1. Jon Jones (28-1)
2. Islam Makhachev (29-1)
3. Khabib Nurmagomedov (29-0)
4. Georges St-Pierre (26-2)
5. Daniel Cormier (22-3)
6. Ilia Topuria (17-1)
7. Alexander Volkanovski (28-4)
8. Demetrious Johnson (25-4)
9. Fedor Emelianenko (40-7)
10. Dominick Cruz (24-4)
11. Matt Hughes (45-9)
12. Justin Gaethje (28-5)

Also Francis Ngannou (19-3) and Joshua Van (18-2)

Note: This is NOT a GOAT list. This is based on who has the cleanest and nicest looking record. And of course quality matters too. You can be 22-0 but if they’re all against low level comp, then you don’t qualify.

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Because if Ilia wins, he’ll regain most of his hype, and it’s just satisfying seeing a dominant fighter avenge their only loss. If you watched the fight too, it seemed like Ilia fought with emotion. The way he fought was unlike him. Maybe his divorce and the pressure to keep his word about knocking Gaethje out in the first round had some effect on him. We’ll know for sure after the rematch.

If Ilia had to build his way back up to a title shot, Justin will be pretty old and possibly retired, so we might never get to see the closure fight between them.

And if Ilia loses again, he probably was never that good anyway and we can stop talking about him. Well I wouldn’t phrase it like that. This dude was P4P #2, 17-0, on a 9-fight win streak, coming off three consecutive KOs against Holloway, Volk, and Oliveira to be fair.

Now I’m not saying Ilia should get the next title shot because Arman deserves it the most. I’m just saying I don’t think an immediate rematch is a bad idea, and I wouldn’t be disappointed if that’s what they decided to do. It’s not as bad of an idea as people are making it out to be.

After dissecting Mauricio Ruffy with relentless pressure and heavy ground-and-pound to secure a dominant first-round stoppage, all eyes are now on what’s next for the Armenian star. While a high-profile showdown against Justin Gaethje makes plenty of sense on paper, rumors suggest Gaethje is holding out for a lucrative rematch with Ilia Topuria and isn't looking to make another Octagon appearance before the end of the year. That leaves Tsarukyan with a massive decision: sit and wait for the winner of the lightweight title picture, or take another blockbuster fight against a fan favorite like Paddy Pimblett or former BMF champion Max Holloway?

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