Dana White and the UFC have made it no secret they’re consistently trying in direction of the long run, a future that includes working with tech big Mark Zuckerberg.
This week, that partnership grew to become official because the fight sports activities chief introduced a multi-year take care of Zuckerberg’s Meta company, with an emphasis on “fan know-how.” White additionally made positive to say his expectation that the team-up will end in an overhauled rating system for the UFC, although he’s but to specify precisely what modifications can be made and the way these supposed enhancements can be applied.
White didn’t explicitly point out AI on this week’s press launch, however he has beforehand said—in not so many phrases—that algorithmic rating could possibly be one of the best ways to make sure that fighters are slotted of their correct place. It’s not as if anybody else has provide you with a superior set of rankings, AHEM.
Followers are skeptical as to how this partnership will really result in an improved viewing expertise and if it’s simply extra insubstantial bells and whistles meant to drive extra cash into TKO’s pockets.
Jorge Masvidal calls out Leon Edwards to lastly settle their beef: ‘I’ll come off the sofa and whoop your ass’
How did it come to this? As soon as upon a time, Jorge Masvidal vs. Leon Edwards had as a lot warmth as any feud in fight sports activities. Now? Feels like followers are over it. Manner over it.
Ian Machado Garry vs. Carlos Prates now headlines UFC Kansas Metropolis
Readers weren’t precisely over the moon with the announcement that Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley had been working it again, however the response to Ian Machado Garry signing on to battle the damaging Carlos Prates has been significantly extra constructive.
Zack Snyder to direct new UFC film ‘Brawler’
Dana White teaming up with Zack Snyder and Turki Alalshikh to make a UFC film? OK, this could possibly be fairly horrible, however rattling you guys had been cruel within the feedback!
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