Dana White loses his temper at UFC’s “most fu*king ridiculous” pound-for-pound rankings for placing Jon Jones at number three

Despite being the UFC CEO, Dana White is not happy with the promotion's pound-for-pound rankings. In another recent rant on Jon Jones, White exploded on the UFC rankings panel for not having 'Bones' as the top-ranked fighter in the world.

White gave his thoughts to Kevin Iole in an interview released on Aug. 3, calling the ranking of Jones "f****** ridiculous" and "embarrassing." The 55-year-old held nothing back in his argument even with the ranking being promoted by his own company, saying whoever made the decision "knows nothing about fighting."

White said:

"Jon Jones is ranked No. 3 pound-for-pound in the world... It's the most f****** ridiculous, embarrassing, stupid, know nothing about f****** fighting ranking of all time... Jon Jones is the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Period. End of story."

White continued:

"If you want to call Islam [Makhachev or Alex] Pereira No. 2 or No. 3, all good. To have anybody above Jon Jones right now just goes to show that you know absolutely f****** nothing about combat sports and fighting."

Jones is currently behind Islam Makhachev and Alex Pereira in the promotional pound-for-pound rankings. Makhachev has been the No. 1 ranked fighter on the prestigious list since he knocked out Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 294 in October 2023.

Watch the full interview with Dana White from Kevin Iole on YouTube below:

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Is Dana White in charge of the UFC rankings?

In Dana White's complaints about the UFC pound-for-pound rankings, some fans were confused, believing that the CEO was in charge of the promotional standings. However, as stated on the UFC website, the rankings are determined by a majority vote from a "panel made up of media members."

The website did not clarify which media members were a part of the rankings panel but mostly consists of the same journalists who are present at UFC events.

The divisional rankings are updated each week on Tuesday following UFC fight cards but the pound-for-pound standings are typically only altered after one of its consisting fighters is involved.