Vakhitov/Alex 3 could happen soon

[ryanrandy]

How would you build Vakhitov to an Alex fight as quickly as they built Alex to Izzy?

Start with Jacoby who is a solid fighter but was also a Glory kickboxer who wasn't nearly on the level of the top guys. Very winnable fight. I can think of a few guys towards the top that are also winnable fights. Ulberg and Hill are guys that do what Vakhitov does but not as well. He obviously has to work out his game some but he has a chance to face Alex a third time.

 

[tritestill]

Define "Soon" there man, because this smelling like a bad thread

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Soon? That would mean he would have to start fighting the top 10 right off the bat... Not giving him much time to grow as an MMA fighter.

 

[AldoStillGoat]

Honestly I think he could take Alex right now.

 

[humdizzle]

alex had 3 fights in the span of like 9 months before fighting adesanya

they could do the same with artem considering how piss poor LHW is right now. it really just depends on how much push they want to give and how active artem wants to be

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Vakhitov needs to cut down to MW. He can wreck Strickland or Adesanya before building himself up to a proper LHW physique

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

alex had 3 fights in the span of like 9 months before fighting adesanya

they could do the same with artem considering how piss poor LHW is right now. it really just depends on how much push they want to give and how active artem wants to be

By kickboxer standards, Vakhitov is an extremely inactive fighter.

Vakhitov needs to cut down to MW. He can wreck Strickland or Adesanya before building himself up to a proper LHW physique

I agree that he looks like he would be better off at MW currently, but there's more people at MW that will try to chuck him to the ground I feel than LHW. If he loses at LHW I can see him going down.

 

[2004 account]

I don't see vak being fast tracked nor having the same success as Alex in mma

 

[Big Tuppy Hole]

Vakhitov needs to cut down to MW. He can wreck Strickland before building himself up to a proper LHW physique

I thought the same until i watched the full fight. He actually looks fairly strong in the clinch so it will be interesting to see how he handles a real LHW, he looks deceptively strong.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

I don't see vak being fast tracked nor having the same success as Alex in mma

He only finished 30% of his kickboxing fights, he isn't a one shot shot KO stalker like Alex or a dedicated counter striker like Izzy, he'll have a much tougher road ahead of him IMO, but Vaky is still a threat to anyone on the feet, he's clean.

 

[scytheavatar]

Meh, I suspect the likes of Carlos Ulberg and Azamat Murzakanov saw Vakhitov's DWCS fight and went "this guy sucks, I can beat him easily". Vakhitov was getting hit by wringing punches from a can.

 

[ryanrandy]

Soon? That would mean he would have to start fighting the top 10 right off the bat... Not giving him much time to grow as an MMA fighter.

I don't see an issue with soon. Let's say he beats Jacoby or someone if the same status in the next 3 months. He could be paired with someone like Ulberg and then a top 5. I was asking for peoples opinion on how to make it happen.

 

[don't ask]

I was asking for peoples opinion on how to make it happen.

I'll predict they'll feed him to everyone and anyone who can grapple while claiming the grapplers haven't earned the right to fight Alex yet. Look for Vakhitov to do a fight trilogy with Ankalaev.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

Soon? That would mean he would have to start fighting the top 10 right off the bat... Not giving him much time to grow as an MMA fighter.

I mean, Dana gave Alex a title shot after TWO wins in the UFC... Stupider things have happened.


Plus, this will give Alex another striker to pad his stats against.

 

[Danespina]

November 2021 - Alex Pereira debuts in UFC
November 2022 - Alex Pereira beats Israel Adensanya to become Middleweight Champion

It's possible. But Pereira was very active.

 

[moreorless87]

Give him a declining big name first for an easy win like Izzy then potentially book a fight with Alex.