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 Sequence, Dana White mentioned how Magomed Ankalaev can safe a title struggle with the winner of “Poatan” vs. “The Battle Horse.”
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“He wasn’t disregarded,” White stated. “He’s received a struggle developing. We’re laying the fights out now, Ankalev’s received a struggle lined up, go in there, do your factor, look nice, clearly you’re subsequent. We needed to make this struggle card and as you go down the road, you begin it, Khalil Rountree makes loads of sense and, you stated it your self, no manner in hell that’s not a enjoyable one.”
Ankalaev didn’t discover himself in White’s good graces following his displaying in opposition to Jan Blachowicz of their vacant UFC Mild Heavyweight Championship struggle again in late 2022. The bout resulted in a cut up draw and plenty of had been left unhappy with the bout.
With that stated, time heals all wounds. Ankalaev is contemporary off a knockout victory over Johnny Walker and if he can have an analogous outing in opposition to Rakić, then a title struggle could also be tutorial.
