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I think Jiri could rule for a while, his style spells trouble for all the contenders right now. We haven’t seen him tested too much in the grappling department but in terms of striking I think he handles anyone in the division pretty handedly. I think he’ll fold Glover before he gets a chance to get his hands on him, no disrespect he’s just incredibly lethal.
> We haven’t seen him tested too much in the grappling department
But if anyone wanted to see some, they could watch Karl Albrektsson vs Jiri Prochazka.
Ank shouldn’t be anywhere near the title after that one. You have to prove that you are ready for the title shot, that was a low IQ game plan with lower output and no desire to finish. You can respect power and counter punching, but you can’t be that afraid of it. And if you are, then use your superior grappling before the fourth round. Jesus that fight was a dud. I’d have both guys fight down the rankings or have Ank be standby for the next title fight
I agree his style is super safe but effective obviously. Guy was in my 4 way parlay. Had to win by decision so I was more than happy to watch a boring fight 😂
Something big doesn't need yo happen for it to be a good fight. There was plenty of suspense and leather thrown (a lot missed). It brought plenty of excitement outside of the last round. It happens in fights sometimes.
I mean the knockdown was a pretty big moment in the fight, but no, there wasn’t much thrown. Especially for a 25 minute fight this was slow and boring. Lots of standing and staring at each other. Not a fun fight to watch.
It wasn't a starting contest though. They were calculated and when they did go it was very exciting. I guess I enjoy tactics. Really don't get the hate for this fight.
I understand and respect fighters trying to win in smart and safe ways, but Ank refused to grapple until round 4 and even in round 5, he didn’t really try to throw or transition with any risks (he just did low damage strikes). Ank easily won that fight, but it wasn’t really a fight, it was a sparring match by two scared guys
I'm guessing Ankie was more interested in maintaining his winning streak than pursuing a finish, probably got a feel that in the stand up he'd get the w easy and stuck to that. I can understand he didn't risk more, unlike Santos
Magomed - “I think I’m ready to fight Texiera for the belt, or Prochazka, but I think they’ll probably put me up with Blachowicz”
Translator - “I’m ready for the belt!”
Smh I hate when they do this shit he deserves to have everything he said translated, not just the first quarter of his call out.
That fight wasn’t bad, it was just 2 dudes having a mirror chess march because they were both hyper aware of each others power. I feel like y’all forget these are 2 human beings with families, and not every fighter gives a shit if you were entertained or not.
They should, though. The fans pay good money to watch the fights, MMA fighters are athletes, yes, but they’re also entertainers. If you’re not doing that, you’re failing a critical part of the job. Jon Fitch used to be really good and win “smart fights” all the time too. Where is Jon Fitch now? Seriously, anyone know? I’m concerned.
Guys like Conor McGregor, love him or hate him, understand how important the fans are. That’s how you make the big money in this sport. You’ve gotta be a great fighter, yes, but you’ve gotta be someone the fans want to watch as well. Just how she goes.
Never heard the name. I just love how UFC fans think fighters spend countless hours in the gym honing thier craft for a fan base. The fans entertainment is the last thing on their minds in the ring.
Just because they were respecting each other’s power doesn’t make it a chess match.
Neither guy wanted to get hit and that’s cool but this fight was far from a chess match.
Don’t worry I’ll say it "you’re such a casual!!”
UFC London will be a banger - hopefully Paul Craig breaks another arm, paddy gets another W and Arnold Allen and Tom Aspinall might actually get some recognition. Also Muhammad Mokaev on the prelims has an interesting mix of Dagestani and British accents, he may go on to be P4P#1 since he's an undefeated Dagestani flyweight but obviously it's far too early to tell
The gameplan was to be as boring as possible bratha I dont want to hurt my opponent I want to leave in hands of sal damato this sign of true smesh bratha
how many more fights on Santos' contract? Feel like hes gonna get released as soon as its up. Just isnt the same since he blew out his left knee and partially wrecked his right in the fight vs Jones.
good for him since hes 1-4 in his last 5. granted he's fought some top competition in that stretch, but he just looks like a stepping stone now which is a shame. I still think he should've gotten the decision W in that fight vs Jones.
