Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira snagged his third win this year, defeating ‘The War Horse’ Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 to retain his light heavyweight title. While the Brazilian knockout artist gave the MMA fraternity a stellar fight transforming a rather lackluster card into a thriller, Pereira’s UFC 307 performance seems to have minimal effect on his pound 4 pound rankings, leaving the fandom blue. With fellow analyst and host of ‘The MMA Road Show’ John Morgan tweeting out the official standings, fans quickly jumped on the post and noted down their displeasure after seeing Pereira below Islam Makhachev despite being more active than the Russian.
Wrote one fan who deemed that Pereira should be higher up the list and be at the top instead of the lightweight champion. Another user mentioned the need for someone else to do the rankings while a random fan cited the light heavyweight champion’s readiness and activity should have him above everybody else. After all, he has carried the promotion on his shoulder not just once but thrice on different occasions.
Meanwhile, another ardent fan noted down the same, mentioning how the Brazilian is tied with Makhachev in terms of title defense but vented out his frustration seeing the world champion kickboxer rank under the Russian whose last UFC appearance came at UFC 302. Amidst these criticisms, another fan insisted on ranking Khalil #6 considering his brilliant effort against the champion. At least he was able to hang in there wi.