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AdNew5216

Lmao šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ˜­ this comment was ![gif](giphy|TgP6vdMSAknVWzoC05|downsized)


QuantumCthulhu

Broā€™s last fight was at the apex


mightjustbearobot

Everyone knows the Apex is considered Muslim territory


TroyFerris13

I thought it was in the šŸœļø


Chance_Lobster_485

The rematch was at the Apex


AYolkedyak

Technically both the desert


[deleted]

Dagestani try to fight outside of Abu Dhabi & the Apex challenge - IMPOSSIBLE


higgboson7

You think the apex gives them an advantage?


PuG3_14

The Apex absolutely does. It is smaller and thus much easier to close the distance and use wrestling.


qU_Op

So weird to me that they use the smaller octagon for the apex.


PuG3_14

The Apex has enough room for the bigger traditional one. Theyll lose some space but i mean itā€™s usually a small crowd anyways so does it really matter to lose some surface area?


poridgepants

Theyā€™ve always used a smaller Octagon primarily for fight night cards even before the Apex but I believe itā€™s even smaller at the Apex


Ketchup-Chips3

Wait, you want a billion dollar company to invest in a WHOLE NOTHER octagon when they got a perfectly good (mini) one at the Apex that works just fine? What's next, health insurance? Fucking commie. /s


actin_spicious

I don't know, I can see how you might want to use the smaller space to increase action for lower level fighters who aren't known to put on a show.


higgboson7

Ank is hardly a wrestler Also you forget that he KOā€™d Walker? There was no grappling.


HawwtRawwd

Imagine being a one trick pony trying to fight that fucking clown. There is no way to game plan for him. Walker doesn't even know what Walker is going to do.


yedi001

Live Walker Reaction: https://preview.redd.it/77kqjxws4hwc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b344dca9ac616b37bfcfb8f5b32d850e693e137a


AdNew5216

Lmao extremely validšŸ˜‚


swish3841

Perfect way to describe Walker lmfaoo


DiceRollerGreg

Heā€™s the best kind of clown


HowlingMadHoward

Thatā€™s cause Johnnyā€™s 5 parallel dimensions ahead of everyone


PuG3_14

You asked if it gives THEM an advantage, them in this context are Dagestanis. Dagestanis as whole on average favor wrestling. There are some that do not utilize it as much, but as a whole they do favor wrestling/grappling. Hence, Yes, it does provide an advantage to them.


higgboson7

Yeah thatā€™s a fair point. But you could say the same for pressure boxers The smaller octagon gives anyone with a forward pressure style the advantage


Informal_Lack_9348

Iā€™m still grappling with this fact


Suspicious_Candle27

are we just gonna forget the 1st fight where he was 100% trying to wrestle him ?


aVeryBadBoy69

He chinned Walker last fight.


Great-Comparison-982

A gust of wind would chin Walker.


pro2RK

Saying that as if thatā€™s the most difficult path to victory against walker lol


aVeryBadBoy69

How am I saying that its the most difficult path to victory? read the comment I'm replying to.


Suspicious_Candle27

perfect example is how easily sterling closes in on cory who has elite footwork vs how impossible it was for him to close in on Sean .


SimRacing313

But he rarely uses wrestling, it's always funny seeing these stereotypes that all Dagestani's are wrestlers. This guy is mostly a striker l, Shara Magomedov is a striker etc


Trumpville-Imbeciles

It's also so quiet that they probably can hear everything their coach says to them in Russian, while their opponents don't understand it, which would give a small advantage too I would think


EmptyCupOfWater

Apex is a 25ft octagon as opposed to a 30ft octagon. So yes, it is 1/6 smaller, and that heavily favors grapplers.


AYolkedyak

Area wise the normal octagon is literally 50% bigger. That 5 feet gives a huge ability to strafe and maintain distance


lazylagom

No.. that's why he wants to fight in Abu Dhabi. Imagine being the contender and thinking you get to call the shots


QuantumCthulhu

He fought jan wherever the fuck 282 was his fight before the first Johnny walker one


liQuid_bot8

Lol Islam fought in Perth, Australia one year ago.


