Is Light Heavyweight really full for horrible grapplers?

[MMAProfessional]

Since at LHW Alex's toughest fight has been Jan. Jan isn't a bad grappler by any means but he's the only one to implement the grappling effectively or really at all and make it a close fight. I do feel Jan is underrated but is the rest of the division really that bad at grappling that they don't force it or are they just that dumb? Jiri actually had underrated grappling but had no success doing it. Magomed is an okay grappler but we've seen him delay the grappling until he's losing. He was able to get Jan down once he was getting his leg chewed up and seemed to decide to grapple and have success.

 

[Luthien]

It is so bad that people even have to pretend that Ankalaev is some amazing Khabib level wrestler - . -
He got submitted and handled on the ground by PAUL CRAIG

 

[Human Bass]

Jailton could have easily become champion if he stayed there. Maybe Anka would be a hard fight, but if Jailton can handle Spivac, he could against any lhw.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

It is so bad that people even have to pretend that Ankalaev is some amazing Khabib level wrestler - . -
He got submitted and handled on the ground by PAUL CRAIG

You acting like Paul Craig is not an amazing jiu-jitsu guy. There is no one in the UFC that is better on the bottom than Paul Craig. Almost all of his wins come from him being on his back.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

It is so bad that people even have to pretend that Ankalaev is some amazing Khabib level wrestler - . -
He got submitted and handled on the ground by PAUL CRAIG

Handled is a pretty big stretch don't you think? You wouldn't say Mike Russow "Handled" Todd Duffee in the striking.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

Since at LHW Alex's toughest fight has been Jan. Jan isn't a bad grappler by any means but he's the only one to implement the grappling effectively or really at all and make it a close fight. I do feel Jan is underrated but is the rest of the division really that bad at grappling that they don't force it or are they just that dumb? Jiri actually had underrated grappling but had no success doing it. Magomed is an okay grappler but we've seen him delay the grappling until he's losing. He was able to get Jan down once he was getting his leg chewed up and seemed to decide to grapple and have success.

You've pretty much got it. After Glover left there isn't really a submission threat, at all, in the upper echelons of the division.

 

[Strijfy]

It is so bad that people even have to pretend that Ankalaev is some amazing Khabib level wrestler - . -
He got submitted and handled on the ground by PAUL CRAIG

not sure why thats some sort of flex, Craig has dogshit standup but is an absolute beast on the ground

 

[Edward Henry Berg]

not sure why thats some sort of flex, Craig has dogshit standup but is an absolute beast on the ground

" He's devastating, from the bottom, with a man between his legs " ...

 

[RockyLockridge]

You've pretty much got it. After Glover left there isn't really a submission threat, at all, in the upper echelons of the division.

....Which is how glover was able to become champ in the first place exposing lack of ground game against fighters who are probably more equipped than him.

when guys like Rumble, Jones, DC, Phil Davis, and Gus, were around...... No titles for Glover. I dont know about you, but I don't wonder why....

 

[Misanthropist]

Blame USADA. Think they’re scared of compromising their stamina.

 

[laleggenda27]

The current crop of 205'ers is a historically bad division and there really aren't any high-end wrestlers. Ankalaev is the best the division has to offer, but his wrestling/grappling isn't on the level of guys like DC, Jones, Glover, Randy, Tito, Rashad, Arona, Corey Anderson, Nemkov, Bader, Hendo, etc. The division has never been the devoid of grapplers.