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One of the biggest reasons the UFC doesn't have the legitimacy of sports like NFL, NBA, ATP, Soccer, etc. Is that the rankings, matchmaking and title opportunities are arbitrary and completely at the whim of the management. They even let some popular fighters choose their opponents and allow them to jump line straight to the title bout. Imagine if the Patriots could make their own schedule or skip the regular season and just play in the superbowl!
What's needed is a simple and fair ranking system that could be applied uniformly in all divisions to ensure that fighters are allowed to advance on their merits.
Since fighters only fight a few times per year, points of reference are limited. This necessitates a ranking and advancement system where fighters either challenge up or are challenged by lower ranked fighters based on the result of their last fight.
Here are the rules:
1) If you won your last fight, you may challenge up the rankings to the first available fighter (fighter who has lost his last fight). You are not obligated to accept a challenge from a lower ranked fighter. If you win, you take the ranking of your defeated opponent while he is bumped down one spot. If you lose, you retain your ranking but now must accept the challenge of a lower ranked fighter
2) if you lost your last fight, you must accept the challenge of the first available lower ranked fighter. (Fighter who has won his last fight). You cannot challenge up the rankings. If you win, you retain your ranking and can now challenge up. If you lose your opponent takes your spot and you are bumped down one. You must again accept a challenge from a lower ranked fighter.
3) The champ must accept the challenge of the number one contender. If the champ or the contender loses, he takes the spot of the highest ranked fighter who is coming off a loss and everyone above that spot is bumped up and everyone below is bumped down. This should ensure that there is always a number one contender coming off a win.
4) Every fighter must fight at least once every 6 months. If a fighter cannot meet this requirement for any reason, they will drop one spot in the rankings.
That's it! An extremely simple and fair ranking system that will bring legitimacy to the UFC.
What's needed is a simple and fair ranking system that could be applied uniformly in all divisions to ensure that fighters are allowed to advance on their merits.
Since fighters only fight a few times per year, points of reference are limited. This necessitates a ranking and advancement system where fighters either challenge up or are challenged by lower ranked fighters based on the result of their last fight.
Here are the rules:
1) If you won your last fight, you may challenge up the rankings to the first available fighter (fighter who has lost his last fight). You are not obligated to accept a challenge from a lower ranked fighter. If you win, you take the ranking of your defeated opponent while he is bumped down one spot. If you lose, you retain your ranking but now must accept the challenge of a lower ranked fighter
2) if you lost your last fight, you must accept the challenge of the first available lower ranked fighter. (Fighter who has won his last fight). You cannot challenge up the rankings. If you win, you retain your ranking and can now challenge up. If you lose your opponent takes your spot and you are bumped down one. You must again accept a challenge from a lower ranked fighter.
3) The champ must accept the challenge of the number one contender. If the champ or the contender loses, he takes the spot of the highest ranked fighter who is coming off a loss and everyone above that spot is bumped up and everyone below is bumped down. This should ensure that there is always a number one contender coming off a win.
4) Every fighter must fight at least once every 6 months. If a fighter cannot meet this requirement for any reason, they will drop one spot in the rankings.
That's it! An extremely simple and fair ranking system that will bring legitimacy to the UFC.
