Poatan attacks Ankalaev. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram/UFC
it's time to Alex Poatán get even against Magomed Ankalayev. If last Saturday (4), in Las Vegas (USA), the Brazilian turned things around in the octagon by knocking out his rival in the first round, now he started to return the provocations of the same.
In the pre-fight segment, Poatan had to endure the Russian making light of his past, mentioning his time working at a tire shop and his alcoholism problem. As expected, the athlete was angered by Ankalaev's stance. After the swift knockout, the athlete, using Instagram's Stories feature, shared a photo celebrating the victory and pointing to his rival lying in the octagon clutching a tire.
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Apparently, Alex, after hearing so much from Ankalaev, won't let him forget his words. Besides the Russian, the renowned striker, in his moment of glory, also didn't forgive his manager, which further intensified the rivalry.
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Poatan's main victories
In the UFC since 2021, Alex Poatán starred in a meteoric rise in MMA, shining in the octagon. The Brazilian was a middleweight and light heavyweight champion, defeating big names in the sport such as Israel adesanya, Jamahal hill, Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka (twice), Khalil rountree jr, Magomed Ankalayev e Sean Strickland.
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