Ankalaev vs Alex Pereira 2.0 (how do you think it goes)

Luffy said:
True, I'll stop by here. I'm trolling. My bad. The OP is what counts
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Luffy, you're growing and learning and I like it. Admitting that your insane bias makes your posts sometimes impossible to take seriously is a HUGE first step.

I'm being serious too. You might become a really good poster. We all have biases. It's recognizing it and allowing objectivity to guide us as best we can is key.

I'm also buzzed up drinking in a pool at Baha Mar in the Bahamas so maybe I'm being too generous LMFAO but I'm seeing some learning from you here!
 
bng said:
Axel was nullified completely and im afrad nothing gonna be different this time
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Nobody can ever nullify the greatest front man ever!

MjkuanBn
 
Alex is probably more the fun win outcome. But it's hard to pick an aging Alex over Ank at this stage. If the championship buff is real, Ank should come in to this operating at his best against a guy he's already fought and beat, so will be confident against. These Dagestani guys don't seem to start feeling themselves once champion and drop off. They tend to go right back to the training room and leveling up. The only real question is how legit are alex's claims that he was at "40%" fighting injured, and how much fresher is he now by comparison? He did fight a lot leading into the ank fight, but it's also a commonly used baseless excuse in losses. So guess we'll see?
 
I call bullshit on Alex excuses.

I also think he was acting like an overconfident moron coming into the first fight and I predicted him to be more focused for the rematch and win... all that to see him bullshiting with Nina and running marathons.
 
If things go my way: Alex KOs Ank with a left hook in 4 seconds and the camera zooms in on convulsing Ank’s face as he’s stretchered out of the cage.

But things never go my way so it’ll probably be Ank by another uneventful decision that I won’t watch
 
What did Luffy do- maybe a little annoying but so are many. Was a passionate mma poster isnt that what this site's for
 
Streeter said:
What did Luffy do- maybe a little annoying but so are many. Was a passionate mma poster isnt that what this site's for
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He was told to stop constantly cluttering the forum with a silly volume of garbage threads. He didn't listen. He was given a temporary ban. He still didn't listen after coming back.
 
Want Alex to win and hope that he can pull it off. However, I think that age is a factor and that he'll lose another Dec.
 
@Luffy

I bet you still read sherdog post ban given your dire need for attention so I just wanted to say:

You're still an idiot. Fuck off.
 
Luffy never was able to witness his hero Alex Perreira again.

What a shame, such a rotten way for userprofile to die
 
Big Ank is at his peak, never went on chicken dance, better defence, better wrestling, better grappling.

Alex is elite - or better, he's a mythcal fighter, but has a lot of mileage, has been ko'ed brutally before

The only way Pereira can win is following Jan's path: lowkick Ank's shins like there's no tomorrow. And he absolutely can do it.

Otherwise, I have to say Ank
 
Luffy said:
Well, as the title says, how do you think the rematch goes? Ankalaev remains champion? Pereira gets the title back?

I think that, considering Alex Pereira fought with a viral infection that nearly pulled him off the first fight, while coming off 3 belt defenses, 2 on short notices vs elite current LHWs (Jiri Prochazka and Rountree), the latter which he fought with a bad rib and on antibiotics for half the camp, I think that a fresh Alex Pereira gets the advantage over Ankalaev here. Ankalaev will be likely better too, fighting in Abu Dhabi and having more time to train + no Ramadan, bringing the best of him too. But a fresh Pereira like the one who fought Jiri Prochazka, likely slightly worse physically but better technically, now having the best TD defense of LHW outside Ankalaev, will likely edge it out.

The first fight was close... But it was still a 3-2 Ankalaev. Not dominant by any means though. But still a step ahead. A fresh Pereira imo would turn that script, but I expect a higher intensity fight. Both fighters having improved from the first fight, but Pereira with his usual focus, stone face, and his power back when fresh imo is likely to lead him on a reversal here. If there's a finish, I think it is Pereira, while if Ankalaev wins, I imagine another 3-2 but even tighter. However, I'd bet on a high level competitive fight, a classic showdown of the current best LHWs of the modern era, but with Alex a step ahead... His proven takedown defense will likely give him more confidence. His better shape imo is likely to shine over as well by slowing Ankalaev's entries quicker with calf kicks, plus his better hands causing more damage. I bet on a high level elite fight, but a reversal with a 3-2 or 4-1 for Alex Pereira this time. Ankalaev, due to being an elite Dagestani fighter (competitive AF), and having a 21-1 record is a nightmare for any fighter on the roster, which is why I truly think both those two are the current best fighters in the UFC as in, "the baddest men duel" ... One thing that Artem, that Russian rival from Pereira on kickboxing, said that he considers Pereira's biggest strength is his raw talent and fighting IQ... So I expect Alex to make adjustments to counter Ankalaev's effective game plan in the first fight — mainly his level change feints —> quick power shots.

We've seen Alex using his jab effectively to counter Jiri Prochazka's level changes feints in their second fight, so a better timing here due to a fresh, no injury/sick Pereira can do the same. Imo it's going to be a tough fight, but I'm betting on a 3-2 or 4-1 Pereira, or even a late round, like round 4 or 5 TKO here, considering Pereira's showcase prowess vs Jiri and Rountree, who are the next best LHWs after Pereira and Ank... Anyways, I go with Alex Pereira after a tough elite fight most likely, a 55/45 scenario for Pereira imo... Maybe tighter as Ankalaev is really elite and will be better too, so perhaps a 52-48 Alex Pereira type of fight...

Though if he wins, then we'd get a rubber match? I don't think so, I'd like to see Pereira going to HW (which is likely the case imo), to have a shot at the belt and becoming the first champ champ champ in history, as I think if he beats Ankalaev, then him fighting at a 244 lbs lean frame as shown in recent footage, would maximize his stamina and resilience due to no weight cut, and his power as well, like we've seen when he moved up to LHW, with his attributes like calf kicks and punches translating very well. And if he's good enough to be the best LHW in the current LHW scenario, that is, an evolved era from the one of the Reyes/Santos/Jan Blackowski era which was giving JJ a challenge already, I think he's got everything to get the third belt in HW... Then, maybe a rubber match vs Ank at HW or (as Pereira plans to do), to call Jon Jones for a final fight (alluded by Ilia Topuria's comments)...


Thoughts?
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Alex takes the rematch via KO.
 
Not liking his chances at all even if any can't best him ank can just stall him to a decision Alex only chance to win is a ko..

And any even out struck the striking phenom the first fight..

Alex literally did not do much..

He did defend a lot of take down but that was prolly due to the fact he wasn't offensive much at all..

Alex could be more offensive and that will likely get him taken down this time and be a more decisive win for ank..
 
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