Surging contender, Magomed Ankalaev appeared less than impressed by incumbent light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira’s one-sided win over Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 over the weekend, calling for his own title chase with the Brazilian at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi later this year. Alex Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, and the current light heavyweight champion,…
Johnny Walker won’t give up on his title hopes after UFC Fight Night 234. Johnny Walker (21-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was knocked out by Magomed Ankalaev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) in Round 2 of their main event Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Ankalaev settled the score with Johnny Walker after their first fight at UFC 294 was ruled…
UFC Vegas 84 event was headlined by a light heavyweight rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Johnny Walker. Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA) and Walker (21-8 MMA) had originally collided back at October’s UFC 294 event in Abu Dhabi, where their fight ended in a no-contest after the Russian hit the Brazilian with an illegal knee. Prior to that…
Dana White has shared his thoughts on the controversial doctor stoppage in today’s Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker fight at UFC 294. Johnny Walker (21-7 MMA) and Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA) collided in a highly anticipated light heavyweight contest on the main card of today’s pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi. Unfortunately, the bout did not…
Magomed Ankalaev believes he needs a big change to get to the next level of his career, but it’s not so much a technical improvement. Magomed Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC) returns to the cage Saturday on the main card of UFC 294. He takes on Johnny Walker in a key light heavyweight matchup. This…
Alex Pereira hopes to have a fresh start in UFC when he moves up to the light heavyweight division. He decided after he lost the UFC Middleweight Championship by knockout to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 on April 8. While fans immediately called for a rematch, Pereira announced he would move up a weight class. After his immediate success…
Jamahal Hill recently defeated the now-retired Glover Teixeira for the vacant light heavyweight title. Although it hasn’t even been two weeks since he became champion, Hill is already looking ahead to his first title defense, calling for a bout against Magomed Ankalaev. Speaking to James Lynch of Lynch On Sports, the light heavyweight champion acknowledged that Ankalaev is…
Magomed Ankalaev vs. Jan Blachowicz was pretty much the last fight Jiri Prochazka wanted to see on Dec. 10, but after five rounds, he had no doubt about who won. The former UFC light heavyweight champ, of course, planned to rematch Glover Teixeira before a severe injury forced him to withdraw from UFC 282 and…
Magomed Ankalaev has laid out his plans to return to the octagon and realize his dream of becoming the UFC light heavyweight champion following the disappointing result in his last outing. On December 10 in the main event of UFC 282, the Russian rallied back after enduring adversity throughout the first two rounds and thought…
It looks like Cody Garbrandt is on his way to Dubai with top-ranked light heavyweight contender Magomed Ankalaev. Garbrandt recently posted an Instagram story confirming the news. Garbrandt, a former UFC bantamweight champion, has had a turbulent run in recent times, losing five out of his last six outings inside the octagon. T.J. Dillashaw snapped…
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