This time, Jon Jones moves up one spot in the menâs pound-for-pound (P4P) rankings, placing him above Alex Pereira and below Islam Makhachev. This is much to the disappointment of UFC CEO Dana White, who has once again bashed the rankings panel in his latest rant.
Dana White Calls for âClownsâ to Be Removed From UFC Rankings
Following the latest UFC rankings update, White took to Instagram to drag their decision-making. Posted in an Instagram story, the UFC Boss remarked, âI have to get rid of these clowns., @Zuck [Zuckerberg]. Letâs get this AI deal done ASAP!!!â
Who is in Charge of the UFC Rankings?
As per the official UFC website, the UFC rankings are generated by a âvoting panel made up of media members.â
âThe rankings panel is comprised of media members from the following outlets: 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, My MMA News, MMA Fight Radio, BoxeoMundial, Kimura.se, MMA Soldier, MMA NYTT, Blood & Sweat, Inside Fighting Radio.â
White would seek to remove this voting panel in favor of an AI solution, but how would this look?
How AI Would Rank UFC Fighters
A specialist team at Fight Minds has already generated an AI UFC rankings system, which can be viewed on their Vercel app. So, where did it differ from the official P4P rankings after UFC 309?
- The AI rankings doesnât have Islam Makhachev as the No. 1 P4P fighter. No. 1 is Alex Pereira, followed by No. 2 Jon Jones. No movement happened in the AI P4P rankings after UFC 309.
Whereas the official UFC rankings are fairly rigid, the Fight Minds AI ranking algorithm acts more like Power Rankings. Fighters are assigned points based on their performances, emphasizing activity and methods of victory. Bonuses are given for KOs and submissions, performance awards, title fights, and streaks, while losses result in deductions. Whatâs especially important is that points decay over time, meaning inactive fighters will slowly descend the rankings.
WTF is it with Danaâs obsession with Jones?
He lets him eyepoke everyone, commit tons of crimes, beat his fiance, pop for steroids multiple times and still sucks his dick
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, defended his heavyweight title by smashing former 265-pound kingpin, Stipe Miocic, atop the UFC 309 pay-per-view (PPV) event last weekend in New York City, pushing âBonesâ to 28-1 (1 NC) with his lone loss coming by way of controversial disqualification.
Unfortunately, the UFC rankings panel still ranks Jones behind current lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (26-1), who is coming off a submission win over Dustin Poirier at UFC 302 back in June. Not surprisingly, UFC CEO Dana White went ballistic (again) in his Instagram stories and creamed the âclownsâ responsible for voting.
âI have to get rid of these CLOWNS!!â White wrote. âZuck, letâs get this AI deal done ASAP!!!â
I can only guess that either he is being told to by his masters or Jones has some shit on him that he doesnât want revealed under any circumstances.
If Jones is going to retire, then itâs actually in the UFCâs best interest to have someone else P4P isnât it?
Lol at anyone getting upset about something as arbitrary and insignificant as p4p rankings.
Last time i heard about p4p was about 6months lol⌠who gives a fuk
