Th͏e po͏und-for-po͏u͏nd deba͏te͏ has b͏e͏en͏ ra͏ging ev͏er since Islam Makhachev dethroned Jon Jones f͏ollo͏wing͏ h͏is͏ ͏victor͏y ͏ov͏er Alexander Volkanovs͏ki ͏in their seco͏nd encounter. The͏ ͏M͏M͏͏A community r͏emai͏ns͏ di͏vide͏d͏ into tw͏o ͏camps: ͏one ͏that believes I͏slam M͏akhachev͏ is t͏he rig͏htful͏ k͏ing͏ and anot͏he͏r (headed by Dana White) ͏tha͏t argues J͏on Jones is more des͏ervin͏g. B͏͏ut what͏’s͏ ͏th͏e ͏a͏ctua͏l͏ a͏nswer ͏to th͏is q͏uestion? ͏Jo͏n͏ Jon͏e͏s͏’͏͏ resum͏e s͏͏pea͏ks͏ volumes, but Makh͏͏achev’s͏ co͏nsi͏͏stent͏ act͏ivity͏ and achieve͏ments a͏dd͏ ͏s͏i͏͏gnif͏ic͏ant͏ we͏͏ight͏ to ͏h͏i͏s ca͏se͏. So͏,͏ who͏ ͏͏t͏ruly ͏de͏serve͏s th͏͏e ti͏tle o͏f pound-f͏or-͏pound king?͏ ͏Joe Rogan has stepped in͏ to weigh in on the deba͏t͏e with his own ͏uni͏que a͏sses͏sment.

͏While having a conversation with Derek of More Plates More Dates on JRE #2239, Joe Rogan dived into the topic of P4P status, the multi-million dollar podcaster emphasized that Jon Jones might be the greatest of all time. “14 years at the top! 14 years!” Rogan exclaimed, “They’re debating whether or not he’s the P4P best fighter alive right now. Islam Makhachev currently holds that standing.”

Now, Rogan made a bold claim that some of the “experts” who vote for the P4P list had “never rolled [on BJJ mats] a day in their life” and did not know “jacksh-t.” But that did not keep him from giving due credit to Makhachev.

But for now, it is Islam Makhachev, who truly deserves to be at the top of the P4P list. Why? Well, specifically because he has finished more opponents in a shorter time frame than Jon Jones, “[Islam] Makhachev is so f—-ng good that he head-kicked Alexander Volkanovski in the rematch,” said Rogan.

He further added, “He submits everybody. He submitted Dustin Poirier. He is a f—-ng monster. When he gets guys on the ground, he just crushes them. You could argue that he is dealing with a deeper talent pool. So, his weight class, in my opinion, is the most talent-rich weight pool in the sport. The 155-pounds [division] is filled with assassins. 205 lbs is not. 265 lbs is definitely not.”

In addition ͏to ͏being the pound-for-po͏un͏d (P4P) number one fighter,͏ Isl͏am Makha͏chev so͏lidif͏ied͏ his stat͏us as one of the͏ most͏ accomplished lightweight fighters in͏ UFC history w͏i͏th his ͏victory aga͏inst Dustin Poi͏rier at UFC 302. Currently riding a 14-fight winnin͏g streak, he has tied the͏ r͏ec͏ord f͏or th͏e most suc͏cess͏ful ͏tit͏le defe͏nses in UFC͏ ͏lightweight hi͏story͏. Makhachev also su͏rpasse͏d his mentor and friend Khabib Nurm͏agomedov and the legendary Tony Ferguson to set the re͏c͏ord for the most consecutive wins in UFC lig͏htwei͏ght ͏hist͏o͏ry.

Interestingly, Dana White finds it extremely hard to witness anyone other than Jon Jones as the P4P best fighter as long as he is within the promotion and Islam Makhachev appeared to have finally confronted the UFC CEO about it.

Islam Makhachev finally confronts Dana White about the P4P debate

At the UFC 311 pre-fight press conference, the UFC CEO Dana White was asked a rather unsettling question by a reporter, what is the question, you may ask? Well, the reporter asked whether he would take Islam Makhachev as the P4P king if he defeats Arman Tsarukyan at UFC 311. The UFC CEO was put on a difficult pedestal as Islam Makhachev came forward with a cheeky remark, “Dana, you have to be true, man.“

A moment later after collecting his thoughts, the UFC CEO asserted, “Listen, Islam knows I love him, man. But you know how I feel about that. Jon Jones is undefeated for however many years. Boo all you want. I don’t give a s–t.” He even laughingly bashed the reporter for the question as well. Interestingly, Jon Jones came forward to react to this conversation as well. The heavyweight champion took to his Instagram handle to share the conversation on his story and added a smiling as well as praying emoji.

The P4P debate looks poised to go on and on until Jon Jones retires from the promotion or faces his first career loss. Regardless, who do you think stands above the other in this debate? State your thoughts in the comments below.