FIGHT FORUM'S Official UFC Rankings -- March/April 2008

[takeAnap]

I think the rankings look great! Thanks Heatwaves!

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Heatwaves

^^^ I'm not really sold on the P4P idea. Reason being, the weight class rankings have some tangible value. The fighters all fight within the same weight class and fight one another to move up and down the rankings. P4P rankings are completely intangible. Rarely, if ever, would these fighters fight one another, so their movement up and down the rankings would have nothing to do with competition against the other best P4Pers.

For example, if Fedor was in the UFC and won a few fights in a row AND BJ Penn was on an incredible ten-fight win streak, some people would vote BJ as the best and some Fedor. But they'd never fight each other to determine who the real P4P champ is. There'd be no sense of closure and the rankings wouldn't ever be consistent.

That being said, if everyone else wants it I'll include it.

Well we could always just make a list every 6 months, maybe send a private message to everyone, and for them to post in who they think, just like the voting system. Every 6 months - a year might be better as there will be no constant need for the conistency as we won't be doing it every month therefore it won't all be changing and swapping. Also, if we get everyone to do one, then their can't be any complaints overall.

[Toshinden]

Originally Posted by Brad

Well we could always just make a list every 6 months, maybe send a private message to everyone, and for them to post in who they think, just like the voting system. Every 6 months - a year might be better as there will be no constant need for the conistency as we won't be doing it every month therefore it won't all be changing and swapping. Also, if we get everyone to do one, then their can't be any complaints overall.

An annual P4P UFC ranking might not be a bad idea, even if we only end up doing it the one time. I know I'd have fun making a list, though I know even twice a year would be quite a chore. Let's also not forget that it would involve even more work for Heatwaves.

I don't think it's an idea we should jump on right away, but what if we were to plan it out well in advance? Like say, having your results submitted within 5 days of UFC 100?