Does he need to? Holding him for 3 minutes should suffice. And periera has worse ground game than anyone he's fought before, so his finishing ability would be higher than any other fight he's been in
This will be the new Islam vs Charles, people talk themselves into believing that Islam had nothing for Charles but when the time came Oliveira was dominated and controlled the whole fight.
Ankalaev never got KOed before, but he needs to threat with takedowns to make Pereira guess more, then he can possibly KO Pereira, still takedowns are needed.
@timurjack8773 ofc anything can happen but there is a 1st time to everything we've never seen jamhal wobble before and he got dropped when Alex's pinky and ring finger connected lol 😆
@MichaelX-t3v Khabib's steroid camp, with half of his team which already popped : Usman Nurmagomedov, Islam, Ruslan Magomedov, Ottman Azaitar, Zubaira... And they all claim heart problems 🤣 yeah because of roids lol
(if anyone is confused about gerjan's comment, he's referring to the crime rate of a specific community in the US, who makes 13% of the population, but more than 50% of the crimes (and 64% of aggravated ones)
Alex is much smarter as a striker no doubt. He'll play safe running around and landing calf kicks all day. Eventually we know that left hook will land.
@@gigachad6885He's talking to Americans, as an American. Do black guys also dominate rugby and football? Do you have a race-based analogy you use for those sports? If not, Che made a better analogy.
@@schen7913 nope, they usually dominate sprinting and jumping sports (smaller calves, longer achilles tendons, long and thin legs, small torsos) while europeans dominate strenght, swimming and stability sports (broader/longer torso, more weight distribution, better buoyancy) and asians dominate in explosivity (like olympic strenght) relative to their size (less tendons, longer muscles, fast twitch)
@@gigachad6885Those sports aren’t in the forefront of America cultures. American Football and Basketball are the most popular, where black people are highly represented
@Ziyech1 “Oh boy, I can’t wait to turn an MMA match into a kickboxing match with a 2 time Glory kickboxing world champion!” Then they’re shocked when they get knocked out lmao. Either way, it’s fun to watch though, so I don’t mind.
With the exception of Izzy and Jan, the rest of them really fought stupidly. Adesanya is the only one who can match Pereira skill for skill in a kick boxing match, and he’s not a good wrestler and considerably smaller as well, so standing up with him made sense. Jan took him down several times and got a split decision loss. Good strategy, just fell a bit short. Strickland school girl stance against Alex was hilarious. Hill didn’t land a single significant strike and got slept. Jiri had some success in the first but got his legs destroyed in 2 minutes. And in the second fight not only he failed to address his issues, but he also revealed his strategy to Pereira's team via Instagram, lmao 😂😂
Jan blachowicz also said he wont wrestle Alex at all in the buildup of that fight, then he took him down in like 10 seconds. Magomed could be doing the same thing to throw Pereira off
Exactly at face value I find hard to believe he wont wreslte Alex. I know his fight IQ is bad but after seeing Alex ko Hill and Jiri like that he definetly is rethinking his stragedy.
It's an IQ test. If you think Ankalaev is really serious, you have a low IQ. There's no excuse, it's a clear and objective IQ test. It's obvious he doesn't have that courage Jiri is the one who LOVES HARD BLOOD STRIKING the most in the UFC. Take away the two defeats to Poatan Jiri has 13KO's 1 submission only 1 decision in 15 fights he hasn't lost since 2015. NOBODY LOVES DIRECT STRIKING MORE THAN JIRI NO ONE IN THE UFC And he became a wrestler with Poatan. In both fights he tried to takedown and in the first round He just didn't take down any more and tried more because he was knocked out quickly If even Jiri is no longer a full striking lover, you have to have a low IQ to believe in Ankalaev In the UFC there were only 3 fights that didn't attempt grappling with Poatan. Strickland, Jamahal and Adesanya 2 everyone else tried And these 3 exceptions could try too BUT THE FIGHT ENDED QUICKLY Especially because when Ankalaev caught the first high level striker of Blachowicz's career, he already understood that he doesn't have the level to stand at a high level. Blachowicz already taught him this lesson by crippling his leg
I really dont think so. The leg kicks were obviously a massive problem but apart from that Ankalaev was finding alot of counters and was alot quicker. Even after both his legs were fucked he put the pressure on Jan hard and survived on the feet long enough to get takedowns
@@Jay77712 Buddy Jan adapted to the counters and he destroyed his legs. If it continued on the feet Jan would get the knockout, he forced Ankalaev to wrestle. Speed means nothing when Jan has better fight iq and timing. Jan is also 40, prime Jan mops the floor with him.
