Media “These morons kept Khalil (Rountree) at Ranking #8” ~ Dana White

[BoxerMaurits]

I want to be a fly on the wall during that upcoming meeting, lol:

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

>Khalil has a spirited fight with Poatan
>Somehow, Johnny Walker moves up a ranking

 

[13Seconds]

I know the ranking system is bad but Dana should stay far away from fiddling with the rankings. That would only make things worse obviously.

Best thing he can do is talk to the matchmakers and reward Rountree with a top ranked fight. Book the Hill fight again.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Well I think this is definitely one of those very rare moments that most on here will agree with Dana and think that he is doing the right thing for once fixing this bullshit.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

>Khalil has a spirited fight with Poatan
>Somehow, Johnny Walker moves up a ranking

That is the wildest shit you'll ever see lol

 

[13Seconds]

Well I think this is definitely one of those very rare moments that most on here will agree with Dana and think that he is doing the right thing for once fixing this bullshit.

It's a slippery slope. Letting Dana get his hands on the rankings is a dangerous move lol.

 

[The Siege]

If they didn't move up Money Moicano for WINNING IN DOMINANT FASHION, why would they move up Khalil for getting slayed by Poatan lmao

 

[Travis Alexander]

If they didn't move up Money Moicano for WINNING IN DOMINANT FASHION, why would they move up Khalil for getting slayed by Poatan lmao

“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
-Money Moiciano (probably)

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Why even discuss rankings when you are in direct control of who fights for title.

 

[The Siege]

“Two wrongs don’t make a right.”
-Money Moiciano (probably)

I know, I'm just saying, there is no rhyme or reason with rankings. No consistency at all, no steady system or criteria.

However, I don't think Khalil should move up after getting finished by Poatan lol since when is losing by finish rewarded with a ranking improvement? I know LHW is a wasteland when it comes to talent, but this is going too far in my opinion.

 

[MrBlackheart]

Rankings should be based on a power ranking, meaning who’s more likely to win in a fight and not based on accomplishment. For example, Dominick Cruz is ranked ahead of Payton Talbot. But who wins that fight now?

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Having a good performance in a loss shouldn’t move you up the rankings, that’s MMA Math at its finest.

Rankings don’t mean all that much anyways - he got the title fight ranked #8 with no top wins so why does Dana think it’s so important anyways?

Probably wants to look smart for booking an undeserving challenger over Ank lol.

 

[animepro]

i don’t see how a loss increases your ranking

 

[Emjay]

Rankings don't matter as evidenced by the #8 guy getting a title shot.

 

[Gabe]

I can name eight fighters at 205 that should be higher than Rountree:
Alex
Jiri
Hill
Jan
Ankalaev
Rakic
Volkan
Ulberg

There you go.

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Rankings don't matter as evidenced by the #8 guy getting a title shot.

Touche my friend

 

[Gabe]

Having a good performance in a loss shouldn’t move you up the rankings, that’s MMA Math at its finest.

Rankings don’t mean all that much anyways - he got the title fight ranked #8 with no top wins so why does Dana think it’s so important anyways?

Probably wants to look smart for booking an undeserving challenger over Ank lol.

That’s literally all it is. The issue will be pressed on him again if Ankalaev wins.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

Having a good performance in a loss shouldn’t move you up the rankings, that’s MMA Math at its finest.

Rankings don’t mean all that much anyways - he got the title fight ranked #8 with no top wins so why does Dana think it’s so important anyways?

Probably wants to look smart for booking an undeserving challenger over Ank lol.

I actually disagree with you.

We can have active rankings that factor in competitiveness in defeat. We don't have it, but we can have it.

Is there anybody in the world that thinks Volkan Oezdemir does better against Alex Pereira than Khalil just did? Yeah, I don't think so. Rank Khalil over Volkan, then let the UFC book that fight and we see if Khalil actually deserves his ranking or not.

I am perfectly in favour of bumping a guy up after a 'good' loss, as much as that's an oxymoron. This is just fighting, we're ranking them based on where we think they are. Too much rigidity about straight W's and L's leaves us in a really crappy situation where guys can eternally sit on a ranking by either hand-selecting fights or not fighting at all.

Aren't you bored of that? Dominick Cruz in the rankings, come on, dude! There are guys that have lost fights that are more relevant and likely to win a top 15 fight than Dom is.

 

[Pechan]

I still remember the times Conor went up in the rankings like a month before his fights

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

I actually disagree with you.

We can have active rankings that factor in competitiveness in defeat. We don't have it, but we can have it.

Is there anybody in the world that thinks Volkan Oezdemir does better against Alex Pereira than Khalil just did? Yeah, I don't think so. Rank Khalil over Volkan, then let the UFC book that fight and we see if Khalil actually deserves his ranking or not.

I am perfectly in favour of bumping a guy up after a 'good' loss, as much as that's an oxymoron. This is just fighting, we're ranking them based on where we think they are. Too much rigidity about straight W's and L's leaves us in a really crappy situation where guys can eternally sit on a ranking by either hand-selecting fights or not fighting at all.

Aren't you bored of that? Dominick Cruz in the rankings, come on, dude! There are guys that have lost fights that are more relevant and likely to win a top 15 fight than Dom is.

Great post man.