Rumored Alex Pereira Fighting in March?; Rogan Says Poatan using Ramadan return date to mess w/ Ankalaev

[sdpdude9]

Pereira the type of guy to fight in March AND 2-4 months later. He likes having his cake & eating it too. Let 'em eat cake

Well that’s an assumption. Assuming he doesn’t take a lot of damage, assuming he doesn’t get injured, assuming he even wins. Potentially delaying the fight that should have been happening all along for even longer all just so he can do some random title fight with a less deserving challenger.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Well that’s an assumption. Assuming he doesn’t take a lot of damage, assuming he doesn’t get injured, assuming he even wins.

well it hasn't happened yet right? no reason to assume it will now.

What if he waits 8 months for ankalaev like you'd prefer and ankalaev pulls out with an injury.

then what? now we shelved him for 8 months for no reason


@sdpdude9 What if it were Vadim Nemkov, Would you be mad at that?

 

[legedema]

they should done this before. the Khalil fight was just a waste of time.
don't know the exact reason but if this is even asked during Ramadan , I see no good intentions by UFC against Ankalaev

same is with DDP and Sean , this is also waste of time, they should book DDP vs. Khamzat

 

[Luthien]

Alex wants to stay as active as he was in 2024

I don't see any problem here. If Alex fights four times in 2025 there is a slot later in the year for Ankalaev

 

[RockyLockridge]

Alex wants to stay as active as he was in 2024

I don't see any problem here. If Alex fights four times in 2025 there is a slot later in the year for Ankalaev

Will there be?

Ulberg fights Jan in march, if ulberg wins (impressively) he'll have 2 recent wins in 6 months over volkan and Jan, a top 10 then a top 5. He'd have means to leap frog over Anakalev because Magomed didn't impress anyone against Rakic.

Ankalaev's footing in this division is not as firm as one may thinks. If Hill beats Jiri, then wins another before summer, There, now hill and ulberg are back into the mix. We all know Roundtree Jr made a lot of fans with his poatan fight as well.

If i were anakalev, I would not wait around for a title fight should alex truly fight someone else next.

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Relgion has no place in sports. Fuck Uncle lie if. I hope Alex intentionally picks dates/locations that Uncle lie if doesnt like.

 

[The Big Babou]

It's also a business. If Belal isn't ready then Poaton is the only real option. Jones is asking for Canelo-money, & Topuria only fights every 9 months so we can't expect him to make a quick 5-month turnaround.

Vegas needs a big fight or fighter to headline & Alex is great option for the UFC here.

If Ankalaev doesn't feel like he can worship & fight simultaneously then so be it, but the rest of the world isn't going to acquiesce to his preferences. Absurd to expect as much tbh.

Came here to say this. No one else has mentioned this and it's the most obvious point:

First and foremost, the UFC does things in a way that suits them. If it benefits the fighter, then that's great. If it doesn't benefit the fighter, then perhaps they should consider fighting elsewhere? (UFC mindset not mine)

 

[The Big Babou]

Ramadan is only one month of year but it feels like its a whole year long since it always seems to push fights back.

Yes it just timing but couldnt they have done this fight maybe sooner?

At the same time we have fighters who only want to fight in Saudi Arabia...

I think both these things create havoc with the UFC's matchmaking. Theres tons other things to consider including when a fighters physically able to compete (returning from injury), the ufc's contractual obligations to provide x number of fights/yr to its fighters, fulfilling agreements with tv networks, stadiums & Saudi royalty, lol

It probably has less to do with the fighter's personal preferences than we think

 

[fortheo]

I specifically want to fight in the 1 month you can’t. You’re ducking me.

I tend to agree with you, but at the same time, March is a great month for many people to fight who just went through christmas and new year holidays. It's an ideal time frame for them -- party through the holidays, get back in the gym, do a camp, and voila, you're ready in March.

For example, Merab is a very devout christian and just sacrificed his holidays with his family just for the sake of obliging by Umar's schedule so that umar could observe ramadan. Nobody is crying injustice over this, so nobody should cry injustice over people wanting to fight in March, which, as I just said, is a completely logical time for most people to fight.

 

[SJP_SevenLaker]

Source doesn't even work.

 

[Lycandroid]

Will there be?

Ulberg fights Jan in march, if ulberg wins (impressively) he'll have 2 recent wins in 6 months over volkan and Jan, a top 10 then a top 5. He'd have means to leap frog over Anakalev because Magomed didn't impress anyone against Rakic.

