Media Dana White says Magomed Ankalaev will fight for the title next IF....

[svmr_db]

If...

- his performance vs Rakic is "unbelievable"
- Pereira is still the champion (implying what most of us assume in that Pereira will get a rematch if Rountree pulls off the upset

 

[blaseblase]

Lol at the caveat. What a scumbag.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Dana sending a message -- but will Ankalaev understand the task?

Ankalaev needs an "unbelievable performance" --

DWCS-style glorious fight or no Title Shot Contract...

 

[Klippy]

Nothing personal.. just business Ankalaev.

 

[BjPenn2017]

Lol hope he puts on the stinker of a lifetime just to piss Dana off, who the fuck else is he supposed to fight? Volkan? There is no one else in that division even close to a title shot

 

[lewisnerbaska]

Lol at the caveat. What a scumbag.

Yeah, Dana says that not only does he have to win, but he has to put on a "unbelievable" performance and Pereira has to be still the champ to get a title shot. LOL WTF.

 

[Elvis.]

Just ask him to wash your car on Dwcs and get over with you fucking ego maniac

 

[svmr_db]

Lol at the caveat. What a scumbag.

Dana sending a message -- but will Ankalaev understand the task?

Ankalaev needs an "unbelievable performance" --

DWCS-style glorious fight or no Title Shot Contract...

Dana is full of shit, he'll fold like a cheap tent for the Saudis & give Ankalaev the title shot even if he wins a 30-27 stinker vs Rakic.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

 

[don't ask]

Dana seeding an excuse for why the highest-ranked fighter who has yet to fight Perreira will be pushed aside for the 9th ranked fighter in the division.

Fuck Dana White.

 

[don't ask]

Lol hope he puts on the stinker of a lifetime just to piss Dana off, who the fuck else is he supposed to fight? Volkan? There is no one else in that division even close to a title shot

Rountree is only #8. There's an entire top fifteen he can plunder to keep Perreira protected.

 

[Oscar Madison]

Dana is full of shit, he'll fold like a cheap tent for the Saudis & give Ankalaev the title shot even if he wins a 30-27 stinker vs Rakic.

Dana put this out to squeeze a little more Epic-ness out of Ankalaev -- before he relents and gives him another Title Shot.

The small-hoodlum shakedown drama of the UFC is truly something to behold -- for the multi-billion dollar Lead Organization in MMA.

 

[13Seconds]

Dana is full of shit, he'll fold like a cheap tent for the Saudis & give Ankalaev the title shot even if he wins a 30-27 stinker vs Rakic.

Not even the saudis or the people in Abu Dhabi seem particularly interested in Ank.

 

[Uber_Noober]

Veiled ultimatum to stand and bang, not sniff crotches for 25 minutes.

 

[surgeyou1]

This is not a real sport lol

 

[LeBron]

Just let them fight already ffs so Poatan can KO him and move up to HW.

 

[laleggenda27]

Dana: "when we made Alex-Rountree, Ankalaev already had a fight booked. Awww shucks!"

Meanwhile, here in the real world, Ankalaev-Rakic was announced less than 2 weeks before Alex-Rountree. Which means they were working on both fights at the same time. I realize I'm asking too much, but it would be nice if some mma "journalists" called out this bs.

 

[Cooliox]

Not "if he wins" his next fight which is objective,

but rather "if he puts on an unbelievable performance", which only Dana will get to determine what that means

 

[Joinho10]

is this what they call Dagestani privilege?

 

[Thepaintbucket]

So if he doesn't have an entertaining performance he won't get a title shot and they'll continue to make Magomed Ankalaev fight top competition