{"id":394016,"date":"2022-06-25T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=394016"},"modified":"2022-06-25T18:14:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-25T18:14:30","slug":"how-does-someone-move-up-in-the-rankings-without-actually-fighting-neil-magny-is-done-following-the-ufc-rankings-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/how-does-someone-move-up-in-the-rankings-without-actually-fighting-neil-magny-is-done-following-the-ufc-rankings-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;How Does Someone Move Up In the Rankings Without Actually Fighting?- Neil Magny Is Done Following the UFC Rankings, Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long-time UFC veteran Neil Magny recently revealed that he stopped paying heed to the UFC rankings quite a long time ago. Clearly frustrated with the way he\u2019s been moved down the rankings over the years, Neil Magny narrated an incident wherein he was passed over by other ace fighters for no particular rhyme or reason.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact that a fight between Donald Cerrone and Kelvin Gastelum never happened, Neil Magny found out that he had fallen back down a spot from his previous position and was replaced by a fighter whose fight had fallen through.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/i-was-gonna-say-colby-covington-but-daniel-cormier-has-a-compelling-fight-for-khamzat-chimaev-next-and-its-not-colby-covington\/\">\u2018I Was Gonna Say Colby Covington But\u2026\u2019- Daniel Cormier Has a Compelling Fight for Khamzat Chimaev Next, and It\u2019s Not Colby Covington<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The situation has clearly stuck in Neil Magny\u2019s mind and the veteran welterweight fighter isn\u2019t focused on metrics anymore.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The biggest test of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rakhmonov1994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Rakhmonov1994<\/a>\u2019s career awaits in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilMagny?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NeilMagny<\/a> \ud83e\udd1c\ud83e\udd1b<\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCVegas57?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCVegas57<\/a> | TOMORROW | Prelims 7pm ET on ESPN 2 | Main Card 10pm ET LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/espn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ESPN<\/a> ] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tux5shJwBY\">pic.twitter.com\/Tux5shJwBY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1540396776640880641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFor me to protect my own sanity, my own peace, I quit caring about the rankings a long time ago,\u201d Magny explained on\u00a0The Fighter vs. The Writer. \u201cI stopped caring about the rankings when it was a situation where I was ranked No. 6 or something like that, this was years ago and\u00a0Donald Cerrone\u00a0was supposed to fight\u00a0Kelvin Gastelum, who at the time was ranked No. 5 and that fight never came through, it never happened.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe fight never took place. I think Kelvin had something go wrong with his weight cut and he had to pull out of the fight either the day before or the day of and the fight never came through.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mr9ucnRrOiY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSomehow the rankings came out the next week and Donald Cerrone found himself in the top five, I fell back a spot and Kelvin Gastelum was at No. 6. I\u2019m sitting there scratching my head trying to figure out how does someone move up in the rankings without actually fighting?\u201d [h\/t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2022\/6\/25\/23179125\/neil-magny-i-quit-chasing-the-rankings-because-its-the-most-frustrating-thing-possible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mmafighting.com<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Neil Magny is set to place more emphasis on his performance under the bright lights and he\u2019s keen to let his performances do the talking. \u2018The Haitian Sensation\u2019 is currently on a two-fight win streak and has impressively defeated five of his last six opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he\u2019s bested names such as Robbie Lawler and Geoff Neal on route to his climb up towards a title shot.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-time UFC veteran Neil Magny recently revealed that he stopped paying heed to the UFC rankings quite a long time ago. Clearly frustrated with the way he\u2019s been moved down the rankings over the years, Neil Magny narrated an incident wherein he was passed over by other ace fighters for no particular rhyme or reason. 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