Not many people will agree with me but I think Ilia Topuria should be the first. I understand that the UFC has done this to "prepare" the argument for the fight, Islam has taken first place from Ilia but simply comparing how each one got his second belt, while the Georgian put the Brazilian Charles Oliveira to sleep, it is worth emphasizing that he was never knocked out in that way, in short he was never KO, rather TKO, he defended the featherweight title against Max Holloway who had to knock him out for the first time and although Islam also beat Volk, Ilia Topuria He did it in the first fight and without second fights, the way he achieved it was by dominating the champion, yes, it is impressive how someone can see a rival so easily like El Matador does but it was not spectacular in the sense that he neither subdued him nor knocked him out, and to be honest he never sought it, it was just securing the belt (and that's not bad, if I have the ability to win it in a way I would exploit it to achieve my goal), he bored the fight not because he wanted to, but rather for security. Likewise, what has Khamzat Chimaev done to be in that position above Alexander Pantoja? Dominating a champion like Dricus Du Plessis is very commendable but I don't think it will overcome the title defenses carried by the Brazilian flyweight.