Despite losing to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, Alexander Volkanovski has retained his #1 spot on the pound-for-pound rankings. The pair fought in a clash of champions over the weekend at UFC 284 in Perth, Australia. After the five-round slugfest, the judges unanimously declared Makhachev the winner of the fight.

However, the latest pound-for-pound rankings leave Makhachev with only the win to his name. The lightweight champion put his title on the line for a shot at Volkanovski’s pound-for-pound ranking. All the marketing that was done around the fight also highlighted it as a battle for the pound-for-pound top spot.

Now, neither fighter got what they hoped to achieve. Volkanovski did not get the second belt. Makhachev did not get the pound-for-pound #1 status.

There were many fans and pros who disagreed with the result of the fight. Even UFC commentator Joe Rogan openly stated that he had Volkanovski winning the fight. However, there were also those that argued Makhachev did just enough to get the judges’ nod.

Fans react to Alexander Volkanovski retaining P4P #1 spot

As news of the pound-for-pound rankings update broke, fans went into a frenzy again. Fans of both fighters rushed to defend the rankings in the comment sections under the tweet.

Leading MMA media personality John Morgan shared the latest ranking updates on Twitter. In his tweet, Morgan wrote Volkanovski retained his top spot despite the loss at UFC 284.

Morgan also clarified that the post on UFC’s official Instagram page that declared Makhachev to be the pound-for-pound #1 came out before the updated rankings.

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Morgan told another fan how the tabulation of votes worked. He mentioned that the UFC and the rankings registry operated on different schedules.

Volkanovski retaining his spot despite the loss set off many fans. One of them speculated that a rematch was on the horizon.

However, there were fans who supported the decision as well. One of them said Volkanovski solidified his spot with the performance at UFC 284.

Nevertheless, there were more reactions trashing the decision to leave Volkanovski at the top.

Fans and experts are still debating the fight and its result. This new rankings update will only fan the flames even more.

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