Being a UFC champ doesn't represent being the best it represents being the best for the UFC.

[Imalive]

Dan Henderson leapfrogged everyone in the top 10 because he beat the champ a decade ago is absurd. What is the point in even having a ranking system when a guy so far down the list gets a title shot?

Henderson has lost 6 of his last nine and has not gotten back to back wins in that time and Is fighting for a title? Ridiculous.

 

[FUm6duck]

You're right. It kind of was during the Pride/UFC days and during the early acquisition of Pride. Now, it's about promotion with who's going to sell the best fights. Most of the actual contenders who are boring have to jump through a lot of hoops just to get a championship fight.

 

[Okajima]

Jacare right now.

 

[xx madskillz xx]

Im a Hendo fan but there is many more deserving fighters ahead of him for a title shot.Yes it is ridiculous

 

[ameeksingh]

Dan Henderson leapfrogged everyone in the top 10 because he beat the champ a decade ago is absurd. What is the point in even having a ranking system when a guy so far down the list gets a title shot?

Henderson has lost 6 of his last nine and has not gotten back to back wins in that time and I'd fighting for a title? Ridiculous.

Ranks are complete bullshit anyway. There's probably crazy fucks out there all around the world that are freaks of nature. We just don't know about it. How many human beings are there..... a shit load.

 

[Koro_11]

I agree.

But you're about to get a torrent of retards defending the UFC's decision and trying to school you on bro-economics.

 

[WhitebeltXL]

100% agree TS.

 

[13Seconds]

Yeah i agree

 

[yookfarb]

You're right. It kind of was during the Pride/UFC days and during the early acquisition of Pride. Now, it's about promotion with who's going to sell the best fights. Most of the actual contenders who are boring have to jump through a lot of hoops just to get a championship fight.

yeah boring safe uninspiring point fighters have to prove themselves a bit more over risk taking exciting knockout/submission artists... what a tragedy

 

[Imalive]

yeah boring safe uninspiring point fighters have to prove themselves a bit more over risk taking exciting knockout/submission artists... what a tragedy

They have a ranking system. And the guy ranked 13th gets a title shot.

 

[aichokyu]

Agree.
The current system based as much on popularity as on results & performance is kinda amateurish. I d like a more sport oriented system, I think that s the next big evolution in MMA as a sport in terms of competition structure etc.
The teams in the NBA finals, superbowl, or the wimbledon finalists get their shot on performance alone
(Copied it from anothr thread not to type it twice)

 

[IIIIIIII]

Dan Henderson leapfrogged everyone in the top 10 because he beat the champ a decade ago is absurd. What is the point in even having a ranking system when a guy so far down the list gets a title shot?

Henderson has lost 6 of his last nine and has not gotten back to back wins in that time and Is fighting for a title? Ridiculous.

even back when the rankings first emerged, it was asked if rank would correlate with title-shots, and dana said no. like nate diaz said, belts are meaningless. who cares? fighters know who the best are in their division. even when a fighter is given the decision when it's controversial, you'll still have the fighter given the win wanting a rematch (see jones vs. gus and condit vs. diaz).

who wouldn't doubt that brock or cain would leapfrog other fighters for the belt? each of those guys are very close to fighting for the belt again.

 

[yookfarb]

They have a ranking system. And the guy ranked 13th gets a title shot.

UFC handpicks the ppl who do the rankings anyways. Hendo will probably be in the top 10 by the time the fight happens. And then all will be right

 

[dc007]

I get the decision. Sorry, I don't take Bisping very seriously as a champ so I don't really care that he wants to fight Hendo again. The division will sort itself out eventually.

 

[ZAFARI]

Yeah, it's almost like the ranking system is a sham created to keep UFC Magazine subscribers from writing strongly worded letters to the editor every month.

 

[Imalive]

even back when the rankings first emerged, it was asked if rank would correlate with title-shots, and dana said no. like nate diaz said, belts are meaningless. who cares? fighters know who the best are in their division. even when a fighter is given the decision when it's controversial, you'll still have the fighter given the win wanting a rematch (see jones vs. gus and condit vs. diaz).

who wouldn't doubt that brock or cain would leapfrog other fighters for the belt? each of those guys are very close to fighting for the belt again.

Forget rankings then...Henderson has lost 6 of his last 9 and doesn't have back to back wins in that time. Why is he getting a title shot?

 

[The Best JG]

rankings will always be subjective since ufc play is neither broken up into segments (ala seasons) nor can it be purely based on statistics. tell me how it could be possible to rank objectively in such an environment

 

[Rondas Pillow]

So you're saying a company is looking to maximize profits? Damn, that's a new idea. Got any more ground breaking theories?

 

[IIIIIIII]

Forget rankings then...Henderson has lost 6 of his last 9 and doesn't have back to back wins in that time. Why is he getting a title shot?

i mean i agree. i think it's bullshit. i'm just giving my opinion on what the ufc thinks when setting up title-fights.

 

[IIIIIIII]

So you're saying a company is looking to maximize profits? Damn, that's a new idea. Got any more ground breaking theories?

yeah, you can't blame them. but at a certain point, it becomes a joke to everyone and people stop taking it seriously. the ufc has to maintain some semblance of objectivity.