UFC energy rankings following Fight Night 291 in Edmonton

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week of UFC rankings. With UFC Edmonton behind us, we now look forward to UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi.

This week’s principal occasion options two championship fights, giving us loads to sink our enamel into. The principal occasion pits Alexander Volkanovski against Movsar Evloev as he places his title on the line, while the co-main occasion options the rubber match between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili.

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That being said, let’s get to this week’s rankings and see who made it. Have a great day, everyone, and may the fights be with you.

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Ranks 10-6

10. Justin Gaethje:

Justin Gaethje defeated Ilia Topuria at UFC Freedom 250 to become the sole Lightweight Champion in the world. Gaethje is still ranked ninth, following this large upset of the god-like Topuria. There’s a lot of discuss that Gaethje could step down and retire as champion, but there are rumblings that Arman Tsarukyan could be his opponent before that occurs.

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9. Joshua Van:

Joshua Van moved up to ninth spot after he defended his title against Alexandre Pantoja, who also recorded 5 takedowns in the course of. Quite a bit of people felt that this was Pantoja’s pathway to success, which ended up coming up short for him. However, later in the battle, Van began to dominate the putting exchanges by the finish of the battle, which led to the judges learning with the champ.

8. Max Holloway:

Max Holloway defeated Conor McGregor in under two minutes at UFC 329, after McGregor tried a spinning kick, which resulted in tearing up his knee. Now that Holloway formally won, he should be trying for either a title shot or another big-name fighter to put to sleep. For now, Holloway can take any match that comes his manner since he did not even break a sweat against McGregor.

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7. Charles Oliveira:

Charles “Do Bronx” Oliveira finally has a battle to discuss about, and it’s against Diego Lopes at UFC 335 on December twelfth. This will not only be the principal occasion for the card, but this match will also be for the BMF Championship as properly. With Lopes’s current success main him to this match, you can expect a warfare, but if this battle hits the ground, Lopes could discover himself locked up by one of the biggest finishers in MMA historical past.

6. Alex Pereira:

Alex Pereira will be taking on Sergei Pavlovich in the co-main occasion at UFC 335 in Las Vegas. With this being the last card of the 12 months, this battle is going to have a lot of implications for the heavyweight division going into 2027. With how great Pavlovich has regarded lately, Poatan should be fearful, particularly after being knocked out by Ciryl Gane. CHAMA!

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Top 5

5. Ilia Topuria:

Ilia Topuria has slipped to fifth on this record after dropping badly to Justin Gaethje at UFC Freedom 250. It wasn’t just how he lost, but how his god-like advanced got in the manner of his targets. Since then, he’s back to ranting on X, making himself look more lost than we already thought he was. Topuria has also been pushing for a rematch that Gaethje is not in at all.

4. Merab Dvalishvili:

Merab Dvalishvili will be going through Petr Yan at UFC 333 on October twenty fourth, this week. This battle is going to be thrilling to see, since all of us have been patiently ready for Dvalishvili to win back his belt. That is often simpler said than executed, and he’ll have to take down Yan more this time if he desires his Bantamweight Championship back. Regardless, after Dvalishvili said he desires to rip his head off, you can only assume this match may get bloody.

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3. Sean Strickland:

Sean Strickland stays at the third spot as he continues to take pleasure in his time as champion. However, after Dricus Du Plessis defeated Kamaru Usman, DDP feels that a third match with Strickland is in order, since he’s already overwhelmed him twice. However, Strickland lately took to social media to discuss about his pay and his want for more money for his next title protection. This could get furry, but in the finish, I see Strickland finally defending his title early next 12 months.

2. Alexander Volkanovski:

Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski will be preventing Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 this Saturday, in Abu Dhabi. This thrilling conflict will take place as the principal occasion as we see a battle between an up and coming star in Evloev, to the greatness we know at Volkanovski. Stylistically, both are comparable in their method, but with a ton of methods up the trunk for Volk, he could simply retain. For now, we’ll have to wait, but you can wager that this battle is going to be one for the ages.

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1. Islam Makhachev:

Islam Makhachev is still the number-one pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and there’s no doubt about it. After dismantling Ian Machado-Garry at UFC 330, the champ can now sit back and take pleasure in the relaxation of the 12 months, with some time off. I say that because I do not see Makhachev preventing again until early spring if we’re fortunate. Till then, we get to discuss about a bunch of rumors and hope that possibly we’ll see Lord Makhachev sooner rather than later. SMESH!

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