Ankalaev's footing in this division is not as firm as one may thinks. If Hill beats Jiri, then wins another before summer, There, now hill and ulberg are back into the mix. We all know Roundtree Jr made a lot of fans with his poatan fight as well.

If i were anakalev, I would not wait around for a title fight should alex truly fight someone else next.

good point if Ulberg beats Jan something which Ankalaev failed to do that would be enough for a title shot.

 

[Iroh]

Alex wants to stay as active as he was in 2024

I don't see any problem here. If Alex fights four times in 2025 there is a slot later in the year for Ankalaev

True. Lets hope 2025 delivers a fuckton of great match ups and fights! It definitely has the potential for it.

 

[Iroh]

Will there be?

Ulberg fights Jan in march, if ulberg wins (impressively) he'll have 2 recent wins in 6 months over volkan and Jan, a top 10 then a top 5. He'd have means to leap frog over Anakalev because Magomed didn't impress anyone against Rakic.

Ankalaev's footing in this division is not as firm as one may thinks. If Hill beats Jiri, then wins another before summer, There, now hill and ulberg are back into the mix. We all know Roundtree Jr made a lot of fans with his poatan fight as well.

If i were anakalev, I would not wait around for a title fight should alex truly fight someone else next.

The more strikers Alex faces, the more heat he will get for not fighting Ank. I definitely think he will try to shut the critics up eventually (likely this year if possible), and it's a more winnable fight than Jones, Aspinall and Chimaev.

 

[legedema]

I tend to agree with you, but at the same time, March is a great month for many people to fight who just went through the new year holidays. It's an ideal time frame for them -- party through the new years, get back in the gym, do a camp, and voila, you're ready in March.

For example, Merab is a very devout christian and just sacrificed his holidays with his family just for the sake of obliging by Umar's schedule so that umar could observe ramadan. Nobody is crying injustice over this, so nobody should cry injustice over people wanting to fight in March, which, as I just said, is a completely logical time for most people to fight.

do you know what Ramadan is ?
obviously , you don't, otherwise you would not give an example of Merab sacrificing his holidays.
Ramadan is not holidays

 

[Domitian]

All I’m seeing is a lot of fans being perfectly ok with the #1 contender not getting the next shot and excusing it because they like the champion. Somebody like Jones does this people would be absolutely trashing him.

Expecting the champion to operate on the challengers schedule is some type of weird entitlement delusion. Tom would fight Jon right now. Where's Ank at, oh, declining title fights. This would imply Alex agreed, Ank did not.

Oh, and another thing, I'm pretty sure in Muslim societies it's acceptable for athletes and people of that nature to not observe Ramadan and instead do their work. Another choice Ank is declining.

 

[tritestill]

Ank should get next shot, but he will get skipped over. Can see Ulberg offered if he knocks Jan out, can see Jan even offered if he wins. When do Hill and Jiri fight? Winner of that may get shot before Ank.

 

[sdpdude9]

Expecting the champion to operate on the challengers schedule is some type of weird entitlement delusion. Tom would fight Jon right now. Where's Ank at, oh, declining title fights. This would imply Alex agreed, Ank did not.

Oh, and another thing, I'm pretty sure in Muslim societies it's acceptable for athletes and people of that nature to not observe Ramadan and instead do their work. Another choice Ank is declining.

It’s expecting the champion to fight the #1 contender, not about champion or challengers schedule. Simple as. That’s the fight to make, so it’s about finding an agreeable time for all parties to make it happen. We’re talking a month or two difference which is a reasonable timetable. This fight only whenever the champion decides to fight is also stupid, operate from what fight needs to be made and then work towards the date. Not from date available to then find opponent.

 

[Domitian]

It’s expecting the champion to fight the #1 contender, not about champion or challengers schedule. Simple as. That’s the fight to make, so it’s about finding an agreeable time for all parties to make it happen. We’re talking a month or two difference which is a reasonable timetable. This fight only whenever the champion decides to fight is also stupid, operate from what fight needs to be made and then work towards the date. Not from date available to then find opponent.

Alex fights every 2 or 3 months. Ank won't have to wait very long. Why can't Ank wait? He's turned down two title shots, both because of Ramadan. Does he want to be a champion or not?

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

From what he said last time there's no evidence that he would willingly turn down this fight

Spoiler: SPOILER

He has willingly turned down the fight before

 

[fortheo]

do you know what Ramadan is ?
obviously , you don't, otherwise you would not give an example of Merab sacrificing his holidays.
Ramadan is not holidays

Elaborate bud. Please tell me why one religions' religious practices is more important than the others. I'd love to hear it.