Despite the fact that Nikita Krylov last entered the octagon more than two months ago, the Russian was among the fighters who improved their positions in the official UFC rankings.
According to the updated rating, Shakhtar moved up one position in the organization’s light heavyweight division, but does not occupy fifth place alone, but shares it with Brazilian Johnny Walker, who defeated American Anthony Smith by unanimous decision at UFC on ABC 4 in Charlotte last weekend , which dropped to seventh place.
Nikita Krylov, 31, is on a three-fight streak, knocking out Alexander Gustafsson, winning a decision over Volkan Özdemir, and finishing with a triangle choke on Ryan Spann.
The victory over Smith was also the third in a winning streak of 31-year-old Johnny Walker, who had previously dealt with Ion Cutelaba and Paul Craig ahead of schedule.
In March 2020, Krylov and Walker met in the octagon, and then the Russian celebrated the victory, defeating the Brazilian by unanimous decision.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/31571-rossiyanin-nikita-krylov-voshel-v-top-5-polutyazhelogo-diviziona-ufc.html?rand=19907
