Fans love to debate the pound-for-pound rankings, and for years Jon Jones has sat at the top. But Ilia Topuria’s rapid rise with brutal knockouts has many rethinking the list. Former UFC champ Sean O’Malley is one of them. He just crowned Topuria as the new P4P king, even putting him ahead of Jones.

Topuria’s record and highlight finishes have already made waves, especially his recent knockout of Charles Oliveira, which pushed him past Islam Makhachev in the rankings. But O’Malley went even further, dropping a bold claim in his latest video:

“But they’re not American…I think Ilia could [beat him], you can never count Conor out, but Ilia Topuria is the greatest fighter, to ever walk this Earth. Greatest fighter, pound-for-pound, ever. Even over [Jon Jones]. His last three fights, KO’s Vol

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