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Actually, the reason Glover Texeira was not ready to face a replacement fighter against Ankalaev was because his fighter style was very different, but Texeira was already preparing to fight Blachowicz at UFC 282, Texeira asked to postpone the fight with Ankalaev for the next fight but the UFC side may not be happy with his request, so the UFC set the fight for Ankalaev vs Blachowicz for the UFC championship title. Although Texeira is very disappointed with this decision, he must be prioritized for the main challenger for the UFC championship title between Ankalaev or Blachowicz.

As I have said, not only Khabib Nurmagomenodov, he was really the 1st to do it, but right now there are many that are inspired by the life-changing experience of Khabib, and many of his friends, and family want to be like him, for them he was a Legend and what he did was very outstanding and for that, he becomes a coach now, to the students that he was very close to because most of them are his friends and family

Personally, Khabib Nurmagomenodov was the one that introduced to me UFC, I have an idea about MMA, but the 1st UFC I watched was the fight of Khabib Nurmagomenodov, and from that, for me, he got unique movements, that could surely grapple his opponent,

But again Right now we had the likes of, Islam Makhachev,

Having too much talent for your division is a problem when it comes to UFC matches. People will not want to fight you if you're too talented. And eventually, you will not have a significant amount of fights to prove yourself. This is something that I am hoping will not happen to Ankalaev, because it has already happened to Khabib Nurmagomedov in the course of his career. And I think it will be a very easy chance for him to prove himself quickly once he is able to get into fights. In addition, I think he has a reasonable chance of getting a championship fight pretty soon if he continues to show consistent performances going forward.

Khabib Nurmagomedov always liked to fight. He had this passion from his childhood. The famous kid who fought against bears for training. And I also think that another thing that okay Habib Nurmagomedov that age over everyone is, he did not get too distracted by anything. Just look at his rival Conor McGregor. McGregor wanted to show off, he wanted to drink and party a lot.

But Khabib was not the type of guy. He basically sacrificed himself for fighting, to fighting, and above all, towards his religion. And it is very hard to beat a guy, who is that much disciplined.

It seems that Glover Texeira just declined to fight Magomed Ankalaev because it was really short notice and he needed much time to prepare to fight Magomed Ankalaev, for me Glover Texeira really knows Magomed Ankalaev that he can not withstand him when the fight goes down ground he really needs time to prepared and I think this is a great opportunity again for him whoever wins the Ankalaev VS Blachowicz fight he got a chance to fight for the title, and he will get plenty of time to prepare for it,

For me, it is really a bummer for Jiri Prochazka to be injured and worse he needs surgery for it, before the fight it was bad luck befell for him but it surely happens,


Yes! it was his own decision to refuse to fight because he knows what Magomev Ankalev can do on the ground, and because of his age, he surely likes to prepare for him for the longest preparation he surely needs, he is not underestimating Ankalaev, and he is not wasting any opportunity at all because it he knows in himself that he can not go against Ankalaev without proper preparations,

While for Jiri Prochazka's case, I really feel sorry for him, and if his Injuries were bad that quite needed surgery then it is surely the worst injury he has taken so far, but still, I really wish him a fast recovery because me he is one of the best exciting MMA fighters we have in their division and I really wish he can return 100% back to the game again,

It was not UFC to blame this time, Teixeira made this decision to refuse this fight on his own, maybe because he knows how serious opponent Ankalaev is and he would probably lose a fight.
People probably underestimate ANkalaev is same way like they did it with Khabib when he was starting to win his fights, and then he cleaned up all division  
This is perfect time for Ankalaev to take fast road to championship belt, and it's going to be hard for other guys to come back after serious injuries.
Someone said that Jiri shoulder injury is worst injury he ever saw in UFC.

Yes it does suck for Glover Teixeira as the UFC wanted a main event for their Dec 11th main event and Glover Teixeira was willing to take on Jan Błachowicz for the main event but the UFC was adamant that they wanted him to face Magomed Ankalaev which Glover rejected at a short notice and then he suggested to move the fight card to Jan card and even then the UFC was not willing.  

