“Let’s see if someone is going to call my name. When asked who he wanted to fight next, Ankalaev reiterated his main objective, while putting the onus on others in his division. On his current win streak, Ankalaev has defeated Marcin Prachnio, Klidson Abreu, Dalcha Lungiambula, Ion Cutelaba twice, Nikita Krylov, and now, Oezdemir, who is the first former UFC title challenger on Ankalaev’s resume. However, after making a few adjustments, Ankalaev was able to stay with his original gameplan and pick apart his opponent on his terms en route to the decision win. Oezdemir (17-6 MMA, 5-5 UFC) was no push-over for Ankalaev, as the Swede landed a few big punches in the fight. So after that, I kept following my plan.” My coach always keeps telling me don’t go with him in the close exchanges. “In general, a win is a win, and I’m happy,” Ankalaev told reporters in Russian through a translator at the UFC 267 post-fight news conference. After 15 minutes of fighting, Ankalaev earned a unanimous decision nod from the judges, extending his streak to seven in a row. Kicking off the main card of UFC 267, Ankalaev (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) took on former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir, hoping to keep his impressive win streak alive. With the acclaim of MMA as the fastest-growing sport in the world’s history, Africa is not left out of the mix as MMA has become more popular with Nigerians particularly with the emergence and. Magomed Ankalaev continues his ascent in the light heavyweight division with eyes set on the title.
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