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On the other hand, Kamaru Usman pushed back against Henry Cejudo’s calls for AI use. Why? Well, he explained that ‘computers’ cannot determine a fighter’s condition in the way a human judge can. “Unless you put an impact chip or something on someone where you see their brain is rocked after getting hit with a shot, I don’t think we can equate that,” he responded. Well, Usman may not agree with Cejudo, but a Hall of Fame legend does. And he wants that implemented not just in the judging process, but in the ranking process as well. Another UFC legend had also called for AI in MMA Much like judging, rankings also create massive debates in the fight community. Just a few months ago, Reinier de Ridder made an 8-place rise in the middleweight rankings after his win over Robert Whittaker. But in his next fight at UFC Vancouver, where he took on someone who was ranked lower than him, Brendan Allen, on short notice, he gave up at the end of the fourth round after getting dominated. This left fans scratching their heads, and his ranking jump came into question. Was it biased? This certainly calls for AI, which Michael Bisping has been calling for even before the de Ridder situation. “First of all, AI. That is going to be implemented in the ranking system. We’ve seen Dana White [talk] about this for quite some time. He’s often had some issues, and there’s been some crazy rankings, to be honest,” Michael Bisping said earlier this year. “Having an AI ranking system that is going to remove all of the bias from it. It’s as simple as that, right? It’s that easy, ok? And they’ve used AI judges before. I think it was with Tyson Fury [vs Usyk] for Saudi Arabia. The AI judge agreed with the human judge, okay? So, essentially, they got it correct.” Well, there’s always one controversy or another in almost every UFC event, and in most cases, judging has been the primary issue, besides refereeing errors. Do you believe it will be good for the sport to adopt the use of AI in judging? Let us know in the comments down below.
