Ankalaev is the most boring Champ in UFC history

[Ube]

I guess you’ve never seen Belal Muhammad fight.

And that makes perfect sense because who really wants to ever see him fight?

 

[FriskyRandy]

He's boring but not even the most boring current champ. We have currently some of the worst champs in ufc history. Hoping it improves by the end of the year.

 

[Skarsgard]

I think the dude is abysmal to watch and this isn't even close. He's just another guy who is happy to let an uneventful decision happen as long as he's winning.

 

[Skarsgard]

I guess you’ve never seen Belal Muhammad fight.

And that makes perfect sense because who really wants to ever see him fight?

Belal isn't boring, he just can't finish a fight. If the dude has just a little more power or submission ability, he'd have one of the most entertaining styles in the sport. He's constantly moving and constantly throwing, it's just underwhelming.

 

[richardjohnson]

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.

Did you miss the part where he stood with Pereira, the world champion kickboxer, and made him look quite ordinary on the feet?

Why are some of you acting like that fight was just 25 minutes of Ankalaev holding him against the fence?

 

[AMAZINGUFC]

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."

It's clear that you know nothing about UFC history.

Ankalaev isn't even boring.

There are fighters who have never finished a fight.

 

[swizztony]

Lmao, clinching for 5 minutes after out striking the best striker in the ufc for 20 minutes makes him the most boring fighter ever?

Cope harder, Ank is always pressuring and coming forward striking, guys like Merab and belal are way more boring

 

[ilfirin]

rofl, I can tell you weren't around during Tim Sylvia's reign.

 

[Lycandroid]

Matt Hughes, Randy Couture, Pat Milietich, Mark Coleman weren't really anymore exciting than these guys, but back in those days nobody said those guys were boring.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

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."

This is the stupidest fucking thread in UFC history.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

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

 

[Hezekiah]

Troll thread which just brings together nonsense that's been posted elsewhere.

And all because the Frozen One was made to look like a chump.

 

[Tweak896]

Ankalaev is technical. I'd put him above even Leon for just engaging in striking fights. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but dude stood with Pereira and I'd be foolish not to be impressed. Even if Pereira never was swinging.

 

[CieloLuce]

Wtf he has only been champion for a week.

Give the Owl dude some time. Belal Muhammad still exist you know.

Also, Nicco Montaño.

 

[CobraCobretti]

What a time to be Dana White. You have Belal, Merab and the Big Ank as your champions.

 

[StanTheMan]

Wonder what you must think of Poatan then, considering he was running from Big Time during the entire fight. LMFAO.

 

[GrantB13]

20 wins, 10 by knockout, 6 of them in the UFC. I'll even grant you expunging the first Cutelaba fight from his record. He might not be the most exciting but the hyperbole of pretending the guy has literally never finished a fight and is a career wall-and-stall fighter is revisionist history and dishonest criticism.

 

[TR1]

Go watch another sport.

 

[DapperDave]

People watch too many movies.
They get this idea that there is such a thing as a supreme martial art.
And of course, all of the practitioners of the various arts all promote the idea that their art is supreme.
This results in phenomena such as "Brazilian" jiu-jitsu, and "Russian" sambo, and Invincible Wushu, etc, etc.

The reality is that mixed training produces capable fighters, and, some fighters are better than other fighters.

In the end, the champ is the guy who do two things:
1 - he can survive 5 rounds in a cage with an opponent like Pereira.
2 - during that fight, he can hurt Pereira.

The optics of such a contest may not be earth-shattering.
Who cares?
It's a fight. Ankalaev won it.

Ankalaev attempted to strike Pereira, and to avoid at least some leg damage, and to avoid getting KTFO, and to take Pereira down, and also Ankalaev punched Pereira in the head so hard that Pereira lost consciousness for 1 second.

OP is like, Ankalaev is boring and my pussy hurts. Fuck off already.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

Op must have forgot his name