name the 205ers who deserve a title shot more than khalil

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yes i know. just because one "deserves" a title shot in the ufc, does not mean they'll get it. the rountree v peireria match up surprised us all. sooooo who did he leap frog that may have deserved a shot ahead of him?
 
Obviously Ankalaev

But it is a short list.

Ankalaev fuckdd himself though. He got offered a title shot and said he wouldn't take a short notice title shot and wanted a fight in Abu Dhabi.

Since then there have been 3 (that one at 300 plus 2 more) LHW title shots, all short notice

And Ank got his fight in Abu Dhabi, which he asked for.


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If you wanted to be nit-picky


Ankaleav * (booked perhaps intentionally)
Oezdemir
Krylov
 
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jeff7b9 said:
Obviously Ankalaev

But it is a short list.

Ankalaev fuckdd himself though. He got offered a title shot and said he wouldn't take a short notice title shot and wanted a fight in Abu Dhabi.

Since then there have been 3 (that one at 300 plus 2 more) LHW title shots, all short notice

And Ank got his fight in Abu Dhabi, which he asked for.
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yup. he's a classic example of someone who doesn't understand the (unfortunate) "game": dana is a the fuhrer, and do what he says
 
jeff7b9 said:
Obviously Ankalaev

But it is a short list.

Ankalaev fuckdd himself though. He got offered a title shot and said he wouldn't take a short notice title shot and wanted a fight in Abu Dhabi.

Since then there have been 3 (that one at 300 plus 2 more) LHW title shots, all short notice

And Ank got his fight in Abu Dhabi, which he asked for.
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This 1000% Ankalaev deserves it but he fucked himself over time after time.

No one should be mad at the Khalil match up, No.1 Contender did it to himself.
 
it would be nice to see khalil vs one of the top 5 guys first. sure, he's on a winning streak, but against mostly jabrones.
 
thewhiterooster said:
yes i know. just because one "deserves" a title shot in the ufc, does not mean they'll get it. the rountree v peireria match up surprised us all. sooooo who did he leap frog that may have deserved a shot ahead of him?
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Khalil got picked as a "Showcase" fight for Alex. Zero top 10 wins in his career and 6 losses to unranked (outside top 15) guys means he clearly doesn't deserve from a meritocracy point of view. The UFC has moved pretty far from the "Match Making" days of the best fight the best.
 
dipstickjimmy said:
Khalil got picked as a "Showcase" fight for Alex. Zero top 10 wins in his career and 6 losses to unranked (outside top 15) guys means he clearly doesn't deserve from a meritocracy point of view. The UFC has moved pretty far from the "Match Making" days of the best fight the best.
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Eh ...

looking at the rankings* their options were pretty limited. They needed a headliner. They had shit to work with, so they put together their nicest turd sandwhich and served it up.

It is hard to say Oezdemir is a more interesting or deserving option, same for Krylov who is so inactive I actually thought he had retired years ago.

At least Khalil is an exciting fighter who delivers violence (win or lose) and is reasonably active and on a win streak.

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*and ignoring the Ankalaev thing which I detailed in a prior post.



the I would venture to say Alex fighting a striker way down the rankings is still a bigger draw and more exciting headling fight than most other champs fighting the top guy. And Alex fights, and doesn't mind short - shortish notice title fights.
 
I like the Roundtree match-up. It's a beautiful clash of kick boxing vs muay thai. Khalil can win this fight and may have Sherdog repeating that "Alex Pereira was never that good". I have a tough time picking a winner; but am happy in the thought that someone is definitely getting knocked the phuck out!!💀
 
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SuperNerd said:
It's an opportunity to shit on the bad guys (UFC) so I'm gonna take it.

Were fighting evil on this forum.

Gimme the wrestler I never cared about before, cuz justice.
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What's it like to shitpost on a sports forum and not actually care about whether or not the sport functions like a sport and/or treats its competitors well? It sounds a lot like being stupid.
 
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