Named as the likely next challenger for the light heavyweight title (up to 93kg.), Magomed Ankalayev had expectations broken by the organization. Days after the clash was announced against Aleksandar rakic in Abu Dhabi, in UFC 308, the fighter spoke about the episode and avoided regretting the loss of opportunity to face Alex Poatán in your next fight.
“Now everyone knows that I will not be fighting for the title and will fight Rakic in Abu Dhabi. Whoever Mick (Maynard) gives me, I'll break their faces, and then they won't be able to deny me if I do my job impressively. I'm sorry for whoever faces me from now on," Ankalaev said on his official Twitter account. 'X' (old Twitter).
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Currently second in the light heavyweight rankings, Ankalaev is coming off a devastating victory over Johnny Walker, but there was criticism from fans, who claimed that the athlete did not deserve the role of challenger due to his history in the organization. Now the fighter begins to measure his strength against the fourth in the category, who was knocked out by Jiri Prochazka No. UFC 300.
Aleksandar rakic is the next opponent of Magomed Ankalayev. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Scheduled to take place on October 26th, the UFC 308 will be hosted in Abu Dhabi at the Eithad Arena. Previously, Ankalaev had expressed interest in facing Poatan in this arena. So far it is not known what will happen to the Russian in case of victory over Rakic.
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