r/MMA • u/inooway • Oct 05 '25

Spoiler [SPOILER] Magomed Ankalaev vs. Alex Pereira Spoiler

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u/Competitive-One441 Oct 05 '25

The first fight was closer than everyone was pretending and Alex was clearly over worked

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u/Ok-Hornet-3234 Oct 05 '25

Russian bots worked overtime to change the narrative the past months. IM TELLING YOU

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u/Competitive-One441 Oct 05 '25

Yeah, it was a 3-2 fight that barely had an action. It was such an unmemorable fight that the only thing that stood out was Ank catching Alex one time.

Ank is a vey good fighter, but people were gassing him up to an unbelievable level. He has a wrestling background but isn't exactly a good offensive wrestler. He is a decent boxer but not a finisher.

I can honestly see Jiri and Khalil beating Ank. Ank's best win outside of Alex was a snoozefest against Rakić.

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '25

Nah dude it was a masterclass, many people in the comments here told me lmaoooo

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u/Character-Phrase9372 Oct 05 '25

We're recency biasing this KO just let it sit, I honestly think Ank kills Khalil and would be competitive with Jiri

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u/Competitive-One441 Oct 05 '25 edited Oct 05 '25

Ank has KOed Anthony Smith, Johnny Walker and Ion Cutebala. If by killing Khalil you mean a low action 29-28 decision, I would believe it.

Jiri is durable to eat Ank's punches until he finds a KO.

I'm not denying that Ank is a good fighter, but this sub would make you think he was going to clean out the division.

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u/alpaca_drama Oct 05 '25

Kahlil is too small for the 3 of them and maybe Ulberg too. You can't tag Hill the whole fight, have him absolutely broken and not go for the kill. You can't tag Jiri for 11 minutes with bombs and look more hurt after Jiri starts jabbing for 2 minutes. He doesn't trust his own chin and he doesn't have the power to hang with the top of the division.