RANKINGS Yan moves into UFC pound-for-pound top three, Gaethje drops to fourth

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The bottom line

Petr Yan moved to No. 3 in an updated UFC pound-for-pound ranking after beating Merab Dvalishvili, ahead of Justin Gaethje; Makhachev stays first and Volkanovski second.

Yan moves into UFC pound-for-pound top three, Gaethje drops to fourth
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What we know

  • Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all cards, at UFC 333.
  • Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev in round two of the UFC 333 main event.

Reported, not confirmed

Press representatives updated the ranking of the best UFC fighters regardless of weight class, and bantamweight champion Petr Yan entered the top three, according to FightTime.ru. He moved ahead of lightweight champion Justin Gaethje, who had held third.

Islam Makhachev remained first and Alexander Volkanovski kept second place after stopping Movsar Evloev at UFC 333.

Yan retained his belt in the final fight of his trilogy with Merab Dvalishvili, winning by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all three cards.
 
Summary
Petr Yan moved to No. 3 in an updated UFC pound-for-pound ranking after beating Merab Dvalishvili, ahead of Justin Gaethje; Makhachev stays first and Volkanovski second.
Key points (one per line)
Yan enters the top three, displacing lightweight champion Justin Gaethje.
Islam Makhachev remains No. 1 and Alexander Volkanovski keeps No. 2.
Yan beat Dvalishvili by unanimous decision, 48-47 on all cards, in the UFC 333 co-main event.
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FightTime.ru | https://fighttime.ru/news/item/44528-pjotr-yan-voshjol-v-trojku-luchshikh-bojtsov-ufc.html
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