A format change isn’t the only thing PFL is doing to evolve into a more traditional form of promotion.
Tuesday, PFL announced the launch of its rankings, which include men’s pound-for-pound, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight and women’s flyweight.
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“These rankings provide a clear, objective snapshot of where each PFL division stands,” said PFL CEO John Martin in a written statement. “By partnering with an independent data organization like Combat Registry, we’re giving fans and our athletes a transparent and credible rankings system that reflects performance inside the PFL cage.”
The rankings are officiated by Combat Registry, the database used by the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC). Combat Registry also compiles UFC rankings, and did so for Bellator prior to its absorption.
The rankings are voted on my an independent panel of journalists and “industry experts”, though the promotion did not reveal panelists by name.
Check out the initial launch rankings below:
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Men’s pound-for-pound
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Usman Nurmagomedov (20-0, 1 NC)
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Corey Anderson (20-6, 1 NC)
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Costello Van Steenis (17-3)
Bantamweight
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Marcirley Alves da Silva (15-4)
Featherweight
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Akhmed Magomedov (11-2, 1 NC)
Lightweight
Champion: Usman Nurmagomedov
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Gadzhi Rabadanov (26-5-2)
Welterweight
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Ramazan Kuramagomedov (13-0)
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Abdoul Abdouraguimov (19-1, 1 NC)
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Masayuki Kikuiri (11-3-1)
Middleweight
Champion: Costello Van Steenis (17-3)
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Bryan Battle (12-2, 1 NC)
Light heavyweight
Champion: Corey Anderson (20-6, 1 NC)
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Antonio Carlos Jr. (19-6)
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Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (25-8-1)
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Rob Wilkinson (19-4, 1 NC)
Heavyweight
Champion: Vadim Nemkov (20-2)
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Renan Ferreira (13-5, 3 NC)
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Linton Vassell (25-10, 1 NC)
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Rodrigo Nascimento (12-4, 1 NC)
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Sergei Bilostenniy (14-4)
Women’s flyweight
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Ariane Lipski da Silva (17-11)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: PFL makes announcement that likens itself to UFC
