News Dana White Announces "Media Will NO LONGER Control Rankings"

[The Siege]

The greatest minds of Sherdog will tell you Umar is owed a title shot NOW! because "HE BEAT THE #2 BW!".

Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore!
If you think that beating the #2 BW is worthless now, wait until Dana implements his system lmao

Can't wait until he is giving a TS to an unranked Dagestani from Khabib's team, the salt alone would be glorious to behold.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

…did media control the rankings?
It seems like the UFC should have arbitration over their own internal system?

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

What this is really about ^

White's love for MR Jones.

 

[MarioLemieux]

ufc now control drug testing, rankings and matchmaking what can possibly go wrong?

 

[Superior]

Yes it’s better if the UFC controls it.

Put Conor top 3 in 145, 155 and 170.

 

[AmonTobin]

Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore!
If you think that beating the #2 BW is worthless now, wait until Dana implements his system lmao

Can't wait until he is giving a TS to an unranked Dagestani from Khabib's team, the salt alone would be glorious to behold.

Automatic top 10 ranking upon signing to UFC. lol

 

[Blanqa Blanqua]

Yes it’s better if the UFC controls it.

Put Conor top 3 in 145, 155 and 170.

Finally an educated adult who knows the fight business .

 

[IDGETKTFO]

I don't know who decides the rankings but they have been shit for years. I am all for change.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Daner getting oiled up. imo

 

[MMAFanCal]

All of this to get Jon Jones a fake no. 1 P4P ranking.

 

[Patof]

ufc now control drug testing, rankings and matchmaking what can possibly go wrong?

And most of the money made in the entirety of MMA.

 

[613]

Good step in the right direction.

Yeah.... Because Dana and his buddies are going to do a way better job

 

[Iroh]

Bruh, we were living in the clown world already, but now we have entered the clownverse.

 

[TR1]

Pre-2019 Sherdog accounts should be used to poll for rankings.

Everything else is irrelevant.

 

[TeenageMutantLesnarTurtle]

This coming from a guy who is arguing Jon Jones is p4p no1 in the mid 2020s based on shit he did a decade ago.

On a somewhat related note (Jon glazing) gotta love Stipe being kept in the top 10 when he hasnt won a fight in over 4 years and hasnt fought anybody in the current top 15.

 

[blaseblase]

It wasnt "the media" controlling the rankings. When you say "the media" it implies there were some outlets of note making these decisions..According to this Reddit post it was a bunch of outlets you've never heard of:



KHON Honolulu, MMA Oddsbreaker, CFMU 93.3, Bursprak.se, FightNews, Fight Network, Gazeta Esportiva, Cherokee Scout, Burbank Leader, MMA Weekly, KIOZ 105.3, Vladusport.com, Wrestling Observer, Top Turtle Podcast, MMA Fight Radio, BoxeoMundial, Kimura.se, MMA Soldier, MMA NYTT, Blood & Sweat, Inside Fighting Radio

Yeah, no wonder they've had issues. Also while the rankings have sucked for years, it's bizarre that it was Khalil not moving up from number 8 that provoked all of this. Number 8 is a perfectly reasonable placement for him.

Also a far bigger problem is the UFC instructing these no name guys to keep inactive fightersin the rankings despite years of inactivity. That is not decided by anyone in the media, that is a specific choice by the UFC to give preference to certain fighters. When it was Carla Esparza taking a year off to have a baby they had no issues removing her from the rankings very quickly. Because she wasn't a name they were interested in promoting. But Chandler or Stipe, good luck getting them out of the rankings.

 

[r-harper-1]

Dana sounds so dumb discussing this stuff ….. wants Roundtree moved up based on a hard fought loss …. Just because someone stylistically matches up well with the champ in defeat …. Dana wants him moved over guys on win streaks …. Reminder Roundtree best win is still Smith

 

[jooohnmatrix]

Wish they’d get rid of the pound for pound rankings most of all. Utter nonsense that normal size/large men have to pretend that midgets are in anyway to be taken seriously.

It’s always been a money making ploy to get the money from the midgets and unfortunately like women’s mma we have to endure it.

 

[pamirec]

Good news. It would be nice to award the top ten guys with 1 week 50% off Reebok coupons. Gotta motivate them.

 

[blaseblase]

The greatest minds of Sherdog will tell you Umar is owed a title shot NOW! because "HE BEAT THE #2 BW!".

Why wouldn't he got a title shot? It's a legitimate win over a top contender who himself should have fought for the title already and there was no controversy. It's a far better win than Figgy fighting friggin Vera.