Indeed, The Time Is Not Yet For Jeka Saragih

MMA fighter from Indonesia, Jeka Saragih. (Photo: UFC screenshot)

JAKARTA - Indonesian fighter, Jeka Saragih, has failed to realize his dream of getting a contract with the UFC. He had to submit to his opponent in the last stage.

Jeka had to accept a bitter result in the Road to UFC lightweight final after losing to Anshul Jubli at the UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, Sunday, February 5, afternoon of Western Indonesian Time (WIB).

Unfortunately, the fighter from Simalungun, North Sumatra lost by TKO to Anshul Jubli in the second round.

The King of Lions ate good tonight 🦁 #UFCVegas68 pic.twitter.com/ddfEU6DxrF

— UFC (@ufc) February 5, 2023

Several MMA fans, especially from Indonesia, considered Jeka's performance to be quite good. He could at least offer some resistance.

However, there are still drawbacks. One of them is in terms of ground fighting, as seen by the fans. Jeka's technique is considered imperfect.

Another drawback is too much self-confidence. His taunt action only fueled Anshul's enthusiasm to "finish him".

Jeka Saragih

GOKIL 😁 pic.twitter.com/4XFEFmkfJY

— Broadcast Bola (@BroadcastBolang) February 5, 2023

"#JekaSaragih enjoys too much and is too confident, his energy is running out for taunting. It's okay to win. It's okay to sell matches, but you don't realize your weakness. Even though he has very strong power, loses technique, loses attitude," said one MMA fan on Twitter.

Meanwhile, Anshul is much better this time around. The Indian fighter dominated the match.

It can be seen from the statistics below.

The grappling and takedown he did were so scary. Naturally, if in the end he was undefeated in his seven professional fights.

This also led Anshul to become the second fighter from India to get a contract from the UFC.

When viewed as a whole, this is indeed not the right time for Jeka Saragih to make history in the UFC.