It is a smart move by Glover Teixeira to not rush because age is not in his side and this will be his last chance to get another title shot and i am expecting Magomed Ankalaev to win the title and then Glover Teixeira will be the next in line for the title opportunity.

Well, this goes to show how great Khabib Nurmagomenodov was and his effective strategy in the UFC to be unbeatable has shone many Dagestani fighters to try it for themselves, as we can see there are many Dagestan fighters and many from the Nurmagenomedov family are now entering in different Combat sports and in UFC you can see his best friend, brothers, and cousins, was really dominating a division, so in actuality, I guess Khabib Nurmagomenodov has a large contribution for these fighters and a cornerstone for Dagestan Wrestling,


Yup! we have already tackled Anthony Johnson here in our previous post and you have missed it, but as a legend Anthony "Rumble" Johnson really deserves a spotlight in every post that we made, he is a true legend in this sport and he surely will be missed, and rest in peace to his soul,


I agree for Magomed Ankalaev has a good degree in winning this fight for sure, and I think Ankalaev is faster and can also hit harder and have been younger than Blachowicz that is now turning 40 I think he is now peaking towards his ring rust side, and well it will surely determine towards his performance, and for Magomed Ankalaev, he also got those ground game as well, that will surely be handy against Jan Blachowicz,

Ankalaev is the favorite, for Blachowicz it will be a very tough fight, but the fight can last all 5 rounds that Ankalaev will takes. The age difference is also significant, Ankalaev is 30 years old against Blachowicz's 39, and this is both speed and strength. This is a good chance for each of the fighters, someone will take advantage of it, it seems that Ankalaev has a better chance of doing it.

Anhony 'Rumble' Johnson, who spent most of his career in the UFC, died on November 13, 2022, at the age of 38, due to an unknown illness. I looked through past posts but realized I guess it was forgotten. I apologize in advance if I missed it.

He is a light heavyweight and has had a lot of success in his career. He had an matchless knockout power and was a very good finisher. Johnson beat Glover Teixeira, Ryan Bader, Alexander Gustafsson, and Phil Davis in a UFC run. and was a title challenger twice. Rest in peace Johnson..

https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2022/11/ufc-video-remembering-anthony-rumble-johnson-after-death

But how to prove all that, if most likely that was discussed in a bar or in locker rooms, or just by a chat. A mean I have a lot of things discussed with my friends. Sometimes some of them are intertwined with some of my deeds. Some of them are successful, some are not, some give me some profit. But non of my friends ever came to me saying "listed, about , do you remember we talked about it and I insisted on you doing it". Conor could say a big thank you to Lobov, as there were no contract between them and end this situation. Instead Conor offered him one million, but Lobov refuses that offer.

I think it sucks for Teixeira as he lost his opportuntiy to go at it another time.  I'm not sure why the UFC decided to drop him from the chance to get an interim belt.  Why not have him fight either Ankalaev or Blachowicz...  As for Ankalaev vs Blachowicz, remember we  were talking about the site that had outrights betting on the UFC with a line for Ankalaev to become champ before December 31, 2022 at 10.00 or was it 5.00..?  I can't remember but it looks like that ticket is about to win if somebody bet on it.  

Based on what the articles found online, Lobov started the Whiskey business, or at least that's what he is claiming. I guess they'd have to go to court for this 5% of his. But if they do have papers like a contract for that, Conor would have honored it too.

It's why it's never a good way to make a business if you just have a verbal agreement with a friend or even a family member. Its always going to end in a destroyed relationship.

Ankalaev is a better fighter in my opinion. At least in this fight compared to Błachowicz. We can also see the records. Ankalaev has only one loss in his career compared to the 9 losses of Błachowicz. Of course, we can say that Błachowicz has a better experience. But I honestly think that in fighting, especially while fighting under certain rules, experienced matters are very less.
The odds also look at it to me, I can see on stake odds are 3.10 for Blachowicz, 1.37 for Ankalaev. I think Ankalaev is going to win this fight.

