I have a feeling ACB may surpass one Championship.

[Noxcho18]

I think you're really undervaluing Aung's skills and those of Bigdash to say that Duraev would beat them just cuz' he's beaten these other guys. The only way he could beat Aung is to assume Aung's got such a wrestling deficiency that Duraev would control him to a UD (or maybe a finish)-- since, if you watched the fights (like you have), you'd be just wrong to assume that Duraev's got better striking (he's got a jab and a low kick and that's it)-- and that's ignoring the fact that Bigdash is an extremely good grappler and a big middleweight and Aung was able to get up from underneath him every time, and Aung's a very good grappler himself. Even if Duraev would win, it wouldn't be by such a degree that it would represent some notable gap between the fighters.
And I like Piotr Strus (3rd in ACB according to Fight Matrix at least), but... his Homer Simpson/Darren Elkins strategy isn't gonna work against Leandro Ataides or Vitaly Bigdash.

And you're absolutely undervaluing ONE's bantamweight division.

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Kerimov's entire legitimacy is based on the fact that he finished a chinny Mizugaki, but he didn't show anything that the guys in ONE that Kevin Belingon has beaten aren't either just as good at or better than. What really separates Rustam Kerimov's skills from Muin Gafurov's or Reece Mclaren's? I love Miz', but knocking him out right now isn't the insane statement about your striking and wrestling skills, and the knockout power you have, that it used to be.
Oleg Borisov would have a good chance against a lot of ONE's bantamweights just cuz' he's such a musclebound wrestler (from what I understand about him-- he's got good striking, too), but you'd be remiss to assume he'd be the favorite to outwrestle guys like Leandro Issa or a world champion Sambist like Yusup Saadulaev, much less Bibiano, who's beaten better wrestlers than him. There's a good chance he could beat Issa and Saadulaev, just cuz' he's so strong and has good wrestling (and Saadulaev's susceptible to someone with knockout power), but the chances aren't so good that you can say that with complete confidence.
And I don't really see how Magomedov would be able to outgrapple someone like Issa, Saadulaev or Bibiano. The fight would inevitably end up in the grappling arena, and they've all outgrappled better guys than Magomedov. It's not at all a stretch to say that each of them would be able to take down Magomedov within a couple minutes, and each of those guys outgrappled Imanari. Magomedov's got very good grappling, but is he more dangerous off his back than Imanari is, or have the skills to be able to get out from beneath two Mundials world champions and a world champion Sambist who's ridiculously strong?
He could probably land a hard shot on Saadulaev that'd finish him before he could get a takedown, but I can't say the same thing about Bibi and Issa.
The argument would be better if Petr Yan were still in ACB, but you can say the same thing if Marcin Prachnio were still in ONE.

Bibi also beat the greater Leone, so I don't think he'd have a problem with the lesser Leone.

I also have one more question, if you think Raisov would beat Nguyen, do you think he'd beat Gafurov or Christian Lee?

Im not undervaluing anyones skills, im saying that i think Duraev would win over Lau and Bigdash. Not dominating but i believe that Duraev has the skills to win. First of all which opponent is Laus best win? its Bigdash. Bigdash is not the best MW in Russia, his most notorious win is vs Igor Svirid (that has been defeated in ACB by a low tier MW). Svirid was a ACB champ but that was when ACB didnt have many good fighters. If Duraev fought Lau i would say that Duraev would submit him or TKO him. Lau has better boxing than Duraev, he is also much taller and has a longer reach. What Duraev uses best in his striking is his movement and jab, that will be hard vs Lau so i think Duraev will take him down. Lau had troubles with Butorin on the ground lol in the first round. If Lau fought like that vs Duraev on the ground he would lose in the first Round.

Piotr Strus is ranked nr 3 because of his heart lol, his fight vs Dipchikov and Tsarev he won by his chin. Other than that there are far better MWs in ACB. Take Dzhanaev, Vasilevsky, and Hiramagomedov. Hira imo is the second best MW in ACB, he completely dominated Butorin on the ground and the striking. Strus hasnt even beaten the top of the ACB rankings, his strongest win was Dipchikov(which he was dominated in).

Kerimovs legitimacy is not based on the Mizugaki win, if you want to see his skills do not watch the Miz fight. That fight he dominated and wanted to finish the fight as fast as possible. Kerimov has wins over Peduson and Ragimov, Muin Gafurov is not in Kerimovs league. If you have followed Kerimovs carrear you would notice his explosive wrestling, his GnP and his power. He is fast too while Muin is just a basic wrestler that gnps. If you want to see Kerimovs power watch the Ragimov fight, Kerimov-Borisov i favor Kerimov.

Saadulaev fought once in ACB, he dominated some cans but had troubles with Ginazov(who is 7th in ACB). Not Saying Saadulaev is bad but put Saadulaev in ACB now and he would not go far. Again i said that the Bantamweight division is where i might favor One, Bibiano is really good but i could see Magomedov giving him a hard fight. Magomed has wins over Yan, Borisov and Garnett, three really good BW but i would say that Bibiano is the favorite.

I think that Raisov would beat Gafurov and Christian Lee, Raisov is really good and most outside of Russia dont know about him. The thing that is his weakness is that he attempts to be a brawler. His wrestling is better than Christian Lee imo and he has better striking than Marat. In my opinion the best Featherweight in ACB right now is Adlan Bataev, his only loss vs Balayev i consider a robbery.

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

In terms of global popularity, ONE is surely #2 behind UFC. It's very huge in Philippines and some other SEA countries. Based on social media followings they crush bellator and the rest of the promotions, except UFC.

3rd maybe bellator or KSW, after all they sold a 60,000 stadium lol. Not sure where the Russian orgs fit in.

In terms of talent I can't say because I barely pay attention to the Russian scene.

 

[original doom]

In terms of global popularity, ONE is surely #2 behind UFC. It's very huge in Philippines and some other SEA countries. Based on social media followings they crush bellator and the rest of the promotions, except UFC.

3rd maybe bellator or KSW, after all they sold a 60,000 stadium lol. Not sure where the Russian orgs fit in.

In terms of talent I can't say because I barely pay attention to the Russian scene.

is one fc a fad like pride ?

 

[adifighter86]

In terms of global popularity, ONE is surely #2 behind UFC. It's very huge in Philippines and some other SEA countries. Based on social media followings they crush bellator and the rest of the promotions, except UFC.

3rd maybe bellator or KSW, after all they sold a 60,000 stadium lol. Not sure where the Russian orgs fit in.

In terms of talent I can't say because I barely pay attention to the Russian scene.

I doubt it.