After defending his UFC lightweight title for the first time, Khabib Nurmagomedov is now ascending the pound-for-pound list, as well. Following a dominating UFC 229 win over Conor McGregor , Nurmagomedov now stands at 27-0 on his career and has earned the No. 3 spot in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA pound-for-pound rankings, trailing only his American Kickboxing Academy teammate and two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier, as well as former UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. There were plenty of moves across all divisions following a stacked UFC 229 event, so take a look at the new pound-for-pound list, but check out the remaining divisions, as well, in the updated rankings above.
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USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA rankings, Oct. 9: Khabib joins teammate as P4P royalty – MMA Junkie