Media ESPN’s Pound for Pound rankings are garbage

[Fergelmince]

No non-UFC fighter in the top 10 is crazy. Jon Jones is also the obvious #1.

Jr, the only non-UFC promotion on ESPN is PFL, and they're not renewing their contract from what I hear. Why on earth would they put non-UFC fighters on their PFP rankings???

 

[dmwalking]

ESPN has a deal with UFC so of course they're not going to include any outside talent. PFL is treated like minor leagues with a lot of UFC leftovers. And the way FLW is looking, it's hard to make a case for Mighty Mouse since he's not exactly fighting the top of the top. Who else outside of the UFC deserves to be on the list?

 

[TheTickG]

No non-UFC fighter in the top 10 is crazy. Jon Jones is also the obvious #1.

The concept of pound for pound rankings is garbage.

 

[leto1776]

Imagine still looking at P4P lists in 2023.

I’ve never seen a good p4p list in mma

 

[TITS]

P4P rankings are garbage period, regardless of who's publishing them.

 

[Tornikidou]

So snitching on his friend Sanko gave Megan Anderson a spot on ESPN?

 

[Vicbox]

Not all that bad if you ask me.

 

[TITS]

Jones isn't obviously #1. He's had one decisive win in 4 years in the worst division in MMA.

When did Jones fight at W125?

 

[TITS]

Who else honestly would even belong on there not named Francis Ngannou? Vadim Nemkov who was getting destroyed by Corey Anderson? No way in hell.

You do realize Nemkov beat Corey in the rematch?

 

[TITS]

Sherdogs Rankings >>>>>

https://forums.sherdog.com/threads/sherdog’s-pound-for-pound-top-10-rankings.4304234/

How is Izzy behind Edwards, and why is Gaethje ahead of Nemkov...and why is Nemkov the only non-UFC guy on that list?




At least it's not as bad as the women's P4P.

 

[wildchild88]

Lol at Jones at number 1.

The other guys have been super active, fighting the best.

Jones took a massive hiatus and was looking beatable at LHW, then recently beat a kickboxer with no grappling.

 

[swarrrm]

When did Jones fight at W125?

TKO over his wife last year.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

how i'd do it

Jones
Volk
Izzy
Islam
Leon
Pantoja
O'malley
Usman
Charles
Sterling

not a bad lost too, i approve

 

[SteveMR]

No need to imagine, we literally just did.

I read this in Dominic Chianese's voice

 

[GSPenn1991]

Islam ain't top 5

 

[Snake_bite]

When did Jones fight at W125?

 

[HoelHomero]

Crazy all these years and jon is still rated in top 3

Yep. People will realize how remarkable it is and was only when he is gone for good.

 

[Neck&Neck]

ESPN’s Pound for Pound rankings are garbage

 

[RockyLockridge]

Nailed it. It’s the current p4p list, not all time p4p list and I think people forget that.

lol I think people are delusional, and just want to see different fighters at the top of the list

 

[markys00]

P4P is based off more than one recent fight, that's why O'Malley didn't skyrocket up to the top 5.

Jones isn't the "obvious" #1 P4P, you're confusing it with the GOAT argument. He's got 1 great heavyweight win sure but since 2019 his LHW wins were lackluster. If you start reaching back to pre-2017 fights you've lost the plot on what P4P is.

Go look at what Volkanovski is doing to the top contenders in his division in recent years. Think Jones does that to all the top HWs right now? I don't.

Love me a smart sherdogger