This is how I see it going as well.Ank is going to try and strike with Poatan like he did Jan and end up getting put away before he realizes that he is going to lose if he doesn't wrestle like he did in his fight with Jan.
Pereira. Ankalaev has even said "i can beat Pereira without grappling" and that's how you get ktfo brather, inshallah
was this before the hill incident of 2024...that should be a lesson to the rest of division to work on their grappling because despite majority opinion, hill is an excellent striker, its just poatan's that good.
yeah, money talks for sure. respect for him getting in the cage regardless. i don't see it ending much better for him even with more prop, he seemed to stubborn to maintain the striking exchange....even mighty mouse told him, he should wrestle if he really wants to win....it was during the post fight conference of his win vs Johny Walker. so before. tbf to Hill he was coming off a huge lay off and bad injury and had said before he wouldn't be ready until i guess UFC waved more cash in front of him.
yeah, money talks for sure. respect for him getting in the cage regardless. i don't see it ending much better for him even with more prop, he seemed to stubborn to maintain the striking exchange....even mighty mouse told him, he should wrestle if he really wants to win....
on a side note, its always cool to see accounts older than my literal existance on this site. it must be nice to see how this great sport has evolved over the years live. watching everything on youtube just doesn't have the same aura if that makes sense.
His fight IQ is super suspect. That's why I wouldn't bet on him to win. Just because someone has the skill set to beat someone on paper doesn't necessarily mean they will do what they need to to win. We've seen it time and time again, guys who have wrestling pedigree's deciding to strike with guys who are better than them at it and losing.This is how I see it going as well.
Like Ank COULD win the fight, but he just won't. He'll find a way to make it harder for himself.