Ank may be champ for a long time

[Fedorgasm]

Just looking at the top 10, and I don't really see any big threats.

Jiri and Alex ( in a rematch) probably have the best shot... But I'd still favor Ank over both

But really Ank always had the tools, he was just criticized for his fight IQ, but this weekend he proved that he's getting better in that regard.

I don't see any universe where Hill can beat Ank. And I can't imagine Jan has gotten better since their last match, just older.

Then you look at guys like Rakic, Ulberg, and Rountree, and do you really see any of them beating Ank?

Like it or not, I think he's going to hold that strap for a long time.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Good thing I stopped caring about LHW in order to ease the pain

 

[ricains_cretins]

You sell me a dream...imagine those wonderful years of championship decisions that await us....the future is bright my friends.

 

[J'Ghasta]

All Jones has to do is make the weight and the belt is his again.

 

[svmr_db]

You sell me a dream...imagine those wonderful years of championship decisions that await us....the future is bright my friends.

Nah uber hydrated Abu Dhabi Ankalaev slumps Poatan in the rematch.

 

[Fedorgasm]

All Jones has to do is make the weight and the belt is his again.

I can actually see him doing that. It's a good way for him to avoid fighting Tom.

He'll claim that LHW is his home and he misses it. He proved his point at HW already, etc.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

Gonna hold that chin strap for a long time

Naw LHW is dogshit, and we all know it. I just hope we can keep that same energy and acknowledge this when the Ankalaev GOAT talk inevitably starts.

Imo, he should rematch Jan and set that one straight. Jiri is also a fresh matchup. Else, he already beat Rakic, Krylov, Ooz, and Walker.

Wins over 5/10 of the top 10 is awesome though. 3-4 good wins and has a strong case for moving up to challenge, if that’s something he wants to do. I’m usually opposed to the champ champ bullshit and prefer to see extended title runs, but looking at the landscape, there’s not really a whole lot left at LHW for Ank that seems appealing.

 

[svmr_db]

All Jones has to do is make the weight and the belt is his again.

Nah he ran away from the division & dumped the belt to avoid the rematch with Reyes, he would lose to Ankalaev at this point.

 

[Gabe]

Maybe he is very skilled.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Yeah. Ankalaev is young and there are not much guys he has not beaten.

Hill is about to get a 3rd KO loss in a row.

Pereira has the best chance. Jan is 42. Jiri might be able to create some chaos and win.

But yeah.. Magomed is favorite over everyone.

 

[Mittens]

3-4 good wins and has a strong case for moving up.

At that point, if there is a move up to HW - you think he should challenge for Aspinall's interim or wait for Jones?

 

[World eater]

Are you implying he will hold it for a long time because he fights so rarely?

 

[rollthedice]

Navajo is coming for that belt

 

[kingmob6]

Ank would beat the crap out of this version of Jones. I'm confident .

 

[Fergelmince]

As with most (sans dvalishvili who is as much a doosh as his fans) of the Russian/Eastern European fighters, it's not Ankalaev that's unbearable, it's his inbred fans.

 

[BangBang]

Ank y losing Spond y litis

 

[tritestill]

Alex has a chance, but he can't be gun shy in a rematch. Would favor Ank against everyone else. Guy seems to always dictate where the fight goes. Jan could be at him in a rematch too. Lot of LHW have power, so you can't rule out someone catching him clean.

 

[BangBang]

Alex has a chance, but he can't be gun shy in a rematch. Would favor Ank against everyone else. Guy seems to always dictate where the fight goes. Jan could be at him in a rematch too. Lot of LHW have power, so you can't rule out someone catching him clean.

The fact he lost marginally doing the square root of fuck all, he can surely do better, I agree.

 

[richardjohnson]

As with most (sans dvalishvili) of the Russian/Eastern European fighters, it's not Ankalaev that's unbearable, it's his inbred fans.

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Yea because all the people that jumped on the Merab bandwagon just because he was fighting Umar are so easy going.

 

[shunyata]

I can actually see him doing that. It's a good way for him to avoid fighting Tom.

He'll claim that LHW is his home and he misses it. He proved his point at HW already, etc.

It's doable. He was about the same weight no cut vs Stipe as Alex and DDP are in training, but with belly fat to lose.