Adesanya is a better wrestler than Ankalaev

[MetaIIica]

Israel Adesanya is a better wrestler than Magomed Ankalaev for several key reasons. First, Adesanya has proven exceptional at defending against takedowns, boasting an 80% takedown defense rate in the UFC. He's shown time and time again that he can stuff takedowns and scramble effectively, making it difficult for opponents to control him on the ground. Adesanya easily took down Pereira during their fight, however In contrast, Ankalaev struggled with his wrestling in his recent fight against Alex Pereira, failing to land a single takedown despite attempting to implement a grappling-heavy strategy. This highlights Ankalaev's lack of effectiveness when it comes to using wrestling against a striker, which is a significant weakness in his overall game. Meanwhile, Adesanya's ability to control the pace of a fight and neutralize his opponents’ wrestling attempts gives him the edge in this area, resulting in Adesanya being a better wrestler.

IZZY BLESS​

 

[Bobby Boulders]

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[JKS]

Interesting!

 

[don't ask]

A thread this stupid makes me regret coming to Sherdog today.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

Israel Adesanya is a better wrestler than Magomed Ankalaev for several key reasons. First, Adesanya has proven exceptional at defending against takedowns, boasting an 80% takedown defense rate in the UFC. He's shown time and time again that he can stuff takedowns and scramble effectively, making it difficult for opponents to control him on the ground. Adesanya easily took down Pereira during their fight, however In contrast, Ankalaev struggled with his wrestling in his recent fight against Alex Pereira, failing to land a single takedown despite attempting to implement a grappling-heavy strategy. This highlights Ankalaev's lack of effectiveness when it comes to using wrestling against a striker, which is a significant weakness in his overall game. Meanwhile, Adesanya's ability to control the pace of a fight and neutralize his opponents’ wrestling attempts gives him the edge in this area, resulting in Adesanya being a better wrestler.

IZZY BLESS​

On the other hand Chris Weidman is a better striker than Adesanya because Izzy couldn't even KO an old Anderson Silva

 

[Pierce 34]

wasteland

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

 

[Simple Southerner]

Striker yes wrestler nope

 

[svmr_db]

News: Pereira has better grappling now after working on it for over 2 years since that first Adesanya fight.

 

[AndrewGolota48]

Prime Izzy is the only fighter that could LNP Ank to a 50-45 decision.

 

[CatchtheseHands]

It's like time doesn't exist when it comes to MMA math. Alex vs Izzy 1 was 3 years ago now. Alex has gotten better at defending TD's since then..

A thread this stupid makes me regret coming to Sherdog today.

Why? this is the fun of it lol

 

[World eater]

Metallica dude, change that AV picture to St anger to make it fit better with the crap you post.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

Metallica dude, change that AV picture to St anger to make it fit better with the crap you post.

Genuinely enjoy this post. I really needed a laugh today, thank you

 

[don't ask]

It's like time doesn't exist when it comes to MMA math. Alex vs Izzy 1 was 3 years ago now. Alex has gotten better at defending TD's since then..


Why? this is the fun of it lol

Looking around the world in 2025, it's a lot less fun to realize how many people aren't playing stupid.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Pretty much anyone that was able to take AP down is a better grappler than Ankalaev.

 

[BangBang]

 

[CatchtheseHands]

Looking around the world in 2025, it's a lot less fun to realize how many people aren't playing stupid.

You are absolutely right but if I don't make light of it ends up driving me crazy.

 

[ComfortablyNumb55]

Get to da choppa.

There's a weird thing chasing us with crazy intentions.

 

[Genki Sudo]

Ankalaev is a better striker than izzy! He only needed one attempt to beat Poatan. Behold mythical glory/ k1 grade big ank!

 

[JBJ was here]

Talk about damning with faint praise! Better wrestling than Ankalaev is like better sobriety than Conor McGregor.