Media Ankalaev is open for a immediate rematch: 'Maybe in a rematch he can fight for real'

[suizuri]

It's unreal that so many are celebrating the success of his TDD in this fight without realizing that he sacrificed his entire offense (other than leg kicks) in order to do that. I think a lot of people still somehow don't understand the "MMA" part of MMA....they just look at individual surface level skills/abilities/outcomes but don't see how they all affect one another. They think since Ank didn't get a takedown, that his wrestling clearly had no impact on the fight at all . They must think that Weidman is simply a better kickboxer than Anderson, and would destroy him even in straight up K-1.

Finally an intelligent post. Good stuff.

 

[MrBlackheart]

Ank trash talking is on par with his striking, underrated and straight to the point.

 

[ChangeIsComing]

Ank was right when he said that Alex needed to stopping running away from him, Alex was running away from him in the fight as well

1st time he fights a well rounded MMA fighter like Ank and Alex has no idea what to do except just back up

Pretty much every UFC fighter is well rounded....idiot. Jan is on par with Ank, I felt Alex won round 3, but that is the round that everyone seemed to have different thoughts on. Close fight could have gone either way, neither fighter really pressed much, but so much for Ank's wrestling...Poatan defended 10/10....so shut the fuck up.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

How Ank gonna say fight for real when all he did was crotch sniff? Every time Alex was lighting him up with calfs kick Ank would go and crotch sniff. Then I'm the clinch Alex was blasting knees while ank was just sniffing. Yeah he got Alex in the 2nd but wall and stalling shouldn't win you the fight.

 

[Epsteins Guard]

And maybe you can get actually get a takedown this time.

Why?

Hes the better striker, he doesnt need to take him down.

 

[bigfootsbreath]

Why would he? He beat Pereira easily. Outlanded him on the feet and all.

Is up to Alex to make adjustiments and not make excuses like he did in the post fight interview in the cage.

Outlanded him on the feet yet had to crotch sniff? Lol wut

 

[RoseHDCovington]

he was fighting Ank and not Rountree, there are levels to this game.
UFC wasted Ank's time by letting Alex fighting Roundtree.
Alex would never be champ if they met earlier

there you go , according to sherdog the best kickboxer of all time got his ass beat in his own game.

Izzy and Alex are average kickboxers and far far away form being elite Kickboxers

Calf kick+ left hook = GOAT KICKBOXER

At least he fought in GLORY. Gane gets hyped as a kickboxer but he had all his matches in French gymnasiums in front of dozens of people. Dude isn't an accomplished kickboxer at all

 

[Epsteins Guard]

How Ank gonna say fight for real when all he did was crotch sniff? Every time Alex was lighting him up with calfs kick Ank would go and crotch sniff. Then I'm the clinch Alex was blasting knees while ank was just sniffing. Yeah he got Alex in the 2nd but wall and stalling shouldn't win you the fight.

CALF KICKS lmaoooooooooooo

Wall and stalling absolutely should win u the round over doing nothing, which is all Pereira did in round 4

 

[fortheo]

Ankalaev is right. Poatan did next to nothing. Ankalaev didn't do much more than that himself, but still, poatan deserves the criticism.

 

[RoseHDCovington]

How Ank gonna say fight for real when all he did was crotch sniff? Every time Alex was lighting him up with calfs kick Ank would go and crotch sniff. Then I'm the clinch Alex was blasting knees while ank was just sniffing. Yeah he got Alex in the 2nd but wall and stalling shouldn't win you the fight.

Did Anky even attempt a takedown on the first 2/3 rounds?

 

[Pequeño Corey]

It's unreal that so many are celebrating the success of his TDD in this fight without realizing that he sacrificed his entire offense (other than leg kicks) in order to do that. I think a lot of people still somehow don't understand the "MMA" part of MMA....they just look at individual surface level skills/abilities/outcomes but don't see how they all affect one another. They think since Ank didn't get a takedown, that his wrestling clearly had no impact on the fight at all . They must think that Weidman is simply a better kickboxer than Anderson, and would destroy him even in straight up K-1.

You’re absolutely correct in that Alex had to compromise his offense to avoid being taken down, but the way this was being sold, it shouldn’t have mattered. Ank was supposed to have been able to take Alex down at will and have his way on the ground. Whole lotta goal post shifting going on here.

 

[Ruke Doufus]

Pretty funny to see ank talking shit like he actually did something. True Alex didn't fight but neither did ank, he just did a slightly more profitable version of nothing and now he's talking like he destroyed.

 

[shh]

It's unreal that so many are celebrating the success of his TDD in this fight without realizing that he sacrificed his entire offense (other than leg kicks) in order to do that. I think a lot of people still somehow don't understand the "MMA" part of MMA....they just look at individual surface level skills/abilities/outcomes but don't see how they all affect one another. They think since Ank didn't get a takedown, that his wrestling clearly had no impact on the fight at all . They must think that Weidman is simply a better kickboxer than Anderson, and would destroy him even in straight up K-1.

This !!!

And not only, that. People believe that something was wrong with him because he was so hesitant. There was nothing wrong. Ankalaev was pushing forward and controlling the entire fight with his immense pressure. Alex was completely neutralized and had nothing for Ankalaev.

There is so much salt on youtube and sherdog. I love it.

 

[RichardHarrow]

I stopped having a boy when Dan Henderson retired. You’ve been here since 2005. Did you really enjoy that fight? You gonna spend 80 bucks on that rematch?

Na I watch it on UFCArabia for literally the equivalent of $10 per month for all events.

 

[Ladron4sherdog]

"That didn't go the way I expected. My expectations can't be wrong, the reality we're presented with must be wrong."

Ahaha spot on.

King Ank has got some people shook.

 

[Bilzerian]

Big Ank will KO Potan nextime, guess Chama is just only getting older and slower as time goes by. So No Chama

 

[Arne Rud]

You need to beat the champ to win the belt, that was not beating the champ. Alex should kept the belt

 

[Arne Rud]

You need to beat the champ to win the belt, that was not beating the champ. Alex should kept the belt

 

[GrantB13]

No immediate rematch. That stuff has to end.

 

[Mcnugget]

i say let ank defend against someone else, rematch is pointless. let the division shake up a little. make some other match ups. poatan fights the best emerging contender for comeback fight for title shot.

Alex vs Tom for heavyweight