranking is heavyweight and light heavyweight fighter Randy Couture.

Big MMA fighters are also Mirko Filippovich and Josh Barnett, Frank Mir and Tim Sylvia.

Most titled fighter

One of the most popular and at the same time the most titled in the history of the UFC is the five-time champion Randy Couture. He won victories in both the heavyweight and light heavyweight categories.

Randy Couture has been given names such as "Natural" and "Captain America". His career and achievements are truly brilliant. It should be noted that Randy was the only fighter who managed to become a champion in two weight categories at once.

highest paid fighter

Some fighters are not limited to prize money from fights. They also earn on advertising, film roles, some investments. The heavyweight champion at one time was a fighter named Brock Lesnar. He was recognized as the highest paid in MMA in 2010. In the list of the highest paid athletes, Lesnar took the thirteenth position. His current fortune exceeds twelve and a half million dollars.

Chuck Liddell's income is estimated at thirteen million dollars, and Randy Couture managed to earn fourteen million. Tit Ortiz has a fortune of fifteen million dollars, and B-Jane Penn has a fortune of twenty million. It must be said that most of Pen's fortune was earned by him not by fighting. He co-authored several books on martial arts, and also wrote his autobiography. The athlete starred in the film "Never Give Up."

The strongest fighter in the world

Fedor Emelianenko is considered the strongest fighter in the world. He was called "Russian Experiment", "Terminator" and "Last Emperor". In mixed martial arts, he has no equal. The athlete became famous for the fact that for ten years, having spent thirty-two fights, he never lost.

Defeats in his career began to appear only when he was not young enough. For ten years, in his prime, he remained a heavyweight champion, defeating several UFC and Pride champions. No one has yet managed to defeat more champions than Emelianenko did. Most experts consider him the king of MMA.

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