The updated MMA ranking of welterweight division brought good news for Kazakh fans as Shavkat Rakhmonov jumped five points landing at number 8 of the list, QazMonitor reports.
MMA Fighting wrote that obscured by the Khamzat Chimaev hype, the undefeated Shavkat Rakhmonov has been carving out his own impressive UFC start with four finishes in his first four fights for the promotion. Wins over Carlston Harris, Michel Prazeres, and Alex Oliveira impressed, but seeing him absolutely truck Neil Magny — who is currently tied with Georges St-Pierre for the most UFC welterweight wins at 19 — was truly awe-inspiring. By the way, Rakhmonov’s 16 wins? All by knockout or submission.
Rakhmonov jumps five spots up to No. 8 this month, but to give you an even better idea of the hype building around him, he was as high as No. 3 on one ballot and received top-10 votes on six others, MMA Fighting concluded.
The updated list of the MMA welterweight division is as follows:
1. Kamaru Usman
2. Colby Covington
3. Khamzat Chimaev
4. Leon Edwards
5. Gilbert Burns
6. Belal Muhammad
7. Yaroslav Amosov
8. Shavkat Rakhmonov
9. Vicente Luque
10. Sean Brady
11. Stephen Thompson
12. Michael Chiesa
13. Logan Storley
14. Roberto Soldic
15. Kevin Holland