The 30-year-old Russian won a landslide victory. The fight was stopped in the second round, Ankalaev won by technical knockout. The Russian did a great job on the ground and finished his opponent.
Down-the-line.com broadcast a live text broadcast of the Ankalaev – Smith fight.
After the fight, it turned out that Smith had broken his leg in the first round after one of Ankalaev’s low kicks.
For the Russian, this victory was the 18th. In the UFC, he has nine victories in a row, in MMA Magomed suffered only one defeat. Smith suffered his 17th loss with 35 wins.
Earlier, UFC President Dana White said the winner of this fight will have a chance in a title fight. The UFC light heavyweight belt belongs to Jiri Prochazka.
Source: Sport

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