State of LHW: Ankalaev, Pereira, Prochazka (Top 3 in World)

[fries in the bag]

just let that sink in, these 3 are the best 3 in the world...
you can also make the argument for uhlberg, but his performance against jan puts him squarely at #4 (not currently good enough for top 3)

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ankalaev > pereira >> prochazka

if prochazka manages to beat ankalaev, it will be weird for mma math

possibly:
prochazka >> ankalaev > pereira >> prochazka


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we need to settle:
- ankalaev vs pereira ----> someone needs to finish this time, no decision
- prochazka vs uhlberg ----> i'm assuming jiri will KO carlos, but carlos is quick and has good defense. toss-up

depending on how this plays out, i predict magomed vs jiri later this year: september/october in abu dhabi

and jiri has a good chance to KO magomed, magomed has a good chance to decision jiri.

if this timeline happens, jiri would become LHW champ again.

and it will be weird, since jiri is clearly not the best fighter (alex has his number),
not like a clear dominance like makhachev in lightweight

 

[Dorkman]

I am kind of hoping Jiri gets to fight ank. Ankalaev will be guaranteed to not have free space to work with against a guy like Jiri. Still expect Ank would find the win, But i'd be interested to see how jiris attempts to pressure him would end up.

 

[fujitsugroundnpound]

Poatan, no Vaseline please

 

[Reileyb]

Probably won't need to worry about the possibility of Jiri beating Ank.

His Joshua Fabia level training methods and his blocking fists with face style can only get the belt in the wasteland of a division that LHW was for the last 2-3 years.

LHW finally has 2 elite fighters again.

 

[joy2day]

Weak division. Uhlberg doesn't look poised to save it either.

 

[fries in the bag]

Probably won't need to worry about the possibility of Jiri beating Ank.

His Joshua Fabia level training methods and his blocking fists with face style can only get the belt in the wasteland of a division that LHW was for the last 2-3 years.

LHW finally has 2 elite fighters again.

that's only 2 elite fighters in LHW in the whole world.
everyone else in top 15 is levels below magomed / alex.

 

[Tokoloko]

that's only 2 elite fighters in LHW in the whole world.
everyone else in top 15 is levels below magomed / alex.

Ankalaev is not worldclass fighter. U all will splash him down the toilet like u do with everyone fighter which u fakely glaze after they win something. Jiri will beat Ulberg now. Then Ankalaev will look for 1000000000000000000 excuses to dont fight Jiri. But Jiri will hunt him down anyways....

Also Ulberg will probably try to "wait" his line to title cuz he have "7 fight winstreak" vs mainly people outside of ranking same as did Ankalaev and if it happens Jiri will get title shot, not Ulberg. Same as it was with Ankalaev, because UFC dont like calculating ducks which try to look like a gangsters.

 

[World eater]

Jiri mauls averyone not named Alex.