How Does a Fighter Break in to the Top 10?

[Siver!]

Apparently, you be the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov and fight someone making their UFC debut who nobody knows how good they are, as well as have a very small back catalogue of wins containing zero opponents in the top 15.



Well that's a new one!

(INB4: "RANKINGS AREN'T REAL BRO!")

 

[Levi_]

That's Dana's genetics clause- you get automatic top 10 if you bring good genetics and a name with you.

 

[AmonTobin]

Umar ranking climbing is:

 

[13Seconds]

WTF is Henry doing in there

 

[sdpdude9]

Rankings are mostly a promotional tool.

 

[GOATtalks]

Umar is 17-0 and 5-0 in UFC with 3 stoppage wins. Nobody in front of him wants to fight him. Should he stay unranked forever just because everyone is to scared to fight him? No, they will move him through the ranks so everyone in the rankings will be forced to fight him

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Cejudo is ranked 6th. And he said he wants to fight Moreno at The Sphere. Figgy got into the top ten in one fight by beating Font. Fight a top ten fighter and win.

 

[SuperNerd]

Once you get in the top 10, it's not easy to get out either.

Top 10 guys fight top 10 guys, and protect their ranks.

Rob Font is 1-4
Petr Yan is 1-4
Cejudo is 0-2

UFC needs to do something about this imo.

We're watching guys in the top 10 age-out.

 

[AmonTobin]

Umar is 17-0 and 5-0 in UFC with 3 stoppage wins. Nobody in front of him wants to fight him. Should he stay unranked forever just because everyone is to scared to fight him? No, they will move him through the ranks so everyone in the rankings will be forced to fight him

Bekzat nearly took him out in the first round. They can "force" guys to fight him but he also has to qualify. I'm confident someone of Sandhagen's caliber can beat him.

 

[Siver!]

Umar is 17-0 and 5-0 in UFC with 3 stoppage wins. Nobody in front of him wants to fight him. Should he stay unranked forever just because everyone is to scared to fight him? No, they will move him through the ranks so everyone in the rankings will be forced to fight him

2 people have just asked for him in like 3 days LOL

 

[Siver!]

Bekzat nearly took him out in the first round. They can force guys to fight him but he also has to qualify.

It's a nonsense narrative that's completely made up.

Jack Shore wanted to fight him. 5 guys have actually fought him. Cory Sandhagen not only wants to fight him, but has been booked to fight him already once. Nathaniel Wood wanted to fight him but Umar pulled out. Hunter Azure wanted to fight him. Vinicius Oliveira literally just asked for him.

Morozov, Kelleher, Maness, Barcelos and Bekzat all actually did fight him.

Plenty of guys will willingly fight Umar.

 

[Fergelmince]

It's not the same guy, but yeah, if you're last name is Nurgagomedov, there is some brand equity with that and the UFC likes that shit.

 

[blaseblase]

Does anyone actually believe he's not top 10?

 

[Shaolin Alan]

UFC Rankin's are for "entertainment" purposes, newb.

Sherdog or die!!

 

[Nobru]

winning a lot. finishes always help. not losing.

or

your fights sell, even if you not that good

 

[Siver!]

Does anyone actually believe he's not top 10?

I believe Shavkat Rakhmonov is a future champion, but that doesn't make him one until he's earned it.

 

[Taric]

Apparently, you be the cousin of Khabib Nurmagomedov and fight someone making their UFC debut who nobody knows how good they are, as well as have a very small back catalogue of wins containing zero opponents in the top 15.



Well that's a new one!

(INB4: "RANKINGS AREN'T REAL BRO!")

The guy in your avatar moved up in rankings because his opponent was named Conor McGregor, so the UFC could get Conor a top 10 win.

Before Siver was scheduled to fight Conor he wasn't ranked in the top 10.

 

[laleggenda27]

The 3 guys Umar passed are Martinez, Cruz, and Munhoz. I absolutely agree there's no justification for Umar passing Martinez, who looked great in his last fight and dominated Yanez (then ranked #14). But Cruz is effectively retired and hasn't won a fight in more than 2 years (won 2 fights in the last 7 years). And Munhoz has won 1 out of his last 5 fights.

So I guess you could argue that Umar should be #11. But Henry has no business in the top 10 right now--he hasn't won a fight in 3 1/2 years. So #10 makes sense for Umar, after all.

 

[Siver!]

The guy in your avatar moved up in rankings because his opponent was named Conor McGregor, so the UFC could get Conor a top 10 win. Before Siver was scheduled to fight Conor he wasn't ranked in the top 10.

Admittedly insane.

 

[Siver!]

The 3 guys Umar passed are Martinez, Cruz, and Munhoz. I absolutely agree there's no justification for Umar passing Martinez, who looked great in his last fight and dominated Yanez (then ranked #14). But Cruz is effectively retired and hasn't won a fight in more than 2 years (won 2 fights in the last 7 years). And Munhoz has won 1 out of his last 5 fights.

So I guess you could argue that Umar should be #11. But Henry has no business in the top 10 right now--he hasn't won a fight in 3 1/2 years. So #10 makes sense for Umar, after all.

I'd be all for demoting guys like Cruz who don't fight, but the general rule seems to be they sit in situ forever and a day until eventually losing.

Munhoz has a win over Chris Gutierrez, though, and that's a way better win than anything Umar has achieved rankings-wise, although probably not in reality.

It's just weird, man.