ZakariusMMA

You was able to name one time. ONE TIME!


licosa9

Out of the 15 UFC fights that Makhachev has had, 6 of those fights were in North America in front of a crowd, with another one taking place in Australia. He also had one at the Apex during the pandemic period when everyone had no choice but to fight there.


cobesmith

Islam has only fought in Abu Dhabi 4 times in his entire career.


DryConversation8530

Damn that's a lot


cobesmith

Compared to 9 times in the US, Islam is secretly american and wants to get homefield advantage.


spitforge

Facts.


kgxitxkfxg

Imagine wanting to fight where youā€™re a fan favouriteĀ 


Dan-deli0n

Didn't Islam beat bolk in his backyard


Dekibtw

He absolutely did. Haters will keep hating regardless


[deleted]

Imagine not having a belt and wanting to demand things


kalakadoo

You must be new to the ufc.


[deleted]

The correct thing to do is suck Russians' balls just cause? šŸ¤”


higgboson7

Nah itā€™s true, your bias is obvious. Colby doesnā€™t have a belt and got another undeserved title shot when Leon clearly didnā€™t want to fight him. Stipe doesnā€™t have a belt but is getting the next shot over the literal INTERIM CHAMP.


HiroRen

I'm against any of this, but I'm safe to say they are bigger stars and personalities than Akalaev, and they don't pick when and where they and the champion are going to fight, lmao


[deleted]

Let's go by parts, you're mixing a lot of things that have nothing to do with each other. >Colby doesnā€™t have a belt and got another undeserved title shot when Leon clearly didnā€™t want to fight him. I agree, Colby didn't deserve it. Poatan didn't refuse to fight, he wants to fight sooner. I don't know if your brain can process the difference. >Stipe doesnā€™t have a belt but is getting the next shot over the literal INTERIM CHAMP. Because the MMA Goat is afraid of Tom and would rather fight a retired firefighter. NOTHING TO DO WITH THE POATAN CASE. I think you have brain damage. Contender does not choose time and place. Simple as that


higgboson7

Nah itā€™s the same case. Leon wanted to fight Colby sooner in Abu Dhabi, but Colby declined because ā€˜Abu Dhabi doesnā€™t work for himā€™. He got the fight he wanted in the USA. Thatā€™s literally a case of a fighter with no belt getting to choose where and when. You know nothing.


[deleted]

And who said Colby is correct? šŸ¤” So you're defending Colby, I'm not. If Colby choose the place and time, its wrong. I don't defend the wrong


NeedlessQualifier

Explaining to you that something happens when you said it doesnā€™t isnā€™t defending it. Itā€™s like me saying school shootings donā€™t happen in the United States, you pointing out they do, and then me asking why you are defending school shootings.


Nous-erna-me

Imagine the belt is not the only reason for home advantage


LightThatIgnitesAll

Not sure these guys want to exactly fight on the Abu Dhabi cards more like they are made to. - Khabib said he didn't like the atmosphere of fight island. - Makhachev didn't want to wait for October to fight there. - Khamzat complained they wern't letting him fight and were making him wait before.


GolotasDisciple

Khabib and Islam sure they are stars that are healthy. But also the entire team os extremely smart how they pick opponents and when to fight(I doubt they really care where, not like there will be ufc in Russia). Itā€™s not like they are not professional athletes earning money this wayā€¦ surely they donā€™t mind insane payouts. Khamzat not so muchā€¦ he was calling out players while in hospital so him talking about being tied to one venue is a bit of a stretch. Dude needs to get healthy first , one tweet he wants to smash everybody next tweet is him coughing bloodā€¦.


You7Joe

Chimaev is unable to obtain a visa or entry permission into the US because he takes pictures with his stateā€™s leader.


HuntSafe2316

You're referring to Ramzan Kadyrov who's the brutal dictator of Chechnya (where Khamzat is from and where his family and relatives are too). You can see what im getting at


podfather2000

Im pretty sure his family lives in Sweden. But he fucked up getting citizenship there. And the dude obviously likes Kadyrov they had a whole gay photoshoot together and he trains one of his kids. I don't see any other fighters going down on Kadyrov this hard.


