Just as Deivieson Figueiredo seemed on a path to establishing himself as a pound-for-pound elite and the new face of the flyweight division, he ran into Brandon Moreno. I'M THE BEST BOXER IN THE UFC!!!! #UFCFightIsland7 /Nfc4Csp6f4- UFC Janu4. Holloway lost the rematch after a controversial split decision, but the majority of scores tracked by saw Holloway as deserving the victory - and the title. After losing the title to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 245, the pair rematched at UFC 251. There's a strong argument to be had that Holloway should be the featherweight champion right now. He would be a favorite to win his title back should he decide to return to light heavyweight, however, and there's no discounting his status as an elite pound-for-pound great. With no idea the success Jones will see at heavyweight after some rare struggles in his final fights at 205 pounds, it's hard to say he's a lock to ever hold UFC gold again. There is some question over where Jones currently stands in the sport, however, with many feeling he should have lost the light heavyweight championship in his most recent fight, a controversial February 2020 decision win over Dominick Reyes. That said, Jones does not currently have a title and is arguably the greatest fighter in the history of the sport. The only reason Jones doesn't top the list is because he voluntarily vacated the light heavyweight championship within the process of a long-awaited move to the heavyweight division. Furthermore, Poirier would be a clear favorite coming into a fight with anyone other than Nurmagomedov at the championship level. In the deep 155-pound division, there's no reasonable scenario where a championship bout could take place that doesn't see Poirier as one of the two men in the Octagon. Nurmagomedov retired this past October and doubled down on that decision in January, effectively leaving lightweight without a champion. The lone loss in that time came to Khabib Nurmagomedov. During his current 7-1 run, he has wins over McGregor, Max Holloway, Eddie Alvarez, Justin Gaethje and Anthony Pettis - all five of whom have held UFC gold and only one (Holloway) lasted to the final bell against Poirier. Poirier is the king of kings when it comes to the best fighters in the UFC not currently holding a championship. This broke down into fighters who have an argument that they currently should be champion and those who simply are waiting for the opportunity to fight for the belt. In the wake of Dustin Poirier's incredible knockout victory over Conor McGregor and the lightweight division lacking an active champion, we sat down to sift through the UFC roster to identify the five best fighters currently without a championship. The chase for gold requires a combination of skill, luck and opportunity, leaving some fighters with world champion-level talents without a belt around their waist. Unlike boxing where multiple world championships exists across the weight classes, fighters in the UFC who aspire to hold a world title only have one belt to pursue with no easy paths to the top of the mountain.
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