@@theMenace985wtf do you mean he has better timing? Better timing with leg kicks? Jan has been in his prime he joined the ufc when he was 32 but has been in the title picture the last 4 years
If you throw alex's style of calf kick without a cup on, your balls will slap your thighs with incredible force. This is how you activate the black magic.
Apart from the leg kicks Ankalaev is more skillfull on the feet all around. Just because Jan had success in one area doesn't mean he's automatically better. MMA math doesn't work
@@Phillip-jx3dg How is he more skillful all round if Jan adapted the counters and speed and destroyed his legs. If I force you to shoot takedowns you lost the striking battle. If it continued on the feet Jan would get the knockout. Dagestani fanboys are all bots I swear. You can't just say he's more skilled on the feet when he got manhandled.
how is ankalaev the second best striker in LHW when he lost every round on the feet to blahowich? blahowich beat izzy, rockhold, reyes, rakic and more on the feet stop talking nonsense and give jan his credit
@@JerfferyGonzales so thats why jans face was all fine and ankalaev was swollen and bleeding? being faster doesnt make you more skilled or technichal jan style isnt pretty but it shut down adensanya and was beating ankalaev even with the hands
@@vedantnair5894 look at rakic knees when he fell to the ground with the "injury", both were swollen red because jan had been winning that fight on the feet everywhere so significant he broke his body causing injury
@dwoh4345 Jan's a fridge and is super durable but he was getting tagged. Just because Jan posed Ankalaev some issues doesn't mean you can say he's the all around better striker
If Ankalaev tries to play the counter strike game with Pereira, he will lose badly. Artem Vakhitov is worlds above all the UFC light heavyweights in striking skill.
@@AntiZionistsEatShit obviously you mega meat riding fanboy it's in the context. Alex won his LHW title on a split decision Artem took it back in a unanimous decision.
They found the formula, have a good run and than force the champion beat everyone so you can have a title shot without going against the toughest opponents
Ankalaev has good chances of winning, Dana will try to push Pereira to heavyweight directly. It would be a nightmare for him, if Belal and Magomed took the belts
Magomed isn’t the 2nd best striker in the division… he got whooped on the feet by Jan and needed wrestling to not get finished… so Jan probably 2nd best and Rakic is up there as far as technical striking
Jan was having alot of success with the leg kicks, but it was clear Ankalaev was way faster and was finding good counters. It was close but skill for skill Magomed was more technical. Even after both Ankalaevs legs were completely gone he put the pressure on Jan hard and survived on the feet
@@JerfferyGonzales that's true... but he was losing on the feet regardless of being more technical... also Jan out-struck Izzy so I believe that Jan is the 2nd best striker but you're welcome to disagree
@@JerfferyGonzales Jan outstruck Magomed and forced him to shoot takedowns or he would have got finished, he may be faster, but he is not more skilled
@@SaberNeumayerboth of Magomeds legs were fucked and he put pressure on Jan hard and was able to survive on the feet long enough to get takedowns. Just because Jan had one tool that was really effective doesn't mean he's the all around better striker
@@JerfferyGonzales That makes no sense, if the fight continued on the feet Jan wouldve got the knockout. How is he more skilled on the feet when he adjusted to the counters and destroyed his legs?
great vid bro, need more guys like you in the community who actually have something to say and not just have stupid controversial opinions or have stupid rage reactions
Adesanya beat Pereira on the feet and I think he could again, everyone else is fucked, maybe Aspinall, because he's so much bigger, has such an amazing chin and insane power, but I'd still wrestle if I was Aspinall
Yeah because when you cut a ton of weight a gust of wind can wobble you. If you have noticed that since the move up to 205 he's been doing a lot better.
