How badly UFC needs Vadim Nemkov who just beat Phil Davis?

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Bellator now has a 1st and 2nd ranked LHWs (Nemkov and Davis) according to Fightmatrix, lol. (DC,Jones,Gus and Bader aren't currently ranked for different reasons, still funny).

http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/light-heavyweight-185-205-lbs/

Nemkov is only 26. Who is a better prospect, Nemkov or Reyes?

Discuss.

Nemkov got a great win bUT given the 3Rd round it looks like a fluke. fightmatrix.com has a wacky AF ranking system. The UFC doesn't need him they've got several comparable fighters already. Reyes still been far more impressive so far.

 

[Melas Chasma]

Nemkov got a great win bUT given the 3Rd round it looks like a fluke. fightmatrix.com has a wacky AF ranking system. The UFC doesn't need him they've got several comparable fighters already. Reyes still been far more impressive so far.

Nemkov is only 26. If he keeps improving and beats Bader in his next fight, wouldn't take long for people to start asking questions how he would do against the best LHWs in the UFC. But I agree that Reyes is on a different level right now, even though win over Davis >>> win over OSP.

 

[Kumason]

Nemkov got a great win bUT given the 3Rd round it looks like a fluke. fightmatrix.com has a wacky AF ranking system. The UFC doesn't need him they've got several comparable fighters already. Reyes still been far more impressive so far.

Far more impressive?Comparable yeah but Reyes' best win is OSP and Nemkov's last 3 wins would imo beat OSP,Nemkov is younger and a world champ in Sambo.Reyes is a good prospect but he can get real sloppy/awkward at times with his chin straight up when he's having his wild moments but has shown consistent improvements.I don't see how someone could say far more impressive just comparable.

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Nemkov is only 26. If he keeps improving and beats Bader in his next fight, wouldn't take long for people to start asking questions how he would do against the best LHWs in the UFC. But I agree that Reyes is on a different level right now, even though win over Davis >>> win over OSP.

A SD over Davis where he got his ass beat in the 3rd, isnt more impressive then absolutely dominated OPS and left for dead on the canvas at the end of the 3rd. Ageed though if he can back it up with a win over Bader he'll look like world beater.

 

[Melas Chasma]

A SD over Davis where he got his ass beat in the 3rd, isnt more impressive then absolutely dominated OPS and left for dead on the canvas at the end of the 3rd. Ageed though if he can back it up with a win over Bader he'll look like world beater.

Any kind of win over Davis is more impressive than any kind of win over OSP. Davis is on Bader's level, both of their fights were about 50/50, while OSP gets finished against guys like Latifi and Manuwa.

 

[executionermma]

Do you people even watch Rizin?

Moldavsky, Prochazka, and Albrektsson are all superior fighters to Nemkov. UFC should sign them all first.

Moldavsky is a heavyweight now. Albrektsson isn't any better than Nemkov nowadays, maybe cardio and pacing. Rematch would probably go very different.
Jiri is a very different fighter, very wild and unpredictable, hard to know how he'd match against these guys with him staying with Rizin and facing mostly mid lv competition.

Nemkov got a great win bUT given the 3Rd round it looks like a fluke. fightmatrix.com has a wacky AF ranking system. The UFC doesn't need him they've got several comparable fighters already. Reyes still been far more impressive so far.

Reyes been more impressive against much worse competition. Nemkov has better wins: Davis, McGeary, Lins (PFL HW finalist), Reljic, Mamute..

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

Moldavsky is a heavyweight now. Albrektsson isn't any better than Nemkov nowadays, maybe cardio and pacing. Rematch would probably go very different.
Jiri is a very different fighter, very wild and unpredictable, hard to know how he'd match against these guys with him staying with Rizin and facing mostly mid lv competition.
Reyes been more impressive against much worse competition. Nemkov has better wins: Davis, McGeary, Lins (PFL HW finalist), Reljic, Mamute..

Cannonier and OSP >> McGeary and Lins.

 

[Blazmo]

Cannonier and OSP >> McGeary and Lins.

Didn't Cannonier lose to Blachowicz?

 

[executionermma]

Cannonier and OSP >> McGeary and Lins.

Davis > OSP
McGeary > Cannonier
Lins > Kimball

Didn't Cannonier lose to Blachowicz?

Blachowicz is a good fighter. Probably the most underrated in entire UFC.

 

[noizer]

Do you people even watch Rizin?

Moldavsky, Prochazka, and Albrektsson are all superior fighters to Nemkov. UFC should sign them all first.

Coker would be wise to sign Jiri Prochazka and Karl Albrektsson asap. those two are legit lhw's and they allong with Nemkov could verry well be the future of the lhw division. Moldavsky could make the cut but i believe he stays at HW for now.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Hard to look good against Davis. Nobody does except Rumble.