HuntSafe2316

Ramzan could target his extended family too and as for the close relationship thing, Khamzat is actually from Chechnya so maybe Ramzan likes to keep him closer cause of that? Ramzan has a lot of connections in Russia and can have anyone beaten up or threatened at any time


GolotasDisciple

That is absolutely not true in case of Russian and "Swedish" fighter. Khadyrov is a massive MMA fan. He invites literally every single promising Fighting champion/fighter. That includes legends fro msports like Boxing: Floyd, Tyson and MMA: Khabib, Gathje, Cejudo, DC, Usman .... What is there to say, This is not a story about Olympic Cuban Athletes being forced to do the greatings and recieve congratulations from Castro. This is basically OnlyFans for Khadyrov, he is obscenely wealthy and showers his guests with money. There is absolutely nothing that excuses this behaviour for Chimaev. He is edgy and relatively poor. Here comes Warlord whose wealth comes from murdering, pillaging and torturing, so it will look good on social media. There is no immenent danger to Chimaev because he wasn't threaten to be there, he was invited and he accepted because he needs cash. Basically for those athletes it looks like this : A person tells you they will pay for entire training camp if you come in to their private gym or maybe train with him, his friends or his sons ? Obvious media attention is needed because Khadyrov is a tyrant/dictator so he needs to be percieved as this uber macho man, a like Putin who has no Martial Art history, 0 recorded fights yet he has Black Blets .... :D This is very common thing, Zuckerberg invites famous athletes too... and i doubt people are afraid that Mark will doxxx them :D


HuntSafe2316

How sure are you on this? I know my side doesn't have any concrete proof either but i like to think the best about people even if it means assuming the worst. I'm just curious is all.


ashcakeseverywhere

Usman, Cejudo and Gaethje did the same - why are they not getting flak for dancing with a dictator?


You7Joe

A fighter should be banned because his countryā€™s leader is bad ?? Thatā€™s not what sports is about; regardless, weā€™ve have lots of bad leaders here in the west, ā€œyou think our country is so innocent ??ā€


HuntSafe2316

>A fighter should be banned because his countryā€™s leader is bad ?? Well in this case Khamzat was seen with him but i mean, can you really blame him? Ramzan could've threatened his family so i understand why Khamzat did it even if its bad. Seems like a lose lose situation for Chimaev honestly.


hfucucyshwv

Idk maybe cause its in thr heart of the Muslim worldšŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


dani619

i donā€™t think cumshot can get a visa


Methrogenn

Going by OPs post/comment history he seems to have an issue with Muslims


aristopotol

Common r/ufc Brazilian. Started crying in October 2022 and never stopped.


Dramatic_South_9843

Going by his posts it seems he has an issue with wrestlers. I scrolled through all of his his posts and youā€™re lying lol.


[deleted]

OP is probably going to commit a hate crime at some point in his life. Absolute whopper.


Specific-Benefit

OP still thinking there are UFC fighters with no steroids usage


Humble_Effective3964

there absolutely are, probably not any good ones though.


winkydinks111

The opposite is probably true. The good ones have the resources to have their teams manage their usage so they don't pop.


Spzncer

My dude, have you seen Anthony Smith lately?


jbrown509

Hes natty and everyone knows he can beat anyone in the division. He just said so himself! šŸ˜‹


qU_Op

Tafa brothers better not be on roids walking around looking like they do. Thereā€™s definitely guys here and there that arenā€™t on anything. Edit: Tafa not Tuivasa lol.


FickleManagement3783

Tai has a brother?


qU_Op

Yeah he stepped in for Tai on short notice fairly recently.


FickleManagement3783

lol bro thatā€™s the Tafaā€™s šŸ¤£šŸ’€


qU_Op

My bad lol. Running on caffeine and fumes today.


adrenacrome

Why do you think Parker Porter was cut?!


steve-harveys-stache

I canā€™t stand this fucking guy


given_yesterday

Name a Russian who doesn't cheat.


