Media Pereira Says He Requested Matchup at UFC 313; Ankalaev Issues Warning

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

@Neck&Neck @helax @Bobby Boulders

 

[tritestill]

There's zero need for Jiri fight

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[RockyLockridge]

I gained a lot of respect for anakalev taking this fight

 

[Bobby Boulders]

@Neck&Neck @helax @Bobby Boulders

 

[MarioLemieux]

Alex by knockout.

 

[Misanthropist]

I don’t think Poatan will fight like that with Ankalaev.

His takedown threat changes everything.

 

[Captain Insano]

Career statistics:

• SLpM: 3.64
• Str. Acc.: 52%
• SApM: 2.37
• Str. Def: 58%

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• TD Avg.: 0.92
• TD Acc.: 31%
• TD Def.: 86%
• Sub. Avg.: 0.0

All the sudden Ank is gonna be a TD machine? Or threaten subs?

He better start drinking Merab's gatorade.

 

[Sean Chowdhury]

Ankalaev is a bad matchup for alex and a good matchup at the same time, southpaw with KO power and decent wrestling, but also doesn't check leg kicks and can get frustrated quickly on the feet. Hardest title fight to call

 

[Iroh]

So he requested the fight with Ank during Ramadan. Intradasting!

 

[ejazahmednit]

That tire shop comment is unnecessary
Focus on the fighting Ankalaev
Its a tall task besting Alex

 

[Captain Insano]

So he requested the fight with Ank during Ramadan. Intradasting!

No one cares about your religious excuses.

 

[JKS]

Ankalaev is acting like a complete idiot with that response

 

[Iroh]

No one cares about your religious excuses.

Lol, so why are you telling me this then? Seems like you care.

Also, it's not an excuse, it's an observation. So many people on here just really don't even know what an excuse is anymore. People just use the word for anything they don't like and want to dismiss because they don't like to be confronted with it.

 

[Fergelmince]

Ank has 1 maybe 2 rds to get a finish. Pereria doesn't seem to tire alot n keeps his power all 5 rds.

After he eats a few leg kicks will go to a take down no matter what he claims. Ank will get him down at least rd 1 maybe second . Pereria just has to weather it an make him work. He will own him after that .

Only real path Ank has is if Pereria fights afraid of the take down and alters what he does. Ir he doesn't throw the leg kicks and is hesitant on kicks at all. Then Ank might catch him with his wild haymakers Anks got power just should be easy to to counter for Pereria.

In 22 fights Ankalaev has attempted 32 takedowns, landing 31% or 10 takedowns...in 22 fights. He has no submission wins and only 21% of his strikes are on the ground. We're not talking about a grappling phenom here. Blachowicz grappling stats are better, and Pereira beat him in his first fight at LHW with much less experience.

 

[clackers]

Alex is going to punish Ank. I think this is actually an easy fight for Alex.

Alex by brutal ko.

 

[bng]

the whole MAGA-meds UncleCry'ev coverage has become super ridiculous

The fight is scheduled for March 8, which is during Ramadan. I don’t know if Magomed will keep his religious gimmick. But I do know one thing — Pereira has absolutely no reason to care whether the date is convenient for his opponent or not. I generally have the feeling that some people do not understand how fights are organized in UFC. UFC 313 is planned for March 8. There are less than two months left, and there are still no headliners. They don't need just a fight between Pereira and Ankalaev on any date; they need headliners specifically for March 8. Naturally, the main headliner was offered to be Alex Pereira. He is the reigning champion, who has saved the league several times. Now the league is giving him an acceptable date for a title defense. Next, they reach out to Ankalaev. Either he accepts the fight on March 8, or the fight goes to someone else. That’s how this business works.
Neither the UFC nor Pereira should be interested in what kind of a religious fanatic is UncleCry'ev. MAGAahmed signed a contract with a private company that entertains people year around. And a fighter if not injured should be ready for an important fight on an inconvenient date. Ramadan is solely Peacefulmuslimaev's problem. He can follow his fetish or not. It’s his personal relationship with his religion.

Enough already with shifting Ankalaev's personal problems onto Pereira or the UFC. If religion is above sports, then why he fights half-naked for money and entertainment in front of the world in a cage filled with logos of alcohol brands and betting, having half-naked women around? It somehow doesn’t align with the fundamental moral principles Analconclave tries to worship during Ramdandan.

Mage-or-meds has no other choice. He is not social media superstar and stylistically a bit boring for the audience, and to be honest, he is dangerous for the UFC's cash cow Pereira. Therefore, no one will arrange a fight for him based on his personal wishes. It’s good for MAGAmeds that they even sent him a contract instead of lets say someone like Ulberg.

Understand, it’s a regular thing when a champion - an upper hand dictates their terms. Moreover, this isn’t even Pereira’s personal desire, but a necessity to fill a gap in an important tournament. UncleCry'ev is not in a position to refuse cry. In fact, he understood this and did not refuse cry.

What remains is to convey this simple thought to the fans. The UFC is respectful of the fighter's religions (when it actually has no reason for it), but no one will place their religious preferences above their own business interests. And that’s absolutely fair.

 

[bjjwar]

There’s 1 more fight we need to happen now! Jonny duck Jones where you at?

 

[World eater]

The fight that needed to happen at LHW, glad it is finally signed. Took way too long, but after the disappointment of Arman pulling out, this is welcome news.
Now we just need that big fight at HW to happen.