UFC boss, Dana White has overnight ripped the official rankings panel of the promotion, claiming the way the lists are compiled will likely be phased out in place of an artificial intelligence approach.
The current pound-for-pound rankings, which place undisputed champion, Islam Makhachev as the pole sitter following his dominant run as lightweight pacesetter, have come under fierce scrutiny in recent months — particularly with White’s expression how heavyweight gold holder, Jon Jones should top the rankings instead.
And furthermore, off the back of Renato Moicano’s massive main event victory at UFC Paris against Benoit Saint-Denis over the course of the weekend, which saw the Brazilian remain at number eleven in the lightweight rankings, White has called for a reformation of the rankings system, suggesting AI will take its place instead of a chosen panel of reporters.