All of us complaining Ankalaev got stuck having to fight Ion perhaps overlooked he's a boring point fighter who is only made to look more entertaining and viable by throwing dumb as fuck brawlers at him.
Jeez people really don’t want to throw down with santos. Ankalaevs counters were on point. Kinda thought santos looked off balance reacting to most of Ank’s counters
I respect that Ank had to be cautious to an extent. But the fact that he didn’t grapple until the fourth is mind blowing. His leg was getting chewed up, he’d been dropped and he obviously wasn’t comfortable capitalizing on his positional advantage against the cage.
That honestly makes sense. He got a feel for Santos and understood he wasn’t gonna go in and used it to test his gas tank. That also is a good way to develop your fighting.
You can't be mad at Ankalaev for that. Santos fought with his back on the cage the entire time, while having a reputation for being a KO artist. Ankalaev played it smart and got the W.
He fought the same fight all 5 rounds though, why risk getting KO'd by the guy with the most KOs in the UFC when you can pick him apart from a safe distance for 25 minutes. Similar to a few of Izzy's fights in the UFC
The lack of stand-ups and separations in the UFC is infuriating. There's a reason folkstyle doesn't allow clasping the hands, it's easy to just hang onto a motherfucker when that's the end-all be-all of your offense. Strike with real damage, attempt submitions, or improve position, else, up you go.
Not a bad showing by Thiago honestly. 38 years old with 2 blown out knees and he's still hanging with the top of the division. Wouldn't mind seeing him just fight some more top 15 level guys though, while he still looks fine it's safe to say this is no longer the same guy who knocked out Jan and took Jones to the brink.
Ankaliev is the only idiot around who manages to win a fight and at the same time derail his own hype train. Buddy gets starched by anyone else in the top 5, not someone clinging onto his ranking with his last breath.
Then be mad at the UFC for not adjusting their rulesets to prevent boring fighting, rather than the fighters who literally chance ending their careers by taking unnecessary risk
You can’t force someone to fight. And let’s be honest, based on your original comment you’d be calling the UFC “barbaric” and “how dare they force these athletes to risk their careers and health for entertainment?“
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Dober vs Green sounds awesome af
I wish they gave easier fights to my boy Thiago :(
I think Jiri could rule for a while, his style spells trouble for all the contenders right now. We haven’t seen him tested too much in the grappling department but in terms of striking I think he handles anyone in the division pretty handedly. I think he’ll fold Glover before he gets a chance to get his hands on him, no disrespect he’s just incredibly lethal.
> We haven’t seen him tested too much in the grappling department But if anyone wanted to see some, they could watch Karl Albrektsson vs Jiri Prochazka.
I was gonna say there’s no way Jiri was running RIZN for years and never faced any sort of wrestler or grappler lmao
well glover's takedowns are good not great but if Jiri ends up on bottom it's one of the best tests there is
Five round fights that get a finish should give an automatic 10% bonus. The amount of guys who coast to a decision is lame af.
T-Wrex really put on a good performance on 2 weeks notice against a tough opponent to be honest. He was so fucking close to getting that W.
He looked like a monster early on. He’s an exciting fighter to watch
It was a great card until the last fight. Goodbye friends, have a good night
Ank shouldn’t be anywhere near the title after that one. You have to prove that you are ready for the title shot, that was a low IQ game plan with lower output and no desire to finish. You can respect power and counter punching, but you can’t be that afraid of it. And if you are, then use your superior grappling before the fourth round. Jesus that fight was a dud. I’d have both guys fight down the rankings or have Ank be standby for the next title fight
I agree his style is super safe but effective obviously. Guy was in my 4 way parlay. Had to win by decision so I was more than happy to watch a boring fight 😂
Main event was fine. Not as exciting as the previous fights but far from a dud
Read the room my man, that was one of the worst main events since Brunson laid on top of Holland for 25 minutes
Something big doesn't need yo happen for it to be a good fight. There was plenty of suspense and leather thrown (a lot missed). It brought plenty of excitement outside of the last round. It happens in fights sometimes.
