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The UFC has unveiled a new AI-powered ranking system running alongside the existing media rankings, with the AI model currently having no impact on matchmaking. The overhaul sees established veterans such as Carlos Vera, Brian Ortega, Josh Emmett, Mirsad Bektic, Derrick Lewis, and Jessica Andrade removed from the top 15. The new system also eliminates the pound-for-pound rankings, which UFC president Dana White justified by calling them too subjective. Questions remain over the placement of fighters like Kevin Borhaug and Bo Nickal, whose high positions appear difficult to reconcile with their records and level of opposition faced.
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