Alex Poatan's knockout of Ankalaev becomes a lesson at Glover Teixeira's gym; watch the video

Coach and former champion shared a video in which students reproduce the moves used by Poatan at UFC 320

Glover Teixeira carries Alex Poatán after UFC 295. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

The ease with which Alex Poatán dispatched Magomed Ankalayev No. UFC 320The fight, held last Saturday (4), caught the attention of fans and experts. The Brazilian showed no mercy to the Russian, went on the attack and knocked out his rival in just 80 seconds of fighting. The success of the Pataxó was so great that Glover Teixeira, his main trainer, began replicating the knockout movements as an activity for other students at the gym.

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In a video posted to his Instagram stories, Glover showed a training session at Teixeira MMA & Fitness, where Poatan