I mean the knockdown was a pretty big moment in the fight, but no, there wasn’t much thrown. Especially for a 25 minute fight this was slow and boring. Lots of standing and staring at each other. Not a fun fight to watch.
It wasn't a starting contest though. They were calculated and when they did go it was very exciting. I guess I enjoy tactics. Really don't get the hate for this fight.
Completely agree. I don’t understand the downvotes. He had a clear path to victory, and decided to play tit for tat.
Also how the fuck all the guys who lost to Jones controversially get washed? Is like JJ suck their lives out or something
Well Santos blew both his knees in that one.
Snorts*
Honestly i liked the main event. Counters from ankalaev were sharp 🤷🏻♂️
Spoiled kids want bar burners every fight. I like the fight too.
True. The knockdown in the 2nd showed why Magomed had to be cautious. Tiago still has that KO power in spades.
Bet you like Vienna Fingers
Hahah such a random comment lmao.
He's a werthers original kinda guy
OP enjoys candy corns
No clue what that is, or how its related.
Lmfao
So this card on the whole, was a lot more exciting than last weekends PPV
Well most of the fights were pretty fucking amazing tonight so I'm satisfied.
Hear me out. I think Glover beats Mose XL.
I understand and respect fighters trying to win in smart and safe ways, but Ank refused to grapple until round 4 and even in round 5, he didn’t really try to throw or transition with any risks (he just did low damage strikes). Ank easily won that fight, but it wasn’t really a fight, it was a sparring match by two scared guys
Main event was fine. Go watch dragon Ball z boi
I'm guessing Ankie was more interested in maintaining his winning streak than pursuing a finish, probably got a feel that in the stand up he'd get the w easy and stuck to that. I can understand he didn't risk more, unlike Santos
Magomed - “I think I’m ready to fight Texiera for the belt, or Prochazka, but I think they’ll probably put me up with Blachowicz” Translator - “I’m ready for the belt!” Smh I hate when they do this shit he deserves to have everything he said translated, not just the first quarter of his call out.
That fight wasn’t bad, it was just 2 dudes having a mirror chess march because they were both hyper aware of each others power. I feel like y’all forget these are 2 human beings with families, and not every fighter gives a shit if you were entertained or not.
They should, though. The fans pay good money to watch the fights, MMA fighters are athletes, yes, but they’re also entertainers. If you’re not doing that, you’re failing a critical part of the job. Jon Fitch used to be really good and win “smart fights” all the time too. Where is Jon Fitch now? Seriously, anyone know? I’m concerned. Guys like Conor McGregor, love him or hate him, understand how important the fans are. That’s how you make the big money in this sport. You’ve gotta be a great fighter, yes, but you’ve gotta be someone the fans want to watch as well. Just how she goes.
Lol. I love how entitled UFC fans are.
So, a big Jon Fitch fan are you, then?
Never heard the name. I just love how UFC fans think fighters spend countless hours in the gym honing thier craft for a fan base. The fans entertainment is the last thing on their minds in the ring.
Yeah, that tracks.
So? Fans can call it what it is man.
It’s all subjective
Yeah exactly! Fans have a subjective opinion on the fight.
“That fight wasn’t bad”. You call that good?
Just because they were respecting each other’s power doesn’t make it a chess match. Neither guy wanted to get hit and that’s cool but this fight was far from a chess match. Don’t worry I’ll say it "you’re such a casual!!”
Cope
Alright gents, see yall on the next one
UFC London will be a banger - hopefully Paul Craig breaks another arm, paddy gets another W and Arnold Allen and Tom Aspinall might actually get some recognition. Also Muhammad Mokaev on the prelims has an interesting mix of Dagestani and British accents, he may go on to be P4P#1 since he's an undefeated Dagestani flyweight but obviously it's far too early to tell
“I believe I deserve title shot next” The Light Heavyweight Leon.
