UFC 298 in Anaheim, Calif. featured a number of ranked fighters picking up key wins, including a title change in the featherweight division.
Ilia Topuria became champion by knocking out Alexander Volkanovski in Round 2, keeping his undefeated record intact to begin his featherweight championship reign. Entering the week at No. 4 in the division, Topuria rises to No. 1 status, knocking Volkanovski off the throne to the No. 2 slot.
The moves didn’t stop there for Spain’s newest superstar. Topuria also rises from unranked to take No. 4 in the men’s pound-for-pound rankings.
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