BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » pound-for-pound rankings https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Dricus Du Plessis believes Ilia Topuria is the rightful pound-for-pound No. 1 https://www.badmma.com/dricus-du-plessis-believes-ilia-topuria-is-the-rightful-pound-for-pound-no-1.html https://www.badmma.com/dricus-du-plessis-believes-ilia-topuria-is-the-rightful-pound-for-pound-no-1.html#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:14:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/dricus-du-plessis-believes-ilia-topuria-is-the-rightful-pound-for-pound-no-1.html Rankings are subjective, but serve a couple of purposes. They’re used to promote and to spark conversation and debate.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/dricus-du-plessis-believes-ilia-topuria-is-the-rightful-pound-for-pound-no-1.html/feed 0 Dana White declares Islam Makhachev No. 1 pound-for-pound in the world https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world.html https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world.html#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:25:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world.html The debate over who is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world is a hot-button topic.  Heavyweight champion  Jon Jones has held the position for most of the past decade.  When he relinquished the light heavyweight championship in 2020, it opened the door for others like  Khabib Nurmagomedov and  Alexander Volkanovski to stake claim to No.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world.html/feed 0 Dana White declares Islam Makhachev No. 1 pound-for-pound in the world https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world-2.html https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world-2.html#comments Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:25:00 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/dana-white-declares-islam-makhachev-no-1-pound-for-pound-in-the-world-2.html The debate over who is the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world is a hot-button topic.  Heavyweight champion  Jon Jones has held the position for most of the past decade.  When he relinquished the light heavyweight championship in 2020, it opened the door for others like  Khabib Nurmagomedov and  Alexander Volkanovski to stake claim to No. 1 spot.  When Jones returned three years later and won the heavyweight title, he was again elevated to the top spot in the pound-for-pound rankings.  UFC CEO  Dana White was one of the loudest voices in Jones’ favor to occupy the position but that has changed

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