Alexander Volkov wanted to know what steps are required to secure the heavyweight title.
Although he did not receive a direct response from UFC CEO Dana White, who may or may not recognize Volkov when he stumbled upon “Drago” in the subway, the Russian could answer his question his victory over fellow contender Rizvan Kuniev at UFC 333 last weekend in Abu Dhabi.
Volkov shot past Alex Pereira to secure the No. 2 seed at 265 pounds.
Since most fans already believe that Volkov defeated Ciryl Gane those weird scorecardsThe result of Gane’s fight against Josh Hokit next month at UFC 334 in New York may determine what the matchmakers do with Volkov in 2027, though “Drago” is also in contention for the winner. this fight.
Check out the updated UFC meta rankings below (click for an explanation of how they work). here).
1. Manel Cape
2. Alexandre Pantoja
3. Brandon Royval
4. Tatsuro Taira
5. Lone’er Kavanagh +1
6. Asu Almabayev -1
7. Kyoji Horiguchi +1
8. Amir Albazi +1
9. Brandon Moreno +1
10. Ramazan Temirov -3
11. Sumudaerji
12. Mitch Raposo
13. Imanol Rodriguez
14. Rei Tsuruya
15. Charles Johnson
1. Merab Dvalishvili
2. Song Yadong
3. Sean O’Malley
4. Mario Bautista
5. Umar Nurmagomedov
6. Cory Sandhagen
7. David Martinez
8. Raul Rosas Jr.
9. Farid Basharat
10. Payton Talbott
11. Montel Jackson
12. Aiemann Zahabi
13. Bryce Mitchell
14. Marlon Vera
15. Raoni Barcelos
Champion: Alexander Volkanovsky
1. Movsar Evloev
2. Diego Lopes
3. Lerone Murphy
4. Aljamain Sterling
5. Jean Silva
6. Arnold Allen
7. Pat Sabatini
8. Pavel Andrusca
9. Youssef Zalal
10. Aaron Pico +4
11. Kevin Vallejo -1
12. Joanderson Brito -1
13. Melquizael Costa -1
14. Steve Garcia -1
15. Jamall Emmers
1. Ilia Topuria
2. Arman Tsarukyan
3. Charles Oliveira
4. Max Holloway
5. Paddy Pimblett
6. Quillan Salkilld
7. Benoit Saint-Denis
8. Renato Moicano
9. Mateusz Gamrot
10. Mauricio Ruffy
11. Grant Dawson +3
12. Tom Nolan -1
13. Tofig Musayev
14. Rafael Fiziev -2
15. Esteban Ribovics
Champion: Islam Makhachov
1. Carlos Prates
2. Ian Machado Garry
3. Michael Morales
4. Jack Della Maddalena
5. Sean Brady
6. Gabriel Bonfim
7. Belal Muhammad
8. Mike Malott
9. Uros Medic
10. Leon Edwards
11. Kamaru Usman
12. Joaquin Buckley
13. Yaroslav Amosov
14. Kevin Holland
15. Daniel Rodriguez
Champion: Sean Strickland
1. Khamzat Chimaev
2. Dricus Du Plessis
3. Nassourdine Imavov
4. Brendan Allen
5. Joe Pyfer
6. Caio Borralho
7. Gregory Rodrigues
8. Anthony Hernandez
9. Abus Magomedov +4
10. Israel Adesanya -1
11. Ikram Aliskerov -1
12. Christian Leroy Duncan -1
13. Bo Nickal -1
14. Roman Kopylov
15. Edmen Shahbazyan
1. Alex Pereira
2. Magomed Ankalaev
3. There is Prochazka
4. Dominick Reyes +3
5. Paulo Costa -1
6. Khalil Rountree -1
7. Navajo Stirling -1
8. Reinier de Ridder
9. Alonzo Menifield +1
10. Bogdan Guskov +1
11. Robert Whittaker +1
12. Muhammad Saidov +1
13. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev +2
14. Azamat Murzakanov -5
15. Modestas Bukauskas -1
1. Tom Aspinall
2. Alexander Volkov +2
3. Alex Pereira
4. Sergey Pavlovich -2
5. Josh Hokit +1
6. Curtis Blaydes +1
7. Rizvan Kuniev -2
8. Waldo Cortes Acosta
9. Vitor Petrino
10. Mario Pinto
11. Walter Walker
12. Johnny Walker
13. Brando Pericic
14. Sergey Spivac
15. Anthony Wint
1. Zhang Weili
2. Stack Jandiroba
3. Tatiana Suarez
4. Denise Gomes
5. Gillian Robertson
6. Fatima Klein
7. Yasmine Lucindo +2
8. Alexia Thainara -1
9. Loopy Godinez +3
10. Piera Rodriguez -1
11. Yan Xiaonan -1
12. Mizuki Inoue -1
13. Tabatha Ricci -1
14. Talita Alencar -1
15. Amanda Lemos -1
1. Valentina Shevchenko
2. Alexa Grasso
3. Jasmine Jasudavicius
4. Manon Fiorot
5. Erin Blanchfield
6. Zhang Weili
7. Rose in Namajuna
8. Wang Cong
9. Maycee Barber
10. Tracy Cortez
11. Casey O’Neill
12. Miranda Maverick
13. Regina Collection
14. Karine Silva
15. Carli Judice
1. Joselyne Edwards
2. Ailin Perez
3. Norma Dumont
4. Luana Santos
5. Julianna Pena
6. Now the saints
7. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
8. Michelle Montague
9. Chelsea Chandler
10. Karol Rosa
11. Bia Mesquita
12. Alice Pereira
13. Nora Cornell
14. Macy Chiasson
15. Melissa Croden
You can expect those rankings to change around this time next week, especially at lightweight, after the upcoming one UFC Vegas 123: Moicano vs. Nolan MMA Tournament. in Paramount+scheduled for Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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