Opposite to what he’s stated up to now, Magomed Ankalaev has each intention of making an attempt to wrestle Alex Pereira.
Three years faraway from his first shot at mild heavyweight gold, Ankalaev steps again into the primary occasion highlight at UFC 313 in Las Vegas with desires of leaving ‘Sin City’ as a world champion. Standing in his manner will likely be Pereira, a person who laid waste to everybody who’s dared problem him for his 205-pound crown.
However in contrast to Pereira’s earlier opponents, Ankalaev has a really explicit set of abilities that would show to be a nightmare for ‘Poatan.’ The one query is, will Ankalaev use it?
Sure. Sure, he’ll.
Beforehand, Ankalaev boldly claimed that he can be keen to face and commerce with the previous two-division GLORY Kickboxing champion. Nonetheless, the Dagestani has since reversed programs, making it clear that as quickly as he sees a possibility to take action, he’s going to shoot on the Brazilian boogeyman.
“That was the initial tweet when Alex won the belt,” Ankalaev stated in an interview with ESPN MMA. “Teixeira tweeted something, and then we tweeted don’t worry about the wrestling. But things have changed a lot since then. He kinda forgot about my name. Now, we said that Glover’s wrestling is not going to help him.”
Magomed Ankalaev able to problem ‘Poatan’ like no one else has earlier than
Whereas Ankalaev’s grappling abilities are simple, he typically chooses to face up along with his opponents, as evidenced by his paltry common of 0.92 takedowns per quarter-hour. He additionally has zero wins by submission all through his total combined martial arts profession, however that would very properly change this Saturday ought to he reach muscling Pereira all the way down to the mat.
For Pereira, it is going to be his fourth time defending the sunshine heavyweight title. Final yr, ‘Poatan’ scored KOs in opposition to Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree Jr. all in protection of his 205-pound crown.
Because it stands, Pereira vs. Ankalaev is a choose’em with DraftKings sportsbook having each fighters listed as at -110. With the best way issues are trending, there’s an excellent likelihood that ‘Poatan’ may very well be a full-fledged underdog come battle evening.
