Magomed Ankalaev faces off against Alex Pereira this weekend in a repeat of their closely fought contest in March of this year. In their first meeting, the Russian won by unanimous decision to take his record to 20-1-1 and take home the UFC light heavyweight championship in the process.

“I had a hole in my jaw underneath my chin where he’d clocked me. He’d fractured ribs. He’d basically beaten me up and for the next two days, I couldn’t walk because he destroyed my legs and destroyed my arms.”

Podcast host sparks debate suggesting UFC trade Magomed Ankalaev for PFL star Dakota Ditcheva, raising eyebrows across the MMA community.

UFC legend Khabib Nurmagomedov has prasied Magomed Ankalaev as the latter attempts to successfully defend his UFC light heavyweight title this weekend.

Magomed Ankalaev is UFC light heavyweight champion. That might impress the “Big Ank” fans who stood and cheered when Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira to capture the 205-pound crown in the UFC 313 pay-per-view (PPV) main event, but former UFC light heavyweight kingpin, Quinton Jackson, remains unimpressed.