It's not tho, it's about the matchups. I can see him struggle against Whittaker but I still think he has a good chance. And I think he can beat Alex and Izzy comfortably. He has mad credentials. MW is shit when it comes to grappling.
He's a 4 time Combat Sambo World Champion. How can you compare him to someone like Jun Yong Park lol. Who did Izzy beat that had great grappling? Brunson and Vettori lol. What a joke. And grandpa Romero who never even uses his wrestling.
Once he got the guy he was versing on dwcs to the ground he subbed him quickly but it took him a few struggled attempts to get him there in the first place. Can't see how he beats Adesanya right now. Alex sure but multiple people could probably grapple Alex in MW
sambo champs get fed to bjj guys to showcase their grappling in one fc. Vettori was nogi worlds brown belt bronze medalist. Put some respect on his name.
Isn't that the point? Some sambo champions have done very well in MMA and others haven't like that example. You should say why you think Ikram can beat Adesanya instead of just saying he is a sambo champion. I haven't seen his previous fights but this 4x sambo champion was -600 over some random dwcs guy who he struggled to take down and his striking looked a bit iffy
Who are the four middleweights better than him? Since this guy has a lot of hype.
so three guys, all of whom train in america lol
French mma fighter Sebastian Libebe is 0-3 in mma. In Combat Sambo he took Silver in World Championships in 2008, 2011 and 2014.
CAN you say all that is the question...
