After victory at UFC Las Vegas 31, Islam Makhachev reaches the top 5 in the lightweight rankings

I. Makhachev appeared in the top 5 of the lightweight division. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

Last Saturday (17), Islam makhachev managed to dominate and finish Thiago Moses No. UFC Las Vegas 31. And the triumph bore important fruit for the Russian, who has now reached fifth place in the lightweight division (up to 70,3kg). The information was confirmed in the weekly update on the official Ultimate website.

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Before the event, Makhachev occupied ninth place on the list, but rose another four positions and surpassed Conor McGregor, Dan Hooker, Rafael dos Anjos e Tony Ferguson, respectively. The athlete now has eight consecutive victories in Ultimate. On the other hand, Thiago Moses fell one position and now occupies 15th place.

Another novelty was the appearance of Miesha Tate in the ranking of roosters (up to 61,2kg.). The American, who had been retired for five years, defeated Marion Reneau by technical knockout and came in eighth. On the other hand, the Frenchwoman – who had her last fight, left the top 15.

Even though he did not perform at the event, André Sergipano also appeared, for the first time, in the middleweight rankings (up to 83,9kg.). The Brazilian is in 15th place and performed for the last time in the clash against Ronaldo Jacare, valid by UFC 262.