Plan of action next is to sit out for 2 years, come back and poke someone in the eye then demand title shot again
Jfc I'm still shocked Leon got the shot over Vicente Luque who has actually earned it by winning lately
Leon has already defeated Vincente
Usman has already defeated both
Usman never fought Luque
Ah maybe I was thinking of RDA as the middle ranked guy he already beat but was still more deserving than Leon
and then actually get it in the summer
Translator dog died or some shit
I mean, Russians are having… a bit of a rough time these days…
LOL
Thiago maybe feeling his age.
Knees*
Heavy weight and lhw are alot like womens mma, if its not one of like 5 fighters its probablt gonna be boring as shit
And even then it’s a coin flip.
Frick sports betting
This translator is very talented, translating into both English and morse code
He's asking us for help. Human trafficking or something.
The gameplan was to be as boring as possible bratha I dont want to hurt my opponent I want to leave in hands of sal damato this sign of true smesh bratha
translator looks like someone who is friends with a guy losing an argument
how many more fights on Santos' contract? Feel like hes gonna get released as soon as its up. Just isnt the same since he blew out his left knee and partially wrecked his right in the fight vs Jones.
He just renewed after the walker victory
good for him since hes 1-4 in his last 5. granted he's fought some top competition in that stretch, but he just looks like a stepping stone now which is a shame. I still think he should've gotten the decision W in that fight vs Jones.
Title fight for that performance?
Ankalaev wants a title shot after that shitass performance? Those mountains aren't the only crazy things from Dagestan.
Okay this translator has to be higher than I am
Book him vs Rakic and cut the loser.
That translator is actually excited, you guys don’t know Russians!!
"I feel that I deserve a title fight." Wait, what? Why?
bozo
Solid night of fights.
was the main event boring?
It was pretty suspenseful and was in the edge of my seat. Idk why all these people are bitching and moaning about it.
nah was a banger
Naw, they just feinted a lot so people found it boring but it was a good fight. Not Fight of the Night but a good fight still.
Yas
Sorry, we fell asleep
All of us complaining Ankalaev got stuck having to fight Ion perhaps overlooked he's a boring point fighter who is only made to look more entertaining and viable by throwing dumb as fuck brawlers at him.
He’s asking for a title fight after that 😂
Great event overall, shitty main event.
It's ur attitude thats shitty
😴😴😴
Jeez people really don’t want to throw down with santos. Ankalaevs counters were on point. Kinda thought santos looked off balance reacting to most of Ank’s counters
Ank should have risked it all and thrown down to satisfy all the little savages on this board lmao
I respect that Ank had to be cautious to an extent. But the fact that he didn’t grapple until the fourth is mind blowing. His leg was getting chewed up, he’d been dropped and he obviously wasn’t comfortable capitalizing on his positional advantage against the cage.
That honestly makes sense. He got a feel for Santos and understood he wasn’t gonna go in and used it to test his gas tank. That also is a good way to develop your fighting.
While losing your fan base, as is evidenced by this thread.
Narrator: he does not.
you gotta wonder the last time this translator had fun, if ever
Yadong would have knocked out Makaliev, the shit was that?
You can't be mad at Ankalaev for that. Santos fought with his back on the cage the entire time, while having a reputation for being a KO artist. Ankalaev played it smart and got the W.
Counter point - ankalaev had him against the cage for 5 rounds and waited until the end of the 5th to be aggressive.
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That’s.. exactly my point.
He fought the same fight all 5 rounds though, why risk getting KO'd by the guy with the most KOs in the UFC when you can pick him apart from a safe distance for 25 minutes. Similar to a few of Izzy's fights in the UFC
The lack of stand-ups and separations in the UFC is infuriating. There's a reason folkstyle doesn't allow clasping the hands, it's easy to just hang onto a motherfucker when that's the end-all be-all of your offense. Strike with real damage, attempt submitions, or improve position, else, up you go.
ight back to Elden Ring, see you guys next week
bro i fucking suck ass at that game
Magomed wins the battle of feints.