My theory on why everyone thinks they have a chance with Alex on the feet is because they've only seen his UFC fights and think "Hey, I can do this to him and he'll be in trouble". But then don't realise that the guy may have already encountered something like that in his Kickboxing career and already has an answer to that.
If Craig Paul can KO Anka then Poatan can also do that because he hits harder and atleast Periera have a decision win over Jan while Magomed have a draw fight against him.
@@FizzSix Well that was MW Alex at LHW Jan,Jiri and failed to do such a thing with,Izzy KO Alex but Alex gave him 4 fights to do that and already got beaten 1st,2nd and 3rd fight Alex won't give so much chances to Ankalev;Magomed was struggling with 40 years old Jan's kicks then how will he take kicks from Alex ? I am even not sure about his grappling and wrestling.
As a Pereira fan, i see Magomed the hardest challenge, including on the feet, He keeps hands up, slips and moves in and out, making him hard to hit clean, on top of that, his is durable, younger, good cardio and his chin has not been cracked too many times before, Durability can be very clutch during wars or 50/50 situations, Notice how against Blachowizc he managed to defend well while being compromised in the legs, Besides from defense, he has tools to nullify threat and keep opponents at bay Kicks to head and body, traps for counters, and takedowns to keep opponents guessing Yes he is not a creative offensive fighter, but i argue defensive fighters are harder matchups to Pereira Yes leg kicks were his demise, but that was 2022, it is not a massive adjustment to do and a gap that can be closed, He has more ways to win than Pereira, 1) via a disrupting "Merab gameplan" that will get him to win both on points or by tiring Pereira, 2) via a nullifying vintage "Usman gameplan" control time and some shots 3) via a submission, 4) via TKO after catching Pereira with a counter 5) via points by going 2-2 and wrestling last round
The thing is ankalaev is getting the fight in Abu Dhabi. For him it's a two and a half hour flight and just an hour difference. For Pereira is a 15 hour flight and 8 hours difference. Plus, the desert climate is well known for the Dagestani, but not for the Brazilian. Inwould never take MY belt to fight at the contender's turf. Woth that said, Poatan wins, first round KO.
The thing is Ankalaev isn't Jones or DC he isn't ragdolling people or rarely ground n pounds or submits anyone Alex just needs to survive on the ground and each round starts on the feet again. I give Alex 70-30 on the feet and Ankalaev 60-40 in the wrestling I'm going with Alex he has momentum and Glover as a coach in the grappling to prepare
We love you Che, but please refrain yourself from showing your face in your videos. We wanna see some real sht in the background like horse racing for example
The problem with this take is that a fighter will always lose when we think he has no chance to lose xD magomed by brutal fluke banana peel KO mark My words ..
naw Alex is on a mission. He knows he 37 and this is his chance to make his mark. He is more focused than i have ever seen anybody. Alex has such a high fight IQ especially in striking. He lost 1 fight but that was a dehydrated shrunken skinny version of him self and had a compromised chin from the bad weight cut and that person he has beat 3 times, but at 205 he is so much stronger and more durable.
Ankalaev is the second best striker at light heavyweight? Fucking what? Did you not see Ankalaev's legs get chopped into bits by Jan? The only way Magomed was able to survive was by constantly going for takedowns and control time. Rakich is also definitely a better striker than him. Saying he's the 2nd best striker at LH is the most insane statement I've heard all week...
How can Ankalaev the 2 best striker in the defision if he didn't stand a chance with Blachowicz in their fight? And he also didn't fought anyonone from the top outside of Blachowicz, Walker is a joke
Thiago Santos 1-8 after surgery on both knees and Walker These are the two best strikers AND IN THESE SITUATIONS he caught As I said, one of the most ignorant RU-vidrs I've ever seen. Ankalaev isn't even a top 5 striker in the category 1) POATAN 2) RAKIC 3) 4) AND 5) is difficult to stay between JIRI BLACHOWICZ AND JAMAHAL Ulberg has potential and I already believe he is better than Ankalaev Ankalaev is basic very basic Yes Rakic in second. Technically he is the closest to Poatan in the category and he was giving Jiri an easy beating in the first round It was a kickboxing class and doing it against Jiri is not for everyone But yes, the guy who has one win in 2 years against a Walker is the second best light heavyweight striker what a joke
Poatan has much higher fight IQ than Ankalaev no doubt. Alex wins by first round KO taking no damage. Then moves to HW and fights Aspinal + JJ. If he succeds its a movie material.
