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USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, Dec. 29: Khabib closes year on top of pound-for-pound list

The final USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings update of 2020 is in, and retired UFC champ Khabib Nurmagomedov closes the year in the No. 1 spot on our pound-for-pound list.

Sure, Nurmagomedov (29-0 MMA, 13-0 UFC) technically retired following his October win over Justin Gaethje at UFC 254, but like UFC president Dana White, we remain cautiously optimistic that “The Eagle” will come back to try and push his record to an unprecedented 30-0, so we’re leaving him in his current position: No. 1 at lightweight, No. 1 at pound-for-pound.

White is hoping to get a more definitive answer from Nurmagomedov next month in Abu Dhabi ahead of UFC 256 and a headliner between Conor McGregor and Justin Gaethje. So while the UFC is on hiatus for a few weeks, there could be a big shake-up coming early in 2021.

As 2020 comes to a close, check out the final rankings update of the calendar year across all divisions.

MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month for April: One former UFC champ makes another tap for the first time

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best submissions from April 2024: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Submission of the Month award for April. At the bottom of the post, let us know...

Paul Hughes explains choosing PFL over UFC offer: ‘I deserve to get compensated’

Fighters are often criticized for failing to prioritize their financial interests in their MMA careers, but no such accusation can be made toward Irish prospect Paul Hughes. Hughes (11-1), a former Cage Warriors champion, just went through the process of free agency and had bids on the table from...

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