Dana White says that modifications are coming rapidly to the UFC’s rankings machine.
At the 2nd, the UFC’s rankings are overseen by a choose few media participants for the explanation that structure develop to be adopted about eleven years ago — nonetheless in contemporary months White has expressed substantial frustration on the resolution-making route of which he says fails to precisely report divisional hierarchy.
Chatting with the media, including The Mac Life, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, White illustrious that Khalil Rountree’s definite performance in his losing effort to Alex Pereira no longer too long ago (via which he took the predominant two rounds from the champion) didn’t trade his blueprint of 8th in the 205-pound field, while furthermore taking self-discipline with Renato Moicano staying in 11th at 155-kilos no subject a formidable get in opposition to Benoit St-Denis.
“I correct can’t tackle incompetence,” White stated of the contemporary machine. “I correct can’t take it anymore. It’s riding me crazy. I will’t let those that I don’t reflect know what the f*ck that they’re talking about tackle the rankings anymore. I correct can’t agree with it. I must resolve out a resolution.
“The following day, I’ve a gathering with a neighborhood of those that are coming to me pronouncing they have got a resolution to this venture. God, I hope they’re fine. Because I’m going to trade it. The media will no longer defend watch over the rankings in the UFC.”
White has beforehand expressed that artificial intelligence may presumably perchance well properly be ancient to simplify the rankings route of — nonetheless did admit that the UFC itself can no longer have defend watch over over how any original rankings machine is implemented.
“We can’t agree with it,” the UFC president outlined. “I don’t think that it’s fine that we’d agree with the rankings. No subject how just you are making an strive and be, it’s no longer seemingly. I’ll be apt with you, there are some fighters I don’t love. There are fighters that I love. There are things which would per chance presumably perchance well properly be correct for the alternate.
“There must be a 3rd occasion or AI or something that does the rankings. It’s no longer seemingly no longer to biased. I reflect there may be bias with the media, too. It’s no longer seemingly no longer to be biased.”
