Welcome back to another exciting week of our UFC Power Rankings, after another wild event in Las Vegas. Last week, a lot of fights coming up were confirmed, meaning we’re going to have an amazing fall this year. You’ll also want to stay tuned for the Fight Club of Pain which will be airing live, every Thursday at 7 pm EST. You’ll also want to check out the Five-tastic Picks and Soup Can of the Week articles which are on the Dr. Roto network, as well. Have a great day, everyone, and may the fights be with you.
1. Ilia Topuria: Ilia Topuria is still the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Since then, Topuria has been running his mouth but choosing his spots when he takes his shots on the X. That has led to Arman Tsarukyan not only trolling Topuria, but also putting him down and calling him a coward. However, there are rumors that Tsarukyan vs. Paddy Pimblett could happen first, which I don’t believe.
2. Islam Makhachev: Islam Makhachev is preparing himself to challenge Jack Della Maddalena for the Welterweight Championship. This match is set to take place on November 8th at UFC 322, which will be the perfect fight to start the holiday season off.
3. Merab Dvalishvili: Merab Dvalishvili defeated Sean O’Malley via submission this past weekend at UFC 316. This extended his winning streak to 13 as he broke down Sean easily and cemented his legacy like we talked about in the Fight Club of Pain. That legacy will be tested soon since Cory Sandhagen has stepped up to be the frontrunner for Dvalishvili’s next opponent.
4. Alexandre Pantoja: Alexandre Pantoja dismantled Kai Kara-France within two rounds giving us those fireworks I talked about for weeks. Since then, it seems that Cory Sandhagen will be his next opponent which should happen in December. This matchup should be a barn-burner keeping some of us in the north hot.
5. Dricus Du Plessis: Dricus Du Plessis moves down to the fifth spot while gearing up for his next fight against Khamzat Chimaev. That fight will take place at UFC 319, which is in Chicago on August 16th, next week. With so much trash-talking going on between both fighters, you can only imagine that this fight is going to be insane from the start.
6. Alexander Volkanovski: Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski stays ranked as my sixth pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Now that Volk is on this list, let’s talk about what he did to Diego Lopes. As of right now, it looks like Yair Rodriguez may be getting the next title shot so we’ll have to wait and see what Uncle Dana comes up with.
7. Tom Aspinall: Tom Aspinall was interviewed recently and brought up that his next fight contract is already signed. Aspinall’s opponent is Ciryl Gane, who he’ll be fighting at UFC 321 on October 25th. Finally, Aspinall gets to show the world why Jon Jones’ target would retire rather than fight him.
8. Magomed Ankalaev: Magomed Ankalaev finally has a date set to defend his title against Alex Pereira. That defense is going to take place at UFC 320 in Las Vegas on October 4th. A lot of people have wanted to see this matchup since Pereira lost the belt to Ank back at UFC 313. Ankalaev will be ready and has gone on record saying that this time he’ll be finishing Pereira inside the distance.
9. Jack Della Maddalena: Jack Della Maddalena doesn’t care that Islam Makhachev is coming for him. JDM knows that Makhachev is the complete package and is his toughest opponent yet. There’s a lot of purple that wasn’t Makhachev to beat JDM so they can see him face Topuria; however, between Tsarukyan and JDM, this may not happen if one of them wins.
10. Alex Pereira: Alex Pereira finally has his rematch with Magomed Ankalaev scheduled for UFC 320. Since losing the title, Pereira has been training like a madman to prove all of his critics wrong. From the videos I have seen, Pereira looks amazing and should be able to win his title back from Ank. However, it’s hard to hang your hat on that since Ank did box with Pereira in their last match, leading to him winning a majority of those clashes. CHAMA!
