@MMAFanWars Keeping the injuries aside, the result of the rematch was an outcome of just 1 good punch from Alex which Ank couldn't recover from.
Ank got caught early in the rematch. Such stuff can always happen in MMA.
Ank outclassing Alex on the feet in a 5 rd fight was more impressive ๐ฏ
@BlindBearMedia@Pep_Lima I wouldn't call Umar overrated but Aljo has indeed improved his stand-up striking a lot since his 1st fight against Yan ๐ฏ
It's a pretty close one tbh.
@ColbyUfcCov That RdR performance was a disaster but he's a pretty good fighter too.
He's improved since that loss as well ๐ฏ
I think he has potential to be a top 5 fighter at MW....
Can't see him beating Strickland, Imavov, DDP, Caio & Pyfer but he beats everyone else at MW right now.
@ColbyUfcCov@RAFWrestlingUSA Would have been a very interesting wrestling match-up if Colby was in his prime.
Colby is still good but I think Khamzat handily beats him at this point.
@MMAFanWars Might need 1 or 2 more wins on his resume in order to cement it but that is a body of work thing....
Skillwise, he is already one of the absolute best MMA fighters to have ever lived ๐
It's between Jones, Islam, DJ & GSP ๐ฏ
Pavlovich ๐
He's the 4th best striker in the division right now, after Gane, Aspinall & Volkov of course ๐ฏ
Alex should rather test himself against Waldo Cortes-Acosta ( probably not an easy fight for him either ) first in order to see if he even belongs among the top 5 HWs.
@DevAov1@MMAFanWars Strickland has proved that he's an infinitely better defencive grappler than DDP.
Will have to see how well or not well Usman flares against DDP in the stand-up.
@Pep_Lima I do think they're definitely in the top 5 ๐ฏ
If I had to rank the best LHWs right now, the top 5 would be like :
1. Ank
2. Jan
3. Whittaker
4. Ulberg
5. Costa
@culturalvast I'm not a big fan of his but he did roll with or completely evade ( with his shoulder roll ) about 8 of those 10 attempted punches.
This is actually one of his better showings of defence.
He usually gets caught with his chin up & appears to have zero defensive reflexes.
@MMAFanWars Gaethje is actually a very accurate puncher & has great timing too ๐ฏ
He was indeed only a brawler at the beginning of his UFC career but his striking accuracy in terms of Head strikes has been very very good, ever since his loss to Poirier in their 1st fight.
@MMAFanWars Imavov & Arman can definitely get the belts right now ๐ฏ
Evolev is clearly the 2nd best fighter at FW right now but I doubt if he has any chance against a machine like Volk ๐
Umar is also a great fighter. I think he beats Merab in a rematch but I doubt if he dethrones Yan.
Good Morning People,
If you're having a bad Monday already just remember, Robert Whittaker absolutely smashed his Light Heavyweight debut and isn't washed ๐
@BobbysKnuckle You mean right now ?
Maybe, because his body isn't holding up at all at this point.
But if you mean before 2022, the only fighter ( among his wins ) who could have possibly beaten him in a rematch was Aldo.
As much as I dislike the guy as a fighter, Paddy has indeed improved a lot as a striker.
I still don't think he's anywhere near the top 4 strikers in the LW division ( Ruffy, Ilia, Gaethje & Holloway ) but the guy could legit give Charles Oliveira a tough fight on the feet ๐ฏ