What do you guys think about fight between Magomed Ankalaev and Jan Blachowicz for vacant belt title fight?
Early odds are suggesting Ankalaev is a big favorite and I think he can beat Blachowicz in less than five rounds.
There is almost no value in betting on Ankalaev but I don't believe Blachowicz can beat this guy now.
UFC 282 is starting on December 10 and Sportsbet released odds on their website:
https://sportsbet.io/sports/event/mma/ufc/ufc-282-prochazka-vs-teixeira-2/blachowicz-jan-vs-ankalaev-magomed-63571e41a4a74ff7f0e20a36

Has it been proven that Lobov was involved in the planning stages? I mean, mentioning that Conor should leverage his fame, and turn it into a business, i.e a whiskey business would be totally different than them sitting down, and planning it together. Having the idea doesn't always automatically make you entitled to compensation. Especially, since it's not like they've invented something here, it's something that has been done before.

If it does make court, then I'd be interested in the verdict since that's the sort of things they'll be looking at. Plus, I don't think there's been any accusations of stealing the idea, more like he feels he contributed, and therefore deserves a share. Now, if they didn't agree upon that, and Lobov can't prove that it's likely to be chucked out of court.

In short, it was Lobov's idea to have the business they made which they profited $600M for the shares they sold and he only want the 5%. This is the sad reality when one partners with friends or family members in a business, they eventually fight over money. Lobov is banking on Connor the whole time in his career, they've been best of friends but things change. Money changes people.

For someone as quick witted on stage as him, he doesn't half word his tweets strangely . Honestly, probably is clean right now. I'm sure even when they aren't fighting they can technically get called up at any time as long as they're within their contract. Conor obviously is still under contract, so would be subject to the random tests.

I'm not sure what he's talking about here exactly, maybe just a way of saying he's ready to fight. On that topic, shouldn't be compulsory for every single fight you take, to be randomly tested leading up to it? Like, multiple times ideally over a course of a few months.

Steroids technically wouldn't make you heal faster. Conor had some videos up of him training with a leg brace on. So, while I get the accusations, it's definitely through hard work that he's been able to keep in such good shape. Though, through gaining that muscle, and weight he's become a lot less toned than he was.

I have seen Khabib sparring with some of his students and other people while training. They do not even come close to the skills of Khabib. And Khabib is always very strict about respect. You cannot be his student and not respect him. Actually, it is also very hard to be a student of his and not respect him, to be honest. And obviously, the students should also know that a guy who has been fighting with bears from the age of 9, is certainly going to know more about traveling and fighting compared to them. The only people who do not respect him are those who do not understand anything about fighting.  even outside the cage, if you put Khabib against a good fighter, Khabib is going to absolutely dominate him. Khabib Is never going to lose in a street fight.

I remember Khabib saying that American people like to call them gangsters, even though they have not even met a Gangster in real life. I am going to say that Khabib is the real Gangster.

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Obviously, Khabib is the idol of Dagestani fighters right now. He had done something that no one else was able to do or even get close to.  he was the first one. And now his cousin Islam is working in his footsteps. He alone actually improved the situation of Dagestani of Fighters a lot. Between Russia and Ukraine, they need all the support that they can get.

Lest get back to fighting topic. You thoughts on Conor recent post "I am clear for testing in February. I will complete my two tests per USADA and we are booking a fight.". I understand it like this: currently I am on steroids, but I will be clean till February, you can come to me and make a test. This looks selfish to me. Why he choses when independent company should test him, while some fighters got tested on regular and unexpected basis? Take that Paulo Costa case. Situation when he was tested at 6 in the morning when he was doing weight cutting.

Anthony Smith made a good comment about McGregor and steroid. He is amazed how Conor has recovered from that leg injury so fast and managed to gain so much weight and muscles. Chris Weidman has similar injury several months before Conor, still hasnt cured fully and complains on pain in his leg.