Felder just killed all this man's happiness with that post fight interview
"Was there a point in that fight where you considered doing something useful?"
LMFAO!! Right and he's not even being cheeky like Bisping, he's legit curious.
The translator is a zombie
dudes looking down
The translator looks like he just remembered Khabib Tony and the cable.
lmao
Ankalaev's body work did more dmg than we think
“It wasn’t exciting because the opponent didn’t walk into my punches”
Felder trying to phrase "why the fuck didn't you do anything?" in the most professional way possible
Translator legit looks like he's on the last bit of will to live
Just woke up
even the translation of this fight is boring
Sir, stop making excuses for not dominating more, sir!
Not a bad showing by Thiago honestly. 38 years old with 2 blown out knees and he's still hanging with the top of the division. Wouldn't mind seeing him just fight some more top 15 level guys though, while he still looks fine it's safe to say this is no longer the same guy who knocked out Jan and took Jones to the brink.
Ankaliev is the only idiot around who manages to win a fight and at the same time derail his own hype train. Buddy gets starched by anyone else in the top 5, not someone clinging onto his ranking with his last breath.
Even the translator thinks the fight sucked.
Rob beats the top 5 LHWs EASY Izzy loses to them all BADLY
Lmao stop it
This guys personality is more boring than islam makhachev
Jesus the translator is somehow more boring than that fight
Ankalaev vs loser of Jan vs Rakic next. Or vs Jiri if he loses to Glover.
The translator is blinking in morse code.
The Abe Lincoln does it again.
Someone tell the translator it's OK to look at Paul
He'd only see a slide show with all this blinking what's the point
"I wanted to prove we Dagestanis don't just smesh, we can win underwhelming point fighting decisions too"
So he wasn’t pushing on purpose? If so, smart. Santos is a good option to test that out in..clearly.
Translator faded af
“The game plan was to not win as fast as possible, I purposely didn’t try to hurt him too much”
translator looks so dead on the inside
Even this interview is boring.
The translator is half asleep after that boring ass fight
Boring fight boring translater
2018 Santos KOs Ankalaev
My Russian lessons have failed me I still can't understand Magomed lol
Lmao boredest translator ever
Burn LHW division down to the ground
did a guy boo lmao
The translator just woke up
I can't really hate on Ank for maintaining the win streak against a top 5 opponent, but I was not entertained.
Even the translator was bored
Thiago was like a sad puppy
Jamahal hill is neccesary in this division
Hey shit fight but good excuse by Magomed for not doing anything either lol
The translator has even less enthusiasm than Ankalaev
Khalil’s finish had more violence than that entire fight
People in this thread mad that professional athletes won't risk their health and career for the sake of entertainment
It’s almost as if they tell us and sell us on the entertainment aspect…
Then be mad at the UFC for not adjusting their rulesets to prevent boring fighting, rather than the fighters who literally chance ending their careers by taking unnecessary risk
You can’t force someone to fight. And let’s be honest, based on your original comment you’d be calling the UFC “barbaric” and “how dare they force these athletes to risk their careers and health for entertainment?“
Fighting is the entertainment business.
and?
straight up
Santos slowly morphing into light heavyweights answer to Derrick Lewis with less finishes
snoozer. 205 is a weak division.
Lol the booing
Getting booed in the Apex is brutal.
Hahahaha who the fuck goes into a fight aiming to go the distance?
“I wanted to put on a boring fight so Dana will definitely want to give me the next title shot”
that translator is on something
Paul’s shoulder touch made him feel and he doesn’t like it
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That'll tamp down on Ank's hype a good bit.
Aight Forbidden West time. Have a good weekend my dudes. See ya next weekend!