Evidence of Dana White’s influence on the UFC rankings was revealed ahead of Max Holloway’s UFC 308 main event

The UFC rankings helped us find out who is Who of the UFC world for 11 years Now. However, it seems like one significant change is available in the decades-old ranking system Thanks To Dana White. After Alex Pereira masked Khalil Rountree Jr In a head-to-head fight at UFC 307, there was an uproar over Rountree Jr’s ranking WHO was at 8 even after the fight against Pereira. There was also the case of Renato Moicano’S Stagnation after a statement win over Benoit Saint-Denis in September.

So the CEO took matters into his own hands because he was appalled by the misjudgments. NowThe rankings appear to have changed drastically for some fighters ahead of UFC 308, making things favorable for the UFC’s future plans.

Did Dana White’s lawsuit impact the rankings?

Since 2013, the UFC rankings on the official website have been determined by a group of media representatives. However, according to the boss, the rankings were mixed up And The latter has now apparently made some changes to the system. “I just can’t deal with incompetence” White said to Dana White Contender Series 76. “I just can’t take it anymore. It’s driving me crazy. I can no longer allow people who I don’t think know what they’re talking about to mess with the rankings anymore. I just can’t do it. I have to find a solution.”

So He actively participated in reviewing the rankings and wanted to involve people who could provide him with a solution, and even considered using AI for this. However, he does not recommend internally controlled rankings due to possible biases.

Verdict MMA uploaded a clip to Instagram of the boss speaking Holloways in the UFC 300 rankings and stated that the lightweight star shouldn’t be ranked No. 9 because he defeated third-ranked Justin Gaethje at UFC 300. In the video, White said: “Look at number 9. Max Holloway is number 9. Now go up from 9 and look at number 3.” Then he continued: “He beat him twice because he beat him on points. So him[Justin Gaethje] is 3 and Holloway is number 9. How the hell does that make sense in any universe?”

So now ‘Blessed‘ is in 5th place But Justin Gaethje is still in 3rd place. Because of this numerical change Michael Chandler WHO is confronted Charles Oliveira at UFC 309 fell to 7th place And Oliveira is at No. 2. Dan Hooker dropped one spot and is also out of the top 5. Magomed Ankalaev, also fighting at UFC 308, moved up to No. 1, tied with Jiri Prochazka.

These rankings updates certainly raise the stakes for UFC 308. This means the winners can make serious progress in their divisions if they complete their task in Abu Dhabi. For Holloway, falling to Topuria will ensure a future at lightweight, as it would essentially mean it would be his last shot at the 145-pound title. He has already lost three times to former champion Alexander Volkanovski.

Perhaps what would make White happiest is that Khalil Rountree Jr. has moved up one spot and is now seventh in the division. On the other hand, White also admitted that he didn’t like Topuria and Holloway were gutted against each other. During his recent talk on the Outta Pocket podcast, the boss discussed The Max Holloway vs Ilia Topuria title fight and said that it was so ‘terrible‘ because he likes both featherweights.

He said: “‘That fight between Topuria and Holloway is terrible because if you like both guys and they have to go in there and someone has to lose, that sucks.’ However In an interesting turn of events, Topuria had claimed so ‘Blessed‘ was forced by White and Co. to fight him at UFC 308. What did Holloway say on the matter?

Max Holloway cleared the air in his fight with Topuria

Avoiding fights is not possible Holloways Cup of tea And the Hawaiian Native proved this by moving up a weight class and winning Justin Gaethje, who is a passionate striker. So naturally after ‘El Matador‘ claims this Holloway was forcedHe had to reject the claims. “I mean, it’s just funny, you know. The way he says it, but then you can go ahead and click, there’s an interview where he says he wouldn’t fight me if the BMF title wasn’t on the line. And last time I checked the BMF title wasn’t on the line,” Holloway said in MMA Fighting.

So The also meant that Topuria was the one who did it ‘forced‘ to fight him because he said he wouldn’t fight Holloway unless it was for the BMF title not on the line. Surprisingly, the BMF title Strictly speaking not at stake. At UFC 300, Holloway became BMF champion But Since UFC 308 doesn’t have that belt on the line, even if Holloway loses that fight, he will still remain the BMF champion.

But then again, in the fighting world, the man who beats another man takes her place. Since Holloway fights in his natural weight class and the BMF title is not a division belt, whoever wins the fight is the rightful owner of the BMF title. What do you think about the rank change? Tell us in the comments below.