Gilbert Durinho evaluates Poatan's ground training and points out dangers for his rematch against Ankalaev at UFC 320

Alex Poatán in a face-off inside the octagon in UFC 313. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.

Gilbert Durinho agrees with the evolution of Alex Poatán in grappling, but has some reservations. The former champion posted a video on social media showing that he is taking his fight seriously. revenge against Magomed Ankalayev No. UFC 320. In the images, the Pataxó demonstrates his progress on the ground for the rematch, which pleased Burns, although the black belt questions the need to expose his training.

In a video published on his YouTube channel, Gilbert Durinho positively evaluated Poatan's training. According to him, although he hadn't seen anything extraordinary yet, the former champion demonstrated confidence in key aspects of the ground game.

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"I liked it. There wasn't anything 'wow' about it. I think he'll improve by coming back and getting into shape for the camp. But from the little I saw, I could tell he's confident in the guillotine, confident in his back defense. He's starting to do the lift... I can tell you I'm enjoying watching Poatan in jiu-jitsu," he said. Gilbert Burns.

On the other hand, Durinho emphasized that excessive exposure in training can have disadvantages. He noted that, just as Poatan has exploited his opponent's flaws on previous occasions, the situation is now the opposite: the Brazilian is revealing many details that can be analyzed by Ankalaev and his team.

"Remember when he knocked out Jiri in the second fight? He saw Jiri warming up with his hand low and thought about throwing a high kick. I think the opposite is also true: he's showing everyone a lot of things. If I were Ankalaev's ground coach, I'd take a bunch of stuff there and say, 'You can work on that.' There are those dangers," Durinho concluded.

The first duel between Poatan and Ankalaev took place in UFC 313When the Russian, despite not securing a takedown, managed to stifle the Brazilian's striking and won the fight standing up. Now, in the rematch scheduled for October 4th at UFC 320The expectation is that the Pataxó fighter will be more aggressive and reclaim the light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg).