Dana White thinks anyone who doesn’t see UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones as the top pound-for-pound fighter is clueless about fighting.
UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev currently holds the No. 1 spot in the pound-for-pound rankings, followed by light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira, but Dana doesn’t care about rankings. He thinks Jones is the true king of MMA and anyone who thinks otherwise is a CASUAL.
“Jon Jones is ranked No. 3 pound-for-pound in the (UFC),” White recently told Kevin Iole. “(That is the most) f***ing ridiculous, embarrassing, stupid, know-nothing-about-f***ing-fighting ranking of all f***ing time.
“Jon Jones is still an active fighter. He beat Cyril Gane. He got injured. He was supposed to fight. He’s going to fight again in November. Jon Jones is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, period. End of story. Whoever you want to call, Islam, Pereira No. 2-3, all good. To have anybody above Jon Jones right now just goes to show that you know absolutely f***ing nothing about combat sports and fighting.”
Jones last competed at UFC 285, where he won the heavyweight title by submitting Ciryl Gane in the first round. He was then scheduled to defend his belt against former champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 295, but he had to pull out due to injury.
The UFC’s rankings, including the pound-for-pound list, are determined by a panel of combat sports media members selected by the organization.
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