It’d be an real understatement to claim the UFC has some questionable rankings. You may possibly well quiz rankings to be questionable as they are subjective; on the opposite hand, on this column, I could camouflage rankings that I private are evident mistakes. I could also analyze well-known stir within the rankings that I accept as true with.
Editorial Commentary by Peter Parsons
This previous Saturday, Song Yadong scored a well-known round KO over ancient title contender Marlon Moraes. The KO earned Yadong a efficiency of the evening bonus as well to a top 10 residence within the UFC’s stacked bantamweight division. This was as soon as already the tenth UFC fight for the 24-year-ancient who’s now 8-1-1 within the game’s top promotion.
Song Yadong ranked No. 9 at bantamweight
With the defend over Moraes, Yadong was as soon as the last phrase mover within the UFC rankings this week, transferring up 5 spots. The Chinese fighter is now tied at No. 9 with Pedro Munhoz within the UFC bantamweight rankings.
I private Yadong must serene clearly be ranked sooner than Munhoz who shot up the rankings after defeating Cody Garbrandt in March of 2019. Because the Garbrandt victory, Munhoz has misplaced four out of his final 5. Munhoz has fought top competition with these four losses coming towards Dominick Cruz, Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar and Aljamain Sterling. His defend in the end of that stretch was as soon as towards perennial ranked fighter Jimmie Rivera. Within the period in-between Yadong is coming off a well-known round KO over Moraes who was as soon as ranked No. 10 at the time. Yadong also has wins over top prospect Casey Kenney and most up-to-date No. 8 ranked bantamweight Marlon Vera within the final couple of years.
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In my look Yadong must serene also be ranked sooner than the 8th ranked Vera, who he holds a unanimous resolution over in May presumably honest of 2020. Because the Vera fight, Yadong has had the one loss to Kyler Phillips which temporarily took him out of the rankings. Yadong has since won three in a row. Darning that stretch, Vera has notable victories over Sean O’Malley and Frankie Edgar and a notable loss to Jose Aldo. I don’t say it’s a evident mistake for Vera to be ranked sooner than Yadong; on the opposite hand, based utterly mostly on their contemporary our bodies of work, I could possibly well presumably possess Yadong sooner than Vera.
The Ecuadorian Vera may possibly well well possess a giant gamble to switch up the rankings on April 30th when he faces the most up-to-date No. 5 ranked bantamweight Select Font.
Upcoming Well-known UFC Bantamweight Fights
Mar 19 – Timur Valiev vs. Jack Shore
Mar 19 – Nathaniel Wood vs. Vince Morales
Mar 26 – Chris Gutierrez vs. Batgerel Danaa
Apr 9 – (IC) Petr Yan vs. (C) Aljamain Sterling
Apr 30 –(8)Marlon Vera vs. (5) Select Font
My rankings would glance assorted than any other author or fan who follows the game carefully. Right here is to be anticipated, as rankings are subjective. Rankings must serene be based utterly mostly totally on outcomes and now not perceived ability or reputation.
Some other folks say rankings operate now not topic. Rankings operate topic. They topic by components of matchmaking. They topic by components of contract negotiations.
Let’s steal the rankings conversation going. Attain you agree or disagree with the above Ranking Overview? Categorical your solutions within the feedback below.
