Media Was Ankalaev the smarter/better boxer?

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

Ank was obviously the better fighter that night but Pereira was injured.

No, Alex got an easy ride to the title.

 

[JBJ was here]

Ank is not much of a threat on the ground. I think the problem was being on the backfoot, not the takedown.

Nor is he much of a takedown threat before it gets to the ground. The idea that Ankalaev is a good offensive grappler is preposterous; the idea that he's better than good is insane. 22% takedowns, no submission attempts, and if you're not old, decrepit, and completely gassed out he doesn't have much chance of holding you down once he's got you down. Even his G&P finishes all come off of knockdowns or an exhausted old man (Smith) pulling guard. Ankalaev effectively mixes good striking with wall-and-stall, but if his name didn't end in a "v" no one would ever even consider saying that he's some kind of threat to take you down or beat you on the ground.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Poatan's worst performance by a country mile, the least headstrikes landed in a male title fight since Gane-Jones I believe, but the more time passes the more Magomed's bare 1 round round victory is aging like milk.

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

It was a snoozer 3 2 decision. He won clearly but it wasnt a beatdown or some clinic. It was a boring smart win

This

 

[bobafett]

Lets see what happens when Alex actually throws punches instead of just throwing calf kicks most of the fight

 

[Luffy]

It's weird because the stats are different considering where you take them from. During the fight, they were showing different stats constantly... They showed 30 head strikes for Alex, unlike the stats later on. Also:




Those stats show a different stuff... I think in the second fight we are going to see a real fresh Alex Pereira vs Ankalaev... Let's see how the second fight goes. I think Alex has what it takes to make it a 4-1 dominant win.

 

[Luffy]

Lets see what happens when Alex actually throws punches instead of just throwing calf kicks most of the fight

I guess a fresh chama wins this 4-1 ... He'd turn the script and make it dominant instead of a razor thin decision...

 

[bobafett]

Hopefully, ank might beat him again though, lets see what happens before we write pages of text about it

 

[Luffy]

Hopefully, ank might beat him again though, lets see what happens before we write pages of text about it

I disagree. I think this time Alex wins decisively. Anyways, I wish Alex didn't fight again because if Alex wins then Alex won't move straight away to HW, he'd do a trilogy vs Ankalaev. Which means we will likely see 10 more rounds. But nah, next fight I see it as a decisive 4-1 for Alex. When he's fresh and focused, that win from Ankalaev, a close 48-47, is more likely to be reverted into a full 49-46...

 

[Deranged84]

Alex never let his fists fly in that fight. To win, he must let fists fly.

I don´t care about the fists, we have seen what Blachowich did to Ankalaevs legs, imagine if Poatan would finally throw a leg kick ...
That was my biggest surprise in this fight, yes he risks to get taken down but he could win just taken Anks legs away, he has much better kicks than Jan.

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

Pure speculation, were you in his mind that you know that?


lol



we can just as well specilate it was due to fighting too often, the td threat, or injuries

No shit, Sherlock.

 

[Harlekin]

I don´t care about the fists, we have seen what Blachowich did to Ankalaevs legs, imagine if Poatan would finally throw a leg kick ...
That was my biggest surprise in this fight, yes he risks to get taken down but he could win just taken Anks legs away, he has much better kicks than Jan.

Uh he threw 63% leg kicks out of his 76 overall sig strikes.
All he did was kicking.

Poatan is a left hooker. Didn't know how to properly lead with his straight right hand.
Didn't get the timing on it.
And then he got rattled and was too afraid to engage.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

I don´t care about the fists, we have seen what Blachowich did to Ankalaevs legs, imagine if Poatan would finally throw a leg kick ...
That was my biggest surprise in this fight, yes he risks to get taken down but he could win just taken Anks legs away, he has much better kicks than Jan.

 

[Tokoloko]

In this fight Alex landing 11 strikes, less than Carla Esparza in the Namajunas fight
I am not kidding. I think Alex now holds that record if I am not mistaken.

Broken wrist....

BTW UFC should have fire Ankalaev like they did to Buday...same boring fighstyle and personality. Trully wonder why they protect this cage humper if they fired Buday..

 

[Chagaev]

Ank is not that undersized frame wise and doesn't have a wreckless or clumsy style. Does it have to be much more than that?

 

[mkt]

Yeah Poatan was being humble. I heard he had more injuries and shouldn't have fought that night

I'm sure a cracked skull was another. I'm just waiting for Tito and his doctor to confirm.

 

[2004 account]

No shit, Sherlock.

If it was so obvious then why did you try to pass it off as a fact instead of an opinion my dear watson?

 

[fightfan70]

he was definitely better at holding him against the cage and stalling.

that fight was a snoozer, no hate, they could have both done better

 

[Luffy]

Uh he threw 63% leg kicks out of his 76 overall sig strikes.
All he did was kicking.

Poatan is a left hooker. Didn't know how to properly lead with his straight right hand.
Didn't get the timing on it.
And then he got rattled and was too afraid to engage.

How was he afraid to engage? I guess I will have to post the fight here so people rewatch it instead of talking BS:



Here , rewatch it and refresh your memory. Alex won first round (Ankalaev didn't hit once in the face, it was decided on leg kicks) Ank won the 2nd round. 3rd round was close (the stats had the same # of strikes to the head and to the body for both fighters, leg kicks Alex had 6 more). Round 4 Ank won but by the criteria of area control. He didn't inflict impactful damage as his grappling was nullified so all Ank could do was hold in the fence, and Ank was the one who got taken down at the last second. Round 5 Alex won, same # of strikes, but Alex had more impact with a head kick, 2 jabs to the body and 3 strong left hands to the face.

Fight was really close and round 3 was the swing round. So rewatch the fight above so you can see how close it was... Almost to the point of a true 50/50

 

[Luffy]

Luffy is broken too

Lol I missed that message. You guys must be somewhat obsessed with me by digging my history threads when you are the one making this thread....