Ankalaev is the most boring Champ in UFC history

[MetaIIica]

Magomed Ankalaev is the most soul-crushingly boring champion in UFC history, and honestly, watching paint dry would be more exciting. The guy fights like he’s actively trying to suck the life out of anyone who’s unfortunate enough to watch. His strategy? Hugging his opponent against the cage for as long as possible, hoping the referee just forgets about them and leaves them there. Watching Ankalaev fight is like seeing a snail try to do a marathon — it's slow, pointless, and you’re praying for it to end. It’s not fighting, it’s just awkwardly clinging onto someone until the bell rings.


And don’t even get me started on the time Alex Pereira, a guy who literally has a single wrestling move in his entire arsenal, took him down like he was a toddler. If Ankalaev is supposed to be some kind of dominant force in the light heavyweight division, getting ragdolled by a guy whose grappling skills barely register on the radar is just embarrassing. Oh, and did I mention that every single one of his fights ends in a decision? It’s like watching someone play chess with no pieces, knowing they’ll just stalemate the game for 25 minutes and walk away like they just won the Super Bowl. Ankalaev’s fighting is so boring, it makes watching your grandma try to use an iPhone look like the final scene of Mad Max. It’s a complete disaster, and yet somehow, we’re supposed to call this guy a "champion."

 

[Streeter]

He isn't even the most boring right now. Belal has thar claim . Much rather watch Ank then Belal.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

BeLOL and it's not even close

 

[World eater]

I wanted to write something nasty in reply, but that post made me smile, so I’ll skip it this time.

 

[loisestrad]

You're the Ankalaev of posting. Except for the champ part. And the UFC part.

 

[BrockLesnarsTurtleBack]

The OP is AI written.

 

[J'Ghasta]

Did he give your girl his big Ank or something?

 

[Portland8242]

Yeah there's some bad karma catching up with the UFC

Belal, Merab, and now Ankalaev. No wonder they're not giving Evloev a title shot.

 

[Hymen Crusher]

He is a smart patient fighter who knows there are scorecards. Obviously he isn't exciting at all, most or the neckbeards arent.

 

[Deltron 6060]

Yeah there's some bad karma catching up with the UFC

Belal, Merab, and now Ankalaev. No wonder they're not giving Evloev a title

We need yellow cards in the ufc, only way to fix this now.

 

[Alpha_T83]

I'm not a fan of Ank but I have a hard time believing this. Sterling, Woodley... there have been so many more.

 

[EnthusiastCultivator]

His job is not to entertain you. It’s Ankalaev Time

 

[AFewDollarsMore]

With these new boring champs , they need to electrify the fence. Save our eyes!

 

[loisestrad]

One of the most entertaining parts of MMA is "boring" fighters shutting down "entertaining" fighters by practicing actual MMA and not giving a shit about OMG KO!

 

[AndrewGolota48]

Pereira was free to more aggressively engage for the majority of the fight, but was too shook. Ank rocked his shit also, the most exciting part of the fight. Thiago Silva and Cutelaba came at Big Ank hard, and he responded accordingly. Big Ank matches energy.

 

[Hdfi]

At least these wall n stallers are exposing some flaws of the rules. Their success depends on a legal loophole.

 

[Hdfi]

Holding someone against the fence should be penalized in the same way as running away from an opponent.
"Oh, but it takes skill to hold someone against the fence." Well, it also takes skill to run away from an opponent for 5 minutes.

 

[richardjohnson]

Holding someone against the fence should be penalized in the same way as running away from an opponent.
"Oh, but it takes skill to hold someone against the fence." Well, it also takes skill to run away from an opponent for 5 minutes.

Pereira spent more time running away from Ankalaev than he did up against the fence.

Did you and TS even watch the fight?

 

[moosaev]

I'm not a fan of Ank but I have a hard time believing this. Sterling, Woodley... there have been so many more.

Leon was boring too, Strickland, Colby, so is Merab. Fans selectively choose who to tag as boring based on who they don’t like, there is no objective criteria.

 

[Hdfi]

Pereira spent more time running away from Ankalaev than he did up against the fence.

at least he punched him while moving backwards but the strategy used by Ank in the 4th round is a cancer in MMA and should be banned to save the sport.