The 20 Best Active UFC Fighters Have Been Named By MMA Fans

UFC superstar Khabib Nurmagomedov has been named the best active UFC fighter ahead of fellow champions Jon Jones and Stipe Miocic.

Ranker have asked MMA fans to name the top 20 active UFC fighters with undefeated lightweight king Nurmagomedov taking top spot.

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UFC light-heavyweight champion Jones and UFC heavyweight champion Miocic are ranked second and third, respectively.

Fourth-placed Daniel Cormier is the highest ranked UFC fighter without a title. Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman are ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.

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Max Holloway, Justin Gaethje, Tony Ferguson and Francis Ngannou make up the top ten.

Jorge Masvidal, Alexander Volkanovski, Petr Yan, Dominick Reyes and Jose Aldo, among others, also earned a spot in the top 20.

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Former UFC double champions Conor McGregor and Henry Cejudo have not been included in the list following their recent retirements.

The 20 best active UFC fighters:

20. Jose Aldo

19. Stephen Thompson

18. Paulo Costa

17. Colby Covington

16. Dominick Reyes

15. Petr Yan (c)

14. Robert Whittaker

13. Alexander Volkanovski (c)

12. Jorge Masvidal

11. Dustin Poirier

10. Francis Ngannou

9. Tony Ferguson

8. Justin Gaethje (ic)

7. Max Holloway

6. Kamaru Usman (c)

5. Israel Adesanya (c)

4. Daniel Cormier

3. Stipe Miocic (c)

2. Jon Jones (c)

1. Khabib Nurmagomedov (c)

Topics: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, UFC News, Fight News, UFC, MMA, Israel Adesanya

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