Also some biased folks ITT saying that Davis beat the crap out of Nemkov in the third... it wasnt like he was close to the finish or anything. Dont get me wrong.. it was a clear 10-9 for Phil but that is about it.

Davis is still a solid top 10 in the world and would be top 5 in the UFC (where you have Smith ranked #3 and guys like Manuwa or Corey Anderson still as top 10).

Nemkov is solid all around and only 26. He will only get better.

LHW talent is more spread than any other division. Davis, Bader and Nemkov are in Bellator and are all top 10 guys.
Jiri P. and Karl A. are in Rizin.
And then you got a bunch of eastern european guys that are busy fighting eachothers in Russia and we dont know how they would fare against the western top guys. Agnaev and the guy that beat him, Yaghshimudarov (had to look up his name.. damn)... who knows how good they are?

Im excited to see Nemkov vs Bader... we need all the fresh blood we can.

 

[executionermma]

Hard to look good against Davis. Nobody does except Rumble.

Also some biased folks ITT saying that Davis beat the crap out of Nemkov in the third... it wasnt like he was close to the finish or anything. Dont get me wrong.. it was a clear 10-9 for Phil but that is about it.

Davis is still a solid top 10 in the world and would be top 5 in the UFC (where you have Smith ranked #3 and guys like Manuwa or Corey Anderson still as top 10).

Nemkov is solid all around and only 26. He will only get better.

LHW talent is more spread than any other division. Davis, Bader and Nemkov are in Bellator and are all top 10 guys.
Jiri P. and Karl A. are in Rizin.
And then you got a bunch of eastern european guys that are busy fighting eachothers in Russia and we dont know how they would fare against the western top guys. Agnaev and the guy that beat him, Yaghshimudarov (had to look up his name.. damn)... who knows how good they are?

Im excited to see Nemkov vs Bader... we need all the fresh blood we can.

Add Khadis Ibragimov and Klidson Farias on M-1 and Mikhail Mokhnatkin on FNG/RCC too.
LHW is stacked, the talent is just too spread out, if we could get all these guys on just 1 or 2 organizations it would be phenomenal.

 

[Shadey1]

Nemkov has talent but man some questions were raised after that last round. TBH I'd back Bader to beat him

 

[europe1]

and Klidson Farias on M-1 and

Doesn't Klidson normally fight at HW though? Expect the Nemkov fight, naturally. He did it in his last fight vs Vyazigin. Unfortunate though since he looks to fit right in at LHW.

EDIT: looking over his Fight-Finder page, he looks to jump divisions constantly.

 

[executionermma]

Doesn't Klidson normally fight at HW though? Expect the Nemkov fight, naturally. He did it in his last fight vs Vyazigin. Unfortunate though since he looks to fit right in at LHW.

EDIT: looking over his Fight-Finder page, he looks to jump divisions constantly.

he fights at both weights, but it's probably because it's way harder to find fights at 205 than at HW, many jobbers and journeymen at HW, Klidson was the Brave LHW champ and that's the division he performs the best, i think he will drop as soon as he gets in UFC

 

[RODNEY83]

Shame if you think those are 1 and 2 at lhw lol

Really? Not once did Melas Chasma state he believed they were the number 1 and 2 ranked, he gave the actual rankings according to FightMatrix. So shame on you for reading into a statement what you want to read into it.

 

[Evangelion]

Bellator now has a 1st and 2nd ranked LHWs (Nemkov and Davis) according to Fightmatrix, lol. (DC,Jones,Gus and Bader aren't currently ranked for different reasons, still funny).

http://www.fightmatrix.com/mma-ranks/light-heavyweight-185-205-lbs/

Nemkov is only 26. Who is a better prospect, Nemkov or Reyes?

Discuss.

Ufc has
Stosic
Pedro
Cirkunov
Ankalaev
Reyes
Menifield
Cuteleba
Edilov
Rakic

And are in negotiations with Jiri Prochazka.

They are hardly desperate for lhw prospects. Nemkov is good though

BTW lol at fight matrix that shit is fucking nonsense

 

[Evangelion]

Didn't Cannonier lose to Blachowicz?

What does that matter? Jan would dominate Mcgeary and Lins.

 

[AimedWithV]

And are in negotiations with Jiri Prochazka.

Interesting. Source pls?

 

[BeardotheWeirdo]

fightmatrix.com has a wacky AF ranking system

UFC has a wacky AF LHW divison. Jones barely fights, and Cormier moved to HW.

The rest don't fight enough and no ones on a particularly impressive run.