Media Ankalaev Instagram story shows bro is definitely planning to wrestle😂

[maximus__]

I think he should wrestle, I just think it's funny that many people genuinely believe he is gonna strike the whole time and not shoot a single takedown because of his twitter post

I actually think Pereira is going to sub Ank.

Ank seems to lack fight IQ.
Walker- Threw the most blatant illegal knee in MMA, making Yan's look justifiable.
Jan- Outstruck for 2 rounds and then only wrestles when he was already down, leading to a draw.
Craig-That late sub when all he had to do was hold position for a dominant decision.

I see Ank being guillotined. Alex has threatened it a few times when people have shot in on him. He might commit and catch Ank who has written off the grappling threat thinking he is so far ahead there.

 

[Dorkman]

He should. This is the most important fight of his career. Title fight against the biggest name opponent he's ever had. He'd be foolish to not use an asset he knows he has for his opponents potential weakness.

 

[Misanthropist]

Looks like Sherdoggers is going to defend Alex’s loss by calling Ank a coward for using his wrestling.

If this indeed happens then that pretty much CONFIRMED that Alex had a favourable match up for the whole time and his reputation will go down the gutters for being forever known as “striker’s champ”.

He can either move down to MW or retire because Jones is still at HW.

 

[PrideNverDies]

Watch Ank wrestle-fuck Poatan and then we hear the endless crying about "he said he wouldn't wrestle on Instagram!" from all the sad fanboys.

Just stop following MMA. The sport has passed you by

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Alex has 0% chance to win. I'll go out on a limb and say Ank gets the TKO standing because Poatan will be worried about the takedown after Ank gets a couple earlier in the fight and beats him up on the ground.

This is a clear historical pattern, 37-38 year old strikers going against their toughest stylistic matchups in their prime simply don't win.

"After ank gets a couple in the fight"

Well that would be the first time it's ever happened since his TD accuracy is 33% and he averages 1 TD per fight.

Ank isn't a world class wrestler just because he's a Dagi. Do I really need to repost his takedown stats again?

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Just stop following MMA. The sport has passed you by

Because you didn’t like my joke? Interesting…

 

[AndrewGolota48]

"After ank gets a couple in the fight"

Well that would be the first time it's ever happened since his TD accuracy is 33% and he averages 1 TD per fight.

Ank isn't a world class wrestler just because he's a Dagi. Do I really need to repost his takedown stats again?

He hasn't had to because he wins the stand-up, but when Jan was destroying his leg he went to wrestling and it worked for him.

 

[helooo]

Putting his wrestling shoes on for this fight, literally

I think i may know your next post. "Alex Instagram story shows bro is definitely planning to box"

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

I think i may know your next post. "Alex Instagram story shows bro is definitely planning to box"

how did you know

 

[Koro_11]

4 dimensional Dagestani chess

So you think being dishonest and outright lying is some advanced chest move?

 

[HHJ]

So you think being dishonest and outright lying is some advanced chest move?

Honestly have no idea, but he doesnt owe the fans or his opponent his true intentions in the fight, really. If this is what he gotta say for the UFC to give it to him, say that shit.

 

[Simple Southerner]

All you jokers are in for a rude awakening when ank gets sent to the shadow realm. I can't take that one idiot serious who said alex has a 0% chance vs ank yeah sure the reigning lhw champ one of the best p4p fighters out now has a 0% chance against ank fkn shoes

 

[Kratos94]

It could happen, but Ankalaev has never been a scary wrestler. Pereira will still knock him out.

 

[Koro_11]

Honestly have no idea, but he doesnt owe the fans or his opponent his true intentions in the fight, really. If this is what he gotta say for the UFC to give it to him, say that shit.

I guess.

 

[orca]

I would have been fine with him going out there trying to outwrestle Pereira, its mma after all. But like Jiri said, not when you talk so much trash about KO'ing Pereira and giving your word you will only stand with him.

Now if he tries to wrestle and doesnt keep his word, he's a bi*** and not a man.

yeah but a a real man is always on top
and the b*tch gets pinned down as always

 

[Iroh]

So you think being dishonest and outright lying is some advanced chest move?

It's called misdirection and it's a combat and warfare tactic as old as time.

 

[Tokoloko]

Obviously, ank probably could out strike most lhws without wrestling but even he knows he doesn’t have a shot in hell of out striking pereira

Typically Russian thing.

"Never trust a Russian, because Russian does not believe even to themselves". Otto von Bismarck.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Obviously, ank probably could out strike most lhws without wrestling but even he knows he doesn’t have a shot in hell of out striking pereira

why not? Khalil Rountree was doing pretty good and he was #8

 

[Koro_11]

It's called misdirection and it's a combat and warfare tactic as old as time.

Ok, but 4 D chess?

Its literally something my kid could do when he was like 2 years old.

“Make sure you behave at grandmas house and eat all your food”

“Ok daddy I will I promise”.

Misbehaves anyway and doesn’t eat his veggies… bang, 4D chess, San Tzu level deception military tactic?

 

[moreorless87]

The fact Ank could not seriously threaten Jan on the ground whilst Glover finished him with ease doesnt really fill me with confidence that Ank is going to threaten Alex there and I think if your looking at grappling as a decision tactic or a way to limit Alex offence thats a much tougher road IMHO.

Seems like Alex has focused mostly on "just stand up" tactics, in that respect honestly I don't think he really has a "weakness" at all but he does definitely take risks to stand back up.