Who at LHW deserves the next TS the most?

[Iroh]

He asked me and i honestly answered. Thats why i should take pill?

What emotions? This fight had no bussines even on prelims...it was beyond pathetic. How does he deserve another title shot after this? Explain and stop yapping...

pathetic​

/pəˈθɛtɪk/

adjective

1. arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.

^ emotions

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

He asked me and i honestly answered. Thats why i should take pill?

What on earth are you taking about? He didn't ask you anything. He corrected you on your confusion between 2 people, so you went off on a tangent talking about the wrong person that you were confused with

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

He did not have his "title shot" remember he was the champ and he had not ever lost in the Ufc he only has top 5 wins

I would think getting a shot at the title is considered a "title shot."

 

[Tokoloko]

What on earth are you taking about? He didn't ask you anything. He corrected you on your confusion between 2 people, so you went off on a tangent talking about the wrong person that you were confused with

I did not confused anyone. Ankalaev is living in Russia and have recent photos from Moscow and wants to fight in Dubai...reason? Its unrealistic to secure Visas for him...happy now?

 

[stronghulk]

Should be Alex vs Ankalaev and perhaps Jiri vs Khalil for nr 1 contender. Jan is injured, Nikita Krylov is on a nice streak, maybe switch him with Khalil..? And one of them can fight Jamahal, either Khalil or Nikita.

 

[Iroh]

He did not have his "title shot" remember he was the champ and he had not ever lost in the Ufc he only has top 5 wins

Yeah sure, my bad.. Still he had his titleshot, otherwise he wouldn't have been champ. Doesn't change the actual state of things. He wasn't a long reigning champ, he had no defenses, and he got finished by Alex.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

I did not confused anyone. Ankalaev is living in Russia and have recent photos from Moscow and wants to fight in Dubai...reason? Its unrealistic to secure Visas for him...happy now?

4 of his 5 last fights (including his most recent one which happened WELL AFTER the Kadyrov connection came to light) happened in the US.

So yes, you're mistaken

 

[StonedLemur]

It'll be super interesting, I definitely want to watch.

Me too old man lol

 

[Tokoloko]

4 of his 5 last fights (including his most recent one which happened WELL AFTER the Kadyrov connection came to light) happened in the US.

So yes, you're mistaken

U are right, my bad... BTW I dont even know about any connection between Kadyrov and Ankalaev. I simply assumpted he cant get Visas later on when he asked for Abu Dhabi vs Poatan. - For example Muradov which is actually living in Czech/Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan/Russia citizen) have reportedly huge problems to get visas in USA and Europe..and thereis no connection with anyone like Kadyrov.

 

[warriorfan808]

I think practically everyone agrees on this one.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Yeah sure, my bad.. Still he had his titleshot, otherwise he wouldn't have been champ. Doesn't change the actual state of things. He wasn't a long reigning champ, he had no defenses, and he got finished by Alex.

Yeah and now it's time for a rematch, his fight had a controversial stoppage unless you plan on having jiri fight Jan in the mean time I think both fights are viable but jiri is more proven then ankalaev and has a better record to boot

 

[ferrisjso]

You should visit the World Wide MMA forum to get the actual answer to the question you're asking.

 

[rocketrasslin18]

And why did someone vote for him? Lol

 

[Ginja_Ninja]

Definitely Ankalaev but these guys better get active. Alex is a very active fighter and wont be sitting out 10 months at a time for the top 10 to figure out who is next after that.

 

[Iroh]

Yeah and now it's time for a rematch, his fight had a controversial stoppage unless you plan on having jiri fight Jan in the mean time I think both fights are viable but jiri is more proven then ankalaev and has a better record to boot

You know Jiri just got preferential treatment from the UFC because he is more exciting. Ank, however, had to go for the slow and long grind, it's not his fault he didn't get higher ranked guys when he clearly was ahead when it came to wins.

But I see you still want to give Jiri more preferential treatment and give him a shot for a one fight win streak. That's a big reason why so many divisions are a mess. Certain popular guys get all the opportunities and fight who they want to fight and others have to fight 10 times as much without really getting much for it.

I don't think it was that controversial. It was a little early, maybe, but the dude was eating a whole lot of shots from the hardest hitting guy, arguably, in the UFC. The ref is there to save the athletes too and there was a huge possibility that Jiri would just have taken more brain damage and still lost. If it were that controversial, I think more people would have voted for Jiri.

 

[Iroh]

You should visit the World Wide MMA forum to get the actual answer to the question you're asking.

Why? If people there want to vote on UFC related matters, they should come into the heavies.

 

[GreenGorilla]

Ankalaev is the only right answer.

 

[ferrisjso]

Why? If people there want to vote on UFC related matters, they should come into the heavies.

I was suggesting I think Nemkov and Corey are the best.

 

[WillyWill]

Jiri also admitted it was a fair stoppage but maybe thats the ultra humble samurai spirit thing though. But maybe the ref saw his eyes roll back also? As an Alex fan im happy he won, but there are a few explanations/thoughts i dont like about the stoppage:

1) maybe he wasn't out but if he wasnt he would have taken more punishment and COULD have gotten some real CNS damage. Well, you could say that about a knockdown. Or how about just a headkick that sends a guy reeling. It opens up a litany of hypothetical situations further and further removed ffrom the definition of t/ko

2) let me again state; i am a massive Alex fan. I started watching mma about a month before Anderson vs Leban. Alex is my new Anderson. my pinnacle of MMA. But, this little anecdote from a retired NBA player is always in the back of my head. He played for the clippers, and on a podcast he said "If we were gonna beat the lakers, we'd have to beat them twice(very much paraphrasing) because the Lakers are a beloved American tream, the clippers are the absolute inverse of that. The refs are going to rule harder for the clippers but let certain things slide for the Lakers. "Hell, i didn't want to see the clippers in the play offs AND I PLAYED FOR THEM" he also said. Plenty of instances of retired athletes in MLB NFL NBA (prob nhl too, but i dont watch it) have anecdotal stories of how certain players or teams get preferential treatment because of one reason or another - usually because they are cash cows -all that to say, i hate the idea of refs making short stoppages because the guy on the wining end is better for business. And if that happens in the NBA, and if Shawn Merriman cant tackle LaDainian Tomlinson for business reasons, do you really think it doesnt exist in mma?

 

[ferrisjso]

Two people voted for Hill.

Ank deserves it more tbh I voted for Hill strictly to annoy Alex fans. But yeah Hill does deserve it 2nd most. He selflessly rushed back from an Achilles injury against his best interest to save UFC 300. Deserves respect and adulation for that. He won't receive it but he deserves it.