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I mean there really aren't any good grapplers in the division, the UFC decided to let Bader, Davis and Anderson all go in free agency. DC retired, Glover retired, Jones went to HW and Rumble left the UFC then tragically passed away. Ankalaev is more of a striker than he is a grappler but his wrestling is better than anyone else's in the top 10 by a large margin. The next best wrestler is probably Cutelaba who's like a top 15-20 guy.Just to throw this bit here as well: people say Jiri is a striker, Jan is a striker. Well, Ankalaev is also a striker. I don’t remember him ever winning by sub. Not saying he is bad at it, but if Alex defeats him, I fully expect the narrative to change into “no good grapplers in the division”.
Grappling at LHW has probably never been worse than it is right now.