Russian light heavyweight Magomed Ankalayev spoke about his UFC ambitions in 2024.
The light heavyweight champion is Alex Pereira, the Russian is ranked third in the division.
“Pereira has done a lot of things, I am not minimizing his merits. He moved to another division, but it was an incomprehensible fight with Jan Blachowicz. He won the championship match against Prochazka, but Jiri has a problem with the fight. This year I will do my best to get them out of my way. I’m grateful to my fans, I feel supported. I am grateful to everyone who cares about me, thank you very much, ”Ankalaev said on the Shak MMA YouTube channel.
On Saturday, January 13, Ankalaev will face Brazilian Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Nights 234 in Las Vegas.
Last October, Ankalaev met Walker at UFC 294, but the fight was declared a draw due to an illegal strike by the Russian in the first round. Ankalaev has 17 wins, losses and draws. Walker had 21 victories and suffered seven defeats.
Watch the live stream of the UFC Fight Nights 234 tournament on January 13 from 11:55 p.m. on the Match! Fighter”, as well as on January 14 from 3:00 p.m. on the federal channel “”.
Source : MatchTV
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