Usman, Ngannou, Oliveira, Poirier: Independent's top 10 UFC P4P fighters

The meteoric rise of the UFC has been imperative for mixed martial arts, which has nestled amongst the likes of boxing and pro wrestling as one of the globe’s elite combat sports across the past few decades.

With the UFC the crème de la crème of the organisations that dominate the MMA market, fighter popularity has soared, with stars emerging as superstars on the global stage.

Each week, the ranking systems for the 12 individual weight divisions fluctuate with the vigorous schedule seeing Fight Nights and Championship events occur almost every weekend.

The most esteemed, devastating fighters on the roster are merged into pound-for-pound rankings to determine the sport’s most feared fighter, and The Independent have decided to try its hand at curating its own list and compiled its own top 10 men’s athletes.

P4P rankings are often hard to accurately determine, with a multifaceted sport offering many different elements to analyse and consider, but here are the 10 fighters they went with!

10. Dustin Poirier

Dustin Poirier has proved to be one of the best strikers and most malleable fighters in the sport after an extensive and illustrious career.

With notable victories over Conor McGregor, Max Holloway and Justin Gaethje, Poirier boasts a formidable CV and might just add to it in the near future.

9. Colby Covington

One of the sport’s most controversial and entertaining fighters, Colby Covington talks the talk and walks the walk with a complete skillset that provides the template to beat any opposition thrown at him.

8. Stipe Miocic

Without question, Stipe Miocic is the UFC’s heavyweight GOAT. His monumental title story saw him destroy all in his path, including many of the sport’s most iconic names.

He dismantled