How/why did Raging Al go from #11 to #8?

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Really illustrates how pathetic UFC rankings are.

Basically a marketing instrument where fighters who are about to fight in main events get bumped up in rankings and fighters who get special match-making treatment get opponents who are bumped in rankings so that they can seem more legit.

Remember when Conor beat "#9 Denis Siver" and "#4 Dustin Poirier"?

Also lol @ Kevin Lee growing to 5'9 all-of-a-sudden.

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The same way Nate Diaz got a bump in the rankings when he was to face Conor
 
He got the 3 spot bump for getting 50-43ed.
 
to hype this card, duh. Can't end the Fox era without a top 10 matchup.
 


Really illustrates how pathetic UFC rankings are.

Basically a marketing instrument where fighters who are about to fight in main events get bumped up in rankings and fighters who get special match-making treatment get opponents who are bumped in rankings so that they can seem more legit.

Remember when Conor beat "#9 Denis Siver" and "#4 Dustin Poirier"?

Also lol @ Kevin Lee growing to 5'9 all-of-a-sudden.

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did you see that room when he was done with it?
 
Can you believe a solid performance by AL and we could have ourselves a Khabib rematch in the near future......
 
His rank is higher because:

1. He took Khabib to a decision and made Khabib striking look very amateurish.
2. Conor tapped to a neck crank (lol) and made Khabib striking look K1 champion level.

Deal with it.
 
Rankings don't matter
 
The UFC always ranks guys higher when they are fighting.

With that said, sometimes when you see other matchups in the division, it can give you a better sense of who belongs where in the rankings. Al Iaquinta definitely deserves a top-10 ranking.
 
Check out Christoffer Esping's rankings if you want a real laugh, he must be on crack, especially his p4p and lightweight rankings, how do complete IDIOTS like that get to do the official ufc rankings?
 
UFC typically does this to push certain fighters. They did it with a bunch of Conors opponents.
 
False narrative.

He managed to keep Khabib from taking him down for 2 rounds but didn't end up winning the actual striking exchanges for those rounds.

Got his soul taken and tapped like a bitch.
 
Remember when Denis Siver was unranked then when he signed to fight Conor was top 10?

Never underestimate the idiocy of the UFC rankings
 
His rank is higher because:

1. He took Khabib to a decision and made Khabib striking look very amateurish.
2. Conor tapped to a neck crank (lol) and made Khabib striking look K1 champion level.

Deal with it.

If he made Khabib's striking look amateurish but he still beat him in the rounds where they were striking, what does that make Al?
 
Check out Christoffer Esping's rankings if you want a real laugh, he must be on crack, especially his p4p and lightweight rankings, how do complete IDIOTS like that get to do the official ufc rankings?

It's pretty similar to the Overall ranking, or I missing something?
 
Eddie Alvarez left the UFC and some LW's lost since 223

Not many newly ranked 155ers since April. Vick was sort of new but he got KO'd by Justin.
 
Because he has a cool nickname. "Raging" makes him top 10 on the name alone.
 
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