UFC have released the latest batch of men's pound-for-pound rankings following the UFC 253 event.
Jon Jones, despite recently relinquishing his light heavyweight title, remains atop of the rankings as he prepares to make the step up to the heavyweight division.
Undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov is in second position going into his UFC 254 main event title defence against interim champion Justin Gaethje, who has dropped down one place to eighth.
In third is middleweight king Israel Adesanya. Following his impressive stoppage victory of Paulo Costa in Saturday night's headline bout at Flash Forum, Yas Island, 'the last Stylebender' has climbed one place to move ahead of heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic.
The status of champions Kamaru Usman and Alexander Volkanovski, who both last fought at UFC 251, remains the same.
There's progression up the ranks for the likes of Dustin Poirier, Petr Yan and Deiveson Figueiredo, while Conor McGregor has been demoted one to eleventh spot in the list.
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Despite claiming to be retired from the spot, the former dual champion hit headlines this week after he leaked private messages with UFC president Dana White as they discussed potential fights following his triumphant return at the start of 2020.
A fuming White said it was "the dirtiest thing you can do" when asked about it in his post UFC 253 presser.
Here are the pound-for-pound rankings in full on the official UFC website:
1. Jon Jones
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2. Khabib Nurmagomedov
3. Israel Adesanya (+1)
4. Stipe Miocic (-1)
5. Kamaru Usman
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6. Alexander Volkanovski
7. Dustin Poirier (+1)
8. Justin Gaethje
9. Max Holloway
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10. Petr Yan (+1)
11. Conor McGregor (-1)
12. Deiveson Figueiredo (+2)
13. Tony Ferguson (-1)
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14. Robert Whittaker (-1)
15. Francis Ngannou
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