{"id":464033,"date":"2022-11-27T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T19:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=464033"},"modified":"2022-11-27T11:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T19:21:59","slug":"javier-mendez-believes-islam-makhachev-got-ranked-too-high-too-early-in-pound-for-pound-rankings-they-gave-him-this-just-because-of-one-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/javier-mendez-believes-islam-makhachev-got-ranked-too-high-too-early-in-pound-for-pound-rankings-they-gave-him-this-just-because-of-one-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Javier Mendez believes Islam Makhachev got ranked too high, too early in pound-for-pound rankings: “They gave him this just because of one fight”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Javier Mendez, the coach of Islam Makhachev, doesn’t like how highly ranked his pupil is in the pound-for-pound rankings.<\/p>\n

Makhachev is ranked second in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings following his submission win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title. Yet, before the fight, Makhachev was not even in the pound-for-pound rankings so his coach doesn’t like how quickly, and how high the champ was put on the pound-for-pound list.<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, you know this just as much as I do, Islam went to No. 2 spot pound-for-pound in the UFC in just one fight? How?,\u201d\u00a0Mendez told MMA Junkie<\/a>. \u201cI know he\u2019s good, and I believe he\u2019s No. 1. I do believe that. But to give him that spot of No. 2 pound-for-pound in just one fight, no. I know in my heart with time he\u2019ll be No. 1. Simple as that. He\u2019s going to be No. 1. But they gave him this just because of one fight. No, I don\u2019t like that. It was done too quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Javier Mendez believes Islam Makhachev needs to do more, he will have the chance. Makhachev will defend his belt for the first time in the main event of UFC 284 against Alexander Volkanovski<\/a> – who is ranked number one pound-for-pound.<\/p>\n

If Makhachev defeats Volkanovski and then beats another contender, Mendez thinks that is when the champ should be atop the rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the man, but he needs to do more,\u201d Mendez said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I believe. He needs to beat Volkanovski, then Dariush. He needs to beat those guys, so you can say he\u2019s No. 1. Look at what Volkanovski is doing. He mopped the floor with all the challengers that are in his weight class. Everyone. He cleared them all out. Islam needs to clear everyone out. Again, I feel he\u2019s No. 1, but in order to get that you need to finish everyone, that\u2019s how it works. That\u2019s how I think.\u201d<\/p>\n

What do you make of Javier Mendez saying Islam Makhachev is ranked too highly on the pound-for-pound list?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Javier Mendez, the coach of Islam Makhachev, doesn’t like how highly ranked his pupil is in the pound-for-pound rankings. Makhachev is ranked second in the UFC’s official pound-for-pound rankings following his submission win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title. 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