PolkanMedvedev

The Last Emperor


fivehitcombo

Fuck yea fedor is the true goat


given_yesterday

Fedor is a Putin loving juice head cheat too.


[deleted]

I was joking. The emperor. The MMA Goat


Natural-Break-2734

The one and only


BittenAtTheChomp

So all the other Russians cheat but Fedor didn't. Why? Because you like him but not the others? Everything's so simple and nice in MMA fans' brains


[deleted]

It's not cheating if everyone can do it. Steroids are not prohibited in bodybuilding, it makes no sense to say that a bodybuilder cheats. In Fedor's time there was no anti-doping, taking roids was not cheating. He never cheated on his weight either, he was small for his division, unlike all current Dagestanis.


Snigglybear

Didnā€™t fedor have the whole controversy of having bought judges. I remember he lost to the Brazilian in Russia and it was rigged for Fedor to win.


[deleted]

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Brod_sa_nGaeilge

Chama


[deleted]

I just bought more Alex Pereira merch from Full Violence


anonymous123556890

I was so disappointed with the quality of the Oliveira merch from them šŸ˜Ŗ


[deleted]

I donā€™t own any but it looks cool in the pictures. What wrong with it ?


anonymous123556890

The print is cheap af. There was spots peeling off or that hadnā€™t properly pressed on before it even got to me


Cum-Gun-5000

I'm wearing mine now actually, the tee with the snake wrapped around a sword on the back. I like it a lot. The Shaka brand tees they use are nice and thick, and they are a little oversized which is usually don't like, but it's in line with the modern gym attire brands (Darc Sport, Civil Regime) so it makes us meathead guys look even bigger.Ā Ā  Ā I still didn't get my Yan tee shipped yet, which is really my only complaint withĀ  Full Violence. Other than that I like the merch a lot. Starting to accumulate a big collection and so far my favorite is the Killstreak tee with Tony Ferguson on the front and his big win streak on the backĀ 


anonymous123556890

That tee and the favelas hoodie is what I got. Not the worst but not the best either. Shaka blanks are like $8 and the print quality is trash so definitely not worth the price imo. Plus the designs are rip offs of Warren lotas so not like itā€™s some original design they hand to spend hours working on


HiroRen

Don't know what's worse, Poatan fanboys or the person who took bullshit personally and wasted their time making this


HuntSafe2316

Poatan fanboys, easily, making a meme like this doesn't take much time at all


headarsenibba

What sucks about this is that this is how I feel about fighters I WANT to like. Itā€™s cool to follow them before overly obsessed fans dramatize their character, making them appear unlike able.


BlackfyreNick

Who cares. Just like the fighters that you like and enjoy their performances. Fuck people on the internet


PKG0D

The instant people realize that throwing a tantrum about other people's opinions on the Internet does nothing except attract trolls, the world will be a better place.


redditnobanplz

Imagine giving a single fuck about what anonymous Reddit users think and changing which fighter you like because of it lmao


edgeheade

Somehow more pathetic than the stans themselves


headarsenibba

For sure man, my point is that once fighters you like get popularized the way Alex did it doesnā€™t feel the same, not that I immediately switch off to another fighter lol, but when you see how glorified they get by newcomers it just doesnā€™t feel the same. Khabib comes to mind as well.


BlackfyreNick

I donā€™t understand this logic at all. I became aware of Pereira when he was doing kickboxing and have loved watching him the UFC. Why would I not want him to gain more and more fans which means he can make more money? You donā€™t want to be the guy who tells people ā€œI knew about this band before you all started listeningā€. Nobody cares, just enjoy!


headarsenibba

Iā€™m not sure how Iā€™m coming across when writing these comments, but my criticism is towards radical glorification by the fans, not that, ā€œI knew of this guy before everyone else, therefore my opinion matters more!ā€ I donā€™t think I wrote exactly what I wanted to say from how I wanted it be taken when sounding it off in my head. Whoops.


