Topuria rises to top of UFC pound-for-pound rankings after claiming lightweight title

[p]It has been confirmed by the UFC that [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/topuria-ilia/bBTa66GB/"]Topuria[/a] is the new number one in the pound-for-pound rankings.[/p][p]That means that, for all intents and purposes, the Spanish-Georgian is, as of today, the best fighter in the most prestigious mixed martial arts circuit on the planet.[/p][p]His first-round knockout of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/oliveira-charles/hfS2SifI/"]Oliveira[/a] in his last fight meant he was not only crowned champion of the lightweight division but also knocked his arch-nemesis, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/makhachev-islam/Y5Xm0ySb/"]Islam Makhachev,[/a] off the UFC throne.[/p][embed guid="ff38a05f-e4b1-40c2-b9ee-2617e7f57885" url="https://x.com/ufc/status/1940123288782696457" social-type="twitter" /][p][i]El Matador[/i]'s next goal could be to move up to welterweight to defeat the Dagestani and become the first man in UFC history to win the belts of three different weight divisions.[/p][p]However, it makes sense for him to have a few more fights at 155 pounds before he makes that jump. In fact, his next bout is likely to be[b] [/b]a defence of the title he just won against the eccentric [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pimblett-paddy/venbfzbn/"]Paddy Pimblett[/a] or Armenian [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tsarukyan-arman/OWgAXDzd/"]Arman Tsarukyan[/a].[/p]