Hot Take Where is Ank?

[ricains_cretins]

So many casuals in this thread.

Ank is among literally the best LHWs to emerge in the past half decade in the world.
If you disagree you don't know what the fuck you are watching. Go watch Jake Paul.

Poatards seem to forget they are 1-1.

 

[Koro_11]

Fake fans always latch onto unlikable fighters just to stur the pot but once they lose they abandon ship onto the next one.

This man gets it, there were no actual Ankalaev fans, just bitter nihilists who hate all things beautiful.

War chama, thank you chama!!

 

[Trabaho]

He went to the bathroom

 

[CoconutHead]

What exactly ?

"Rib injury"

 

[Doctor Grudge]

Oh so Periera should have had zero fans after he got demolished by Izzy in their rematch?

Ok.

Plenty of people have been saying Ank is a top prospect for years. Not everyone is a casual like you bud.

Poatan wasnt particularly popular during that time. He became during his title reign.

 

[mooseman17]

Sucks that he’s not fighting Jiri. I would have much rather seen Jiri v Unk and AP v Ullberg on the same card with winners fighting each other.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Sucks that he’s not fighting Jiri. I would have much rather seen Jiri v Unk and AP v Ullberg on the same card with winners fighting each other.

My take is ( at least hopefully ) that he’s refining his grappling.

 

[richardjohnson]

You're like a Colby fan always saying he's playing a character but he's a pretty nice guy.

I can't think of anything either has done to be considered nice, but sure push that narrative.

I take offence to being compared to a Colby fan. Those people need someone to help wipe the drool off their chins.

 

[Thy]

i'm guessing in russia or dagestan. Or wherever he's from.

 

[mooseman17]

My take is ( at least hopefully ) that he’s refining his grappling.

I would think he’s always doing that. Although he’s primarily a striker, I think he still has the best wrestling out of any of the top LHWs already, as they are all strikers.

 

[chillyoo]

He fought with an injured rib that will keep him out 12-18 months post fight.

legend

 

[RichardHarrow]

I would think he’s always doing that. Although he’s primarily a striker, I think he still has the best wrestling out of any of the top LHWs already, as they are all strikers.

Yep not exactly a squad of Olympian wrestlers so not saying much.

 

[wrb]

My take is ( at least hopefully ) that he’s refining his grappling.

Why? Ank has really good vision, same with Alex. I have no idea what happened but Alex being injured in the first fight and Ank in the second is not a crazy scenario. My point is I am not sure that fight completely proved anything except both are both really good and at that level the difference between winning and losing is razor thin.

 

[Dorkman]

Hopefully he returns soon. LhW is thin, it needs one of its few elite fighters competing

 

[prime_lobov]

And his fans suddenly disappeared

Ank had fans?

 

[RichardHarrow]

Ank had fans?

Yes me and @HHJ

And his 1.7 followers

 

[DapperDave]

Fake fans always latch onto unlikable fighters just to stur the pot but once they lose they abandon ship onto the next one.

Meh.

Polish power nearly killed unlikable fighter via leg death, yet UF came back and won that fight.

Unlikable to casuals mebbe.

"I want Ank next week." said no one ever.

It took me 23 minutes to type this post because that damn avatar.

 

[prime_lobov]

Yes me and @HHJ

And his 1.7 followers

Ok I guess that sounds accurate. You, @HHJ and 1.7 other people. So 3.7 total people. Not sure how you can have 70% of a person but ok.

 

[Mickey Mick]

What are you talkin about?

He's got plenty of Ko's the UFC can show off. Pay attention.

Ion Cutelaba is like 50% of that highlight reel, which doesn’t help his case. Plus one of those stoppages was bs.

 

[RichardHarrow]

Why? Ank has really good vision, same with Alex. I have no idea what happened but Alex being injured in the first fight and Ank in the second is not a crazy scenario. My point is I am not sure that fight completely proved anything except both are both really good and at that level the difference between winning and losing is razor thin.

Good observations.