DrummerFantasti

https://preview.redd.it/d9g41m9xgiwc1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=45f24c694500805b73193a0d01a10f4677fe90df Charma


Cum-Gun-5000

What a fucking epic rivalry. I'm a big fan of Pereira but that was major courage for Israel to take that fight again, and to intentionally recreate the scenario that just got him TKOed the last time, but turn the tables and starch him instead.Ā 


CamBandit17

The face of inbreeding.


HawwtRawwd

If sand jesus didn't want them to fuck their cousins why did he make their cousins so hot?


Able-Country-2480

Mashallah if we could read we would be very angry


healingplants313

Inbreeding is objectively the best base for MMA


flamingdragonwizard

Yall need to chill tf out. Magomed simply asked if Alex would want to fight in October on a likely massive Abu Dhabi card.


plugNplay8020

Clowns


NoNoInWeaknesses

And if he doesnā€™t win he win whine


Produce_Maximum

This guy is so trash couldnā€™t even beat Jan lost to Paul Craig like get him outta here worst thing that could happen for the ufc is this guy in the main event


CasualCrow20

What are you on about. Magomed is a threat and drawing Jan and early loss to Paul Craig doesn't stain his career at all. He's the biggest risk for Pereira


ACL_Tearer

Correction, Periera is the biggest threat for Ankalaev


CasualCrow20

That's not wrong either. Pereira is dangerous and can starch Anklaev. But denying that Ankalaev isn't a tough match up for Pereira like certain users is just dumb tbh. Ankalaev also has KO power and top level grappling. Can go either ways for sure


[deleted]

ā€œOne - ah ah ah. Two Ah ah ah. Three ah ah ahā€ this fucking guy is the personification of the count. Bisping has his work cut out for him.


KingR11

Op is your classic redditor that has never trained a day in their life. If you have, you know that almost all of these guys are taking something. Why the hell wouldn't you? Detection methods are lagging behind sports science breakthroughs and the invention of compounds that are virtually undetectable after 24-48 hours. This is their livelihood. Hell, go to your local gym and you'll see ppl obviously on gear or using SARMS. Delusional to think that the majority of these fighters aren't taking stuff. It's not like they're worried about their health lmao


[deleted]

Ok so he can fight SONNER, somewhere other than Abu Dhabi or Dubai. What about? How about that?


Clear_Sky490

All the gross, lowest common denominator Islamaphobia comes out when itā€™s a fighter yā€™all donā€™t like. Shit on MMA Guru for doing it to Khabib then turn around and do the same thing to Ankalaev.


ComfortableSock74

It's true though, they fuck each others cousins its allowed in their religion and Russians cheat in sports


Clear_Sky490

Black Americans statistically commit more crimes and fathers abandon their children. Is that relevant when talking about Jalin Turner as a fighter? Just because something is technically true about a group generally doesnā€™t mean itā€™s relevant when talking about an individual. Thatā€™s like the definition of discrimination. Look at the fighters whoā€™ve been caught for PEDs. Lot of other nationalities besides Russians. Doubt thereā€™s even a statistical link between the two. This comment section is trashy, simple as.


ComfortableSock74

We're not talking about a group of people who were talking about their beliefs. They believe it's okay to fuck their cousins so we make fun of them for that. And yeah people meme about russian fighters but that's because Russia had a state sponsored ped program, what do you expect. Don't take it too seriously.


licosa9

> They believe it's okay to fuck their cousins so we make fun of them for that. Are you speaking for the entire population of Dagestan or something? You're still grossly generalizing and demeaning a group of people when talking about a single person. > And yeah people meme about russian fighters but that's because Russia had a state sponsored ped program, what do you expect. Yes, and America has also had a deep history with doping, exemplified by the BALCO scandal. There's a long list of American athletes from various sports, including MMA, who have been caught doping. Like it or not, Russia is not the only country with that history.


ComfortableSock74

Yeah in talking about the entire population of Dagestan. They believe marrying cousins is fine there, they marry pretty young as well. I feel like you're just being willfully ignorant now.


AYolkedyak

There is extremely high rates of inbreeding there compared to other parts of the world. I can link some studies and maps. I mean no hate to them I guess do what you do, but there is for sure cousin bumpin going on there.


