UFC Pound-for-Pound Fighter Rankings: Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan shine at UFC 333

The reigning featherweight and bantamweight champions showed why they are among the best fighters in the world Rarely in a calendar year for the UFC is there a single combination of title fights atop the card that showcased as much pound-for-pound greatness in a single night as UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi did last weekend. In the main event, 38-year-old Alexander Volkanoski appeared to cement the idea that he's the greatest featherweight in the sport's history as the two-time champion backed up his pre-fight prediction by stopping unbeaten Movsar Evloev inside of two rounds. Volkanovski, who has won three straight since suffering back-to-back stoppage losses to Islam Makhachev and Ilia Topuria, passed Brazilian legend Jose Aldo for the most featherweight title wins in UFC history while equaling Aldo's company mark for the most 145-pound title defenses.

And if it wasn't already apparent, Volkanovski reminded fans that they were watching truly one of the greatest mixed martial artists in history ply his craft amid a period in which he's redefining what longevity looks like in the lower weight divisions. The co-main event, on the other hand, produced P4P-worthy performances on both sides of the Octagon as two-time bantamweight titleholder Petr Yan defended his title in a five-round thriller of a trilogy bout against Merab Dvalishvili. In a true "tale of two