@@timurjack8773The public is stupid. Literally Blachowicz proved that Ankalaev does not have an elite level Striker Ankalaev only tied via grappling. On his feet Blachowicz taught Ankalaev so much that Ankalaev was desperately forced to abandon what he prefers, which is striker and go to Wrestling BECAUSE HE SAW THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE THE LEVEL TO DO KICKBOXING WITH BLACHOWICZ Blachowicz literally crippled him. If Jiri or Jamahal fights Blachowicz and beats him it will prove otherwise, but Blachowicz is the second toughest striker in the category It's the top 5 most dangerous kicks in current MMA
Real mma fans and experts know that you cant underestimate a dagestani fighter , despite alex perreira elite striking and what he has done in ufc by far , ankalaev by sub
Hey bro if i were in your place i wouldnt prédict any fight in future because you were wrong in your thoughts before for ufc 300 and 303 all happend are the opposite of what you reckoned
Unless Ank tries to smash his way into a takedown against Alex he’s not gonna do anything but get knocked out. Ank KOs all these mid 205ers with their lack of technique and effective offense. Alex is levels above all those guys and he’ll expose Ank in under 2 rounds guaranteed.
Maybe yes, but Alex have a underestimated cardio and it is a 5 round fight, can Ankalaev hold him for 5 straight rounds? I don't think so, all he needs is 1 or 2 good shots to end the fight, in the Jan fight, Jan was dead tired and Alex wasn't so bad even tho Jan was the one who had top position
@@cyclonus01 About Alex winning a fight he won convincingly, dingbat. Takedowns and ground control do not trump significant striking or damage, matter of fact it is the other way around. That's why Poatan won. That's why Jan should've won vs Ankalaev. "Everyone forgets he arguably lost to a 40 year old Jan" Mong.
I'd love to see roundtree against periera but he needs another big win. He should push for the hill fight. Muay thai vs kickboxing, very interesting. I'd favor alex but if he can beat hill then it would prove to be an interesting matchup at the very least
With all do respect to Ankhalev's striking skill, but I can't see how he is a better striker than Rakic or Jan. I mean you can argue he is a little bit better than current Jan but that's because he is a lot younger and by consequence faster, Jan still has the better fight IQ as he adjusted in their fight. Even still, Magomed is not the best striker in the division.
Ankalaev es el semipesado más difícil del planeta. Es el próximo en la fila por el título, pero estoy seguro que no le darán esa pelea por el título, porque es una pelea riesgosa porque le puede apagar el brillo de estrella a Pereira (la UFC es cuidadosa con eso).
Alex will knock him out !!! They’ve said the same in every of his last 3 -4 fights . He maybe good striker mma standards … Good hype . Alex is nothing he’s ever seen , levels ahead . Or do you think Alex hasn’t faced better strikers in kickboxing ?? He’ll bust his legs up . Then he’ll want to wrestle . He’ll taste the power , once he has a taste . He will change his game
What??? We have black guys in the UFC, they are like the black guys of the UFC..You never know how different styles will mesh in the octagon..People put too much stock in guessing what will happen and not enough stock in appreciating what does happen..But ya, I got Poaton...
If you guys think that Ankalaev won't dive in Pereira legs 5 seconds into the fight you are insane LOL nobody in this division can stand in front of Pereira, Jiri tried and got knocked out twice, Hill tried and got knocked ou in the first punch that Alex hit on his face, Blachowicz tried and was geting a beating, there is no point in striking with Alex bro, Ankalaev is the best wrestlerin the division, he will dive in those legs