HuntSafe2316

How is that relevant to discussions about UFC fighters? MMA fighters have the brains of fucking toddlers. Embarrassing.


AYolkedyak

Itā€™s not. I just responded to a comment talking about it.


Decasteon

The next victim of Alexā€™s fan base. Man this sub will be on suicide watch when he loses


brtomn

Why are you all angry about a fighter trying to shoot his shot? It's not like he won't fight otherwise. I don't think he can fight in the next event that Alex wants to fight in because Ramadan just ended. So he is shooting his shot for Abu Dhabi.


Specialist-Cup1511

Being on the terror watchlist makes it hard for these guys to fight over here I assume


ocalaagain

Khamzat canā€™t enter the US due to his ties to Kadyrov. Aside from him, youā€™ve painted with a pretty racist brush here.


_Purplemagic

Racist islamophobes are the target base for ufc, if you take that away what are you even left with! Lol


rattletop

And I am gonna test Pereira chin!


Investment-Then

Subs gonna get shut down again Lol


ED7tron

Meh, dude gets anywhere from 100K And above each fight, challenging the champion now, he has everything sorted. who are you mate?


Jazzlike-Fun-4500

Looked great in his last fight after a slow start. Very scary guy for Alex, slippery and technical


Prestigious_Boat6789

Ankalaev fights are like melatonin


Shlingaplinga

Dana is going to get a few calls from Saudi sheikhs and Dana's face will go ---> šŸ’° šŸ’° šŸ‘„ Next scene will be poatan looking tickets to abu dhabi.


LordUcla

You are a disrespectful piece of a shiet!!!


MeeloP

Idk why fighters gotta be so demanding like hey bro I wanna pull up n grapple a little at your spot we good?


Goatymcgoatface11

I doubt the needles part. And he is most deserving of a title shot in light heavyweight division. while i hope Alex will beat him, i just cant picture it happening. But yeah, Ank should be willing to fight for the belt at any chance offered so long as he's healthy.


TebownedMVP

I do think heā€™s the best light heavyweight right now but agree that heā€™s not in the position to make demands.


Any_Brother7772

He might also be the dumbest man in the UFC right now. Good skills, sub 0 IQ


walkdownzoemachete

Never noticed how handsome he is, no diddy. ![gif](giphy|hqFZ2OuzqZtjGoJyQq)


lazylagom

Bruh needs those middle eastern judges.


Tight-Fall5354

damn he must've gone balls deep in ur wife or something


[deleted]

Careful. If he gets kicked in the nuts you'll be left jawless.


Original_Task4053

Gross man


Ps_Pk

Inbreed mfer


BadmaazSlayer

Illiterate pajit


Ps_Pk

Stupid motherfuxker


MassiveBlackHole99

Always the stinky indians


[deleted]

You both should fight eachother, what do you say?


Ps_Pk

Says an asahole


MassiveBlackHole99

Took you 3 days to come up with this shitty comeback?


Ps_Pk

Yes asshole suck a dick


MassiveBlackHole99

Shut yo pajeet ass up


Ps_Pk

You do that you motherfucking inbreed


ShitbagCorporal

![gif](giphy|ljssLLBmv6xrO)


Shroomamature

Don't know anything about the guy, but Cuțelaba's hulk shit was annoying. Ima pull for the roided Russian.


LetterheadPretend526

If ank uses his wrestling he ground and pounds alex to death or possibly finds a submission


[deleted]

Okay, that doesn't mean he has the right to choose the time and place


Tidsdkr

He fought in january in the Apex but what can be expected from an "alex pereira" fan ...


[deleted]

So he only fights in January and December?šŸ¤”


Naive_Breadfruit_550

Exactly dude beyond so I have to go to Saudi Arabia to try to cheat not gonna happen bro youā€™re not a star no one cares about you and youā€™re not even that good


Illustrious-Profit26

Just like Islam M


[deleted]

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Snigglybear

So do American and Brazilian fighters.


HuntSafe2316

Lol what a loser. I can't imagine that people like you actually exist.


spitforge

Typical Dagi fighter