Fans often hear the criticism that MMA is not always a real sport, but rather a carnival of hype and attraction. To a certain extent that is true, especially when one considers how UFC matchmakers want Sean Shelby And Mick Maynard Combine hunters of very different places in the ranking. Adding the confusion is the often unspoken nature of the official ranking itself. Recently, former Double UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz Weighed on the issue and made a daring claim about how the system really works.
Dominick Cruz claims that UFC matchmaking depends on the contract value and no actual performance
In a recent Performance on Demetrious Johnson’s MaximumFormer Bantam weight champion Dominick Cruz gave his opinion on how UFC rangers and matchmaking really work. According to ‘The Dominator’, the name value of a hunter and the buzz that they bring to the sport, there is often more important than their actual versions in the Octagon. He even suggested that hunters with larger contracts in the ranking can be placed higher, regardless of the results.
Cruz started with, “My experience, the way in which the rankings are made, are according to how you wrote your contract as the last. So if I wrote a big contract to fight you and I again negotiate Fight No. 4 and then they ask me to fight a favor on a week of a week for a title, I have the opportunity to teach my contract again, and I can probably get a good chunk.”
He went on “So let’s say that I have a good negotiation and that I get more money than anyone else in the division, and then I lose to you. I still make that money.”
Cruz explained that as soon as a hunter locks a lucrative contract, their wages does not fall just because they lose a fight. Because the UFC would still pay them “Title fee”, The promotion is rather the chance to match them against higher -ranked hunters to justify that payment.
“Now that they pay me, tell me, I just lost, they are going to give me number 10 now?” Said Cruz. “But I earn money to fight for a title. They are not going to pay me a title fee [for that]never. Do you see what I mean? So that is the true ranking is what your contract is written for. “
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Cruz concluded by explaining that even if a hunter loses multiple attacks at a high level, the UFC does not push them down immediately. Instead, the promotion will continue to match them with top candidates to justify their contract value. Only when a new deal with a lower pace is signed, would they probably arrange with opponents with a lower.
“Even if I lost the title, even when I lost two in a row, they still give me top 5 because I am paid so much that they want to see me beat for that money,” “ Said Cruz.
For the unexpected, Cruz officially retired from the competition in February, spent years in the UFC’s Championship Pay Bracket as the Bantam weight king. Although injuries his activity often limited, he still headed different high -profile attacks against top names such as TJ Dillashaw, Urijah Faber, Cody Garbrandt and Henry Cejudo.
The explanation of Cruz also sheds light on why the UFC often fights against fighting and even championships that do not always match the ranking. Examples include Colby Covington who receives a third wage weight of title shot against Leon Edwards or Sean O’Malley who are in line for a rematch with Merab Dvalishvili for the Bantamweight Crown on UFC 316.
Moreover, fans remained surprised when BMF champion Max Holloway made his debut at number 8 in the lightweight rankings only a few days after his last second knockout from Justin Gaethje on UFC 300. Despite the loss, ‘the highlight’ remained tied above Holloway in the division.
Islam Makhachev still has a place in the lightweight ranking at the confusion, even after leaving the title earlier this year. He is now ready to be confronted with Welterweight Champion Jack della Maddalena at UFC 322 in New York City.
Likewise, Every time Conor McGregor returned to actionHe was only placed one victory of a title option or another massive selection frame fight, largely because of the value of his contract. So if someone has a huge contract with the promotion because of his brand value or prestige, they have the top invoicing, regardless of the ranking.
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