Dana White Feels UFC Title Shot Is Magomed Ankalaev’s for the Taking
Earlier than Pereira vs. Rountree was introduced, Magomed Ankalaev had already been booked to tackle Aleksandar Rakić at UFC 308. Chatting with media members following an version of his Contender Collection, Dana White mentioned how Magomed Ankalaev can safe a title combat with the winner of “Poatan” vs. “The Struggle Horse.”
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“He wasn’t left out,” White stated. “He’s received a combat arising. We’re laying the fights out now, Ankalev’s received a combat lined up, go in there, do your factor, look nice, clearly you’re subsequent. We needed to make this combat card and as you go down the road, you begin taking a look at it, Khalil Rountree makes a variety of sense and, you stated it your self, no means in hell that’s not a enjoyable one.”
Ankalaev didn’t discover himself in White’s good graces following his exhibiting in opposition to Jan Blachowicz of their vacant UFC Gentle Heavyweight Championship combat again in late 2022. The bout led to a break up draw and plenty of had been left unhappy with the bout.
With that stated, time heals all wounds. Ankalaev is recent off a knockout victory over Johnny Walker and if he can have an identical outing in opposition to Rakić, then a title combat could also be tutorial.
