Following his huge win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, lightweight kingpin Khabib Nurmagomedov gave an emotional interview where he ended up retiring from MMA. He only asked for one thing - to be ranked as the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
At the time, Jon Jones was that man. And Jones immediately took to social media to defend his position. Then he did it again. But despite Jones’ insistence that he’s the GOAT, the rankers listened to Khabib. This week, he’s the top man in the sport.
Let’s take a look at the other changes coming out of a very entertaining PPV on Fight Island.