What you're saying here is:
1. You're taking the UFC at their word (which is a bad idea at the best of times, let alone when they're trying to defend one of their stars).
2. Perreira's fight was quickly thrown together in a month after the Ank fight was announced, there was no crossover between the two planning stages, and that Perreira didn't have any input or pull to make the Ank fight happen.
One of those is stupid. One of those is hella stupid. You're neither, so don't come at me with this bullshit.
It's literally the first option. They said Ank was already booked. Ank's manager also said it. I didn't say they did it for this or that reason. I'm just saying what happened.
Do the UFC have their own plans? Yeh, of course they do lol. But that doesn't mean Alex cares about any of this or is playing games.
I don't know. Let's find out four months after March when Ank isn't being offered the fight.
I don't see why he won't be offered the fight. It has to happen eventually unless Alex decides to leave for HW before he's too old.
After seeing Perreira fight the number 8 guy instead of Ank, when both fights were being made at the same time, and then seeing the bullshit about him jumping weight classes, my faith in him is as low as it can get.
I don't get why your faith in Alex is low. If you said the UFC, I'd understand. I don't think it's fair to heap this on a guy who just comes out and fights.
They thought Alex was resting the remainder of the year so they booked Ank a fight. Then they needed someone to step in so they called Alex and we got Alex/Rountree. They would have thrown a massive bag at Alex for that.
Neither the fans nor the UFC lost anything. We might have lost a potential Alex/Ank matchup down the line, but luckily we didn't.
Two, yes, there is a reason for the champ to put things on hold and fight a contender that he seems to be avoiding and to silence critics who are starting to think he's a manufactured champion. If that's not a priority Alex and the UFC, then he's going to face criticism for it.
Alex has never said he doesn't want to fight Ank at all. He doesn't seem to give a shit who he fights. Remember he comes from kickboxing, where they don't have this sort of buildup between fights and just get in there and fight a lot more regularly.
Again, you're laying this on Alex like it's all his fault and you want him to do all Ank and the UFC's work for them. He doesn't have to nor should he have to do any of that. He's telling his own story, not Ank's. If Ank wants to be a part of it, he needs to do whatever he can do get himself to the dance. That's his job, not Alex's.
I understand the criticism, but you can't expect Alex to run around begging to fight someone when he's the champ just because some hardcore fans online have complained. He's already said he's keen. That should be enough for anyone.
You should be pissy at the UFC, and Ank to an extent, not Alex.
Ank fucked up by fighting to a draw and then handling himself poorly afterwards. That's on him. He then sits out for almost a year, fights Walker and fucks up in that as well. That's also on him. He then wastes time fighting Walker again. Then he sits out for most of the year before beating Rakic in a way that wasn't going to impress the majority of fans.
He should have been fighting non stop and putting fools away, and leaving no doubts who was next and why, not doing all that above nonsense.
Meanwhile Alex is just off doing his thing and fighting every 3-5 months when he gets the call.
And the UFC have their own scheduling to prioritize. If I was them, I'd want Alex fighting in March for sure. They've already got another Dagi booked for a title shot right before then with Umar. They can have Alex during Ramadan while Ank can't, and then Ank can come at it mid year when there's a good chance Islam and Umar won't be ready to fight again.
And maybe the UFC are trying to keep Ank away from Alex so Alex can go to HW without a loss. Again though, them potentially wanting that doesn't say anything about what Alex wants, or if he even cares at all.
You're one of my favourite posters here. I know you're not stupid... you're actually one of the most intelligent posters here or you wouldn't be one of my favourites.
Unexpected, but I appreciate that, mate. I try to not troll all the time haha. I enjoy your posts too.
