Dana White is NOT happy with the updated pound-for-pound rankings after Jon Jones‘ win at #UFC309
“I have to get rid of these CLOWNS!!”#UFC #MMA pic.twitter.com/8ORJpjmVvS
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 19, 2024
Dana White is so angry about the Ultimate Fighting Championship rankings system that he might change it for good.
The UFC rankings are decided by the votes of a panel of media members whom White has been criticizing for years. The UFC head honcho’s primary grouse seemingly is Jon Jones (28-1) not topping the pound-for-pound list.
Jones refused to unify his heavyweight title against interim champ Tom Aspinall (15-3) and chose to fight Stipe Miocic (20-5), who was inactive for three years. However, White thoroughly defended “Bones,” also rallying for him to be branded the P4P king. Jones successfully defended his strap with a third-round technical knockout over Miocic at UFC 309 in New York last weekend.
Jones climbed to the No. 2 spot over light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira in the updated rankings following UFC 309. However, White is still disappointed that lightweight champ Islam Makhachev (26-1) is ranked above Jones. White uploaded a screenshot of the rankings, vowing to get rid of the current system. He further tagged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg about expediting a new rankings process which will use Artificial Intelligence.
“I have to get rid of these CLOWNS!! @zuck [Mark Zuckerberg] Let’s get this AI deal done ASAP!!!!!”
Jones returned to the Octagon after a three-year hiatus last year and destroyed Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight debut to win the title at UFC 285. He was then sidelined with an injury until his return against Miocic on Saturday. Meanwhile, Makhachev has defended his title thrice since winning it against Charles Oliveira in 2022. Having run through almost the entire division, the Dagestani is expected to put his strap on the line in a rematch against No. 1 contender Arman Tsarukyan next.
