Do you really think Ank beats Pereira?

[Rubios]

I see Pereira crippling his legs easily (and early) so his TD and wrestling would be very handicapped.

Ank getting him down, but receiving some nasty clinch work doing so.

Alex playing it safe and surviving on the ground.

And eventually catching him and night, night.

If Ank happens to have a granite chin, Alex would hurt him bad before getting the KO/TKO just like he did to Khalil.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Depends on if Ank pulls out this superstar-level grappling I've been hearing about but have never seen.

 

[Here's Johnny!]

Ank is well rounded... but if he just kick boxes for 25 minutes he loses.

 

[RockyLockridge]

after last weekend?





pretty apparent that Ankalaev will lose to poatan. Dude ate like 25 leg kicks in the first 2 rounds, before last weekend I thought it'd be competitive.

 

[Darkavius]

I don't trust Ankalaev's fight IQ for him to beat Pereira. He likes to stand far too much for my liking. Between the Blachowicz and Rakic fight there is nothing I saw from Ankalaev that makes me think he beats Pereira.

 

[kkthx]

Legend says that Ankalaev drank some of team khabib's bathtub water after they got out, so I'm expecting him to be the greatest wrestler of all time and beat pereira, ngannou and jon jones in the same night.

 

[AdamWarlock]

if y'all so confident alex can win then why does alex and ufc keep wanting to skip ank for title shot

 

[markantony20]

He’s the biggest threat to Alex if Kham doesn’t move up, Almeida doesn’t move down, or some prospect doesn’t get signed from another promotion

 

[TriangleMonkey]

I missed the Rakic fight

How good did Ank execute father’s plan against him?

I heard it was another kickboxing match

Even Strickland trains with Ank cause they strike it out all the time

All these conclusions lead me to believe this fight must be done next so that the left-hand of Poatan stay fed

 

[Greyscale]

If he fights like he did the last time, absolutely not. If he manages to LnP, then yes. But I only once saw him utilizing such tactic and it doesn't seem his forte

 

[Iroh]

He might.

He won't if he doesn't fight smart.

If Khabib takes over as coach, I would like his chances.

 

[RockyLockridge]

if y'all so confident alex can win then why does alex and ufc keep wanting to skip ank for title shot

cause he's boring and doesn't draw flies to shit

 

[achoo42]

Depends on if Ank pulls out this superstar-level grappling I've been hearing about but have never seen.

When his legs were compromised by Jan he was able to control him for the rest of the fight. That's not nothing.

 

[Jarilo]

I just think people are writting Uncle laev to soon.
I am not fan by any means, but this is a guy who have caveman power, speed , good reflexes, in all honest i think he gives big problems to Poatan, and i belive he will stand and bang. The problem with this guy is he doesnt check low kick, but becourse he is such a brute he doesnt even know he is missing half a leg.
Also i dont know why he stopped pursuing Rakić in 3rd round, must check that fight again.

 

[AdamWarlock]

cause he's boring and does draw flies to shit

no, alex has fought nobodies like roundtree, if alex is a draw it shouldn't matter if his opponent is boring the card would still draw

you guys are just making excuses

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

When his legs were compromised by Jan he was able to control him for the rest of the fight. That's not nothing.

Jan lost to Patrick Cummins, doesn't take world-class wrestling to beat him.

 

[Ares Black]

Either guy could win

 

[RockyLockridge]

no, alex has fought nobodies like roundtree, if alex is a draw it shouldn't matter if his opponent is boring the card would still draw

you guys are just making excuses

Rountree is an exciting fighter people enjoy watching

you're saying I'm making excuses, you're asking why the UFC isn't making the fight. Ideally you want to make a fight people care to watch.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Jan lost to Patrick Cummins, doesn't take world-class wrestling to beat him.

isn't that the barista that wrestled cormier out of olympic primaries? made him cry?




Think he made me an Americano with 2 Sugar free vanilla pumps and oatmilk

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I favor Poatan 60/40. Ankalaev fights a smart fight, he should make it interesting for sure.