Jiri Prochazka is the man to beat Ankalaev

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Ankalaev will struggle to hand fight against a fast, explosive athlete like Jiri who is super unorthodox.

I don't think Ankalaev has the power to punish Jiri's poor defensive tendencies.

Big Ank's wrestling threat is not as notable as it may have seemed.

 

[FrankDux]

Jiri matches up much better vs Ank than Alex.

Jiri bless. He may finally get the belt he's worked so hard for.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

Alex lost a close fight and with some adjustments could win the rematch fairly easy if he does what he needs to do - he and glover know what needs to be done. Ank fought his best fight and won't do better in a rematch if he tries to stray from the obvious game plan.

But I agree that Jiri matches up well with Ank and his chaotic style will cause troubles for ank and he'd not be worried about the take down as he is comfortable being on the ground scrambling and making it a chaotic fight.

 

[Asahi]

This! Let Alex rest up and get his hunger back. And if Jiri wins Alex vs Jiri III will be a massive fight.

 

[RedMountain]

Ankalaev by Ko.

 

[rightfight777]

I don't think so it could be Jan however.

 

[moosaev]

Meh, Jiri doesn’t have the chin to beat Ank. He’ll probably get hurt and dropped on a sharp counter while he’s pulling one of his goofy moves. Ank has really good eyes and quick hands, don’t think Jiri’s funky style will bother him.

 

[GordoBarraBJJ]

I'm an Alex fan but it would be nice to see jiri get the belt then get KO'd (again) in the third fight with Alex.

cliche but styles make fights

Jiri could bring chaos to ank's world and get a win while Alex will , imo, always have Jiri's number.

 

[ThroughTheDakr]

Would complete Jiri's anime arc. He could definitely catch him with some hard shots

 

[Joshua Judd]

You speak the truth and if Dana White truly wants to get rid of Ankalaev he will listen to you, me and the rest of the scholars on this page. He’s not afraid of the ground and will not be circled into the cage, obviously he always runs the risk of getting KO’d but I don’t think Ank has that one shot KO power.

 

[hector domino]

Alex lost a close fight and with some adjustments could win the rematch fairly easy if he does what he needs to do - he and glover know what needs to be done. Ank fought his best fight and won't do better in a rematch if he tries to stray from the obvious game plan.

But I agree that Jiri matches up well with Ank and his chaotic style will cause troubles for ank and he'd not be worried about the take down as he is comfortable being on the ground scrambling and making it a chaotic fight.

nah Ank likely smokes Alex in boxing range. There's a reason he avoided it like plague. He had trouble against the russian Bivol style boxing at close range feints and hooks

 

[CatchtheseHands]

I have Jiri beating Ank as well. Ank doesn't have Alex's stopping power to make Jiri respect him and Jiri won't hesitate cause of the grappling threat like Alex.

 

[Safton]

I don't think Ankalaev needs his wrestling to beat Jiri. Ankalaev is pretty defensively responsible. He manages distance well and makes good use of feints, hand-fighting, and stance switches to snipe and counter his opponents with fast, straight punches down the pipe while mixing in the occasional looping shot from a weird angle with offbeat timing. He also seems to hit deceptively hard. Never been shown to have a poor chin or questionable cardio. Not to mention he's a ferocious low-kicker.

Given Jiri's tendency to get picked apart by decent boxers and get his lead leg chewed up in fights... I think Ankalaev is a bad match-up for him even in a striking match. The fact that Magomed has a theoretical takedown/clinch threat in his back pocket to fall back on at any given moment is just icing on the cake.

 

[mangokush]

Easy win for Ank

Jiri's willingness to brawl will get him stopped by Ank

 

[Asahi]

Easy win for Ank

Jiri's willingness to brawl will get him stopped by Ank

Obviously you didn't see his last fight.

 

[mangokush]

Obviously you didn't see his last fight.

Was just a sloppy brawl against a chinny over the hill Jamahal

If he fights like that against Ank he is getting KOd

 

[Asahi]

Was just a sloppy brawl against a chinny over the hill Jamahal

If he fights like that against Ank he is getting KOd

Ok, bud, you got me convinced. Jiri looked horrible against useless Jamal, GOATank will soon be double champ.

 

[Petarito]

I don't think so it could be Jan however.

Jan already beat ankalaev. That split draw was total bs. Jan took it 3-2

But Perreira today was a big disappointment outside his wrestling

 

[AfroBanana]

It’s father @HHJ ‘s plan

 

[BullyKutta]

Easy win for Ank

Jiri's willingness to brawl will get him stopped by Ank

Is it Jiri’s hair? The goofy training techniques? Is Jiri a manga fan?

I’ve never seen a sloppier fighter have so many devoted simps. The guy is a great can crusher when he can do his Karate Kid crane kicks, but is otherwise unremarkable.

Ankalaev drags that weirdo to an overwhelming decision win.

I really want to like Jiri. I really do.

But his training techniques are delusional for championship level MMA. Punching bamboo shoots in training looks cool, but it doesn’t win fights.

Hell, Ankalaev might even get a finish against the guy.