UFC website apparently became a victim of cyber notoriety, as a sudden rise and fall in the rankings was noted. Conor McGregor replaced Khabib Nurmagomedov momentarily.
On Saturday, the UFC website became a subject of some unusual updates. The promotion which with hustle and bustle made Khabib Nurmagomedov the new Pound-For-Pound No.1 recently, witnessed a seemingly unauthorized access in it’s backend portal, as the previously defined ‘Double-one’ reached at the top of the mountain.
The ranking section of the website saw some perceptible changes, as Conor McGregor, who wasn’t even in the top-10 at the start of the day, got elevated to the top spot, while the legitimate holder of the pushed was pushed to No.3, behind Jon Jones, whose position stayed unaltered.
Moreover, a few names who are not listed in the genuine list viz. Colby Covington, Dominick Reyes, and Paulo Costa, also featured in the register of top P4P ranked fighters.
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Reaction On Twitter
Within minutes the news broke-out on Twitter, and these are some users’ reactions, which highlights the general outlook about what exactly took place.
@TheNotoriousMMA is right where he should be in the ufc rankings at the moment 👊🏼😂 pic.twitter.com/vFhXbtSXWn
— AntToeKnee🐜 (@reyes_thuggin) November 7, 2020
What’s happening with the UFC rankings?
McGregor now P4P #1
Hall not in top #10 and is below Silva pic.twitter.com/Nrpw6YtLS8— Caoilte de Barra (@CaoiltedeBarra) November 7, 2020
I think the ufc rankings has been hacked pic.twitter.com/k87raSziOF
— George (@GeorgeMMA_) November 7, 2020
When the UFC rankings put you ahead of Khabib Nurmagomedov pic.twitter.com/kNWmKDEj7I
— MMA Island (@MMAisland) November 7, 2020
Returned To Original Form
Soon after the startling changes, the rankings were restored to their original structure. However, it is still not known, whether it was a classic case of hacking or was it some error on the part of UFC.
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