Shavkat Rakhmonov didn’t lose. He didn’t retire. He didn’t fall down the rankings. He disappeared. And that raises a question the UFC has never answered clearly: how do the rankings actually work? Rakhmonov was undefeated, dominant, and consistently ranked near the top. Then suddenly—he’s gone. The explanation floating around is injury, with his manager Danny Rubenstein confirming knee surgery that could keep him out for most of the year. But that alone doesn’t explain removal. Champions like Il

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