Listed as the next rival of Alex Poatán, Magomed Ankalayev he will have one more stage before challenging the Brazilian for the light heavyweight belt. The Russian was selected to face the service Aleksandar rakic No. UFC 308, an event that takes place on October 26th, in Abu Dhabi. The announcement of the fight was made official by the organization's president Dana White.
Why hasn't the Poatan vs Ankalaev fight been confirmed?
With the unavailability of Islam makhachev to fight in UFC 308, due to an injury, the organization was 'forced' to fill the fight program with Muslim athletes like Ankalaev and Khamzat Shimaev. On the other hand, Poatan had already made it clear that he would only fight again in November or December. As a result, the Russian was forced to take one more step before competing for the title.
Ankalaev vs Rakic
Magomed Ankalayev, is second in the light heavyweight rankings and has a professional record of 18 wins, one loss and one draw. In his last performance, the Russian knocked out the Brazilian Johnny Walker at UFC 234 in January.
On the other hand, Rakic has a record of 14 wins and four losses. The Serbian comes from a sequence of two losses, the last being to Jiri Prochazka No. UFC 300, in April.
Check out the fight program below UFC 308 to date (subject to change)
UFC 308 fights
Feather weight: Ilia Topuria x Max Holloway – Fight for the belt
Average weight: Robert whittaker x Khamzat Shimaev
Heavyweight: Cyryl Gane x Alexander Volkov
Feather weight: Lerone murphy x Dan Ige
Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalayev x Aleksandar rakic
Welterweight Weight: Rinat Fakhretdinov x Nursulton Ruziboev
Heavyweight: Marcos Foot x Kennedy Nzechukwu
Welterweight Weight: Geoff neal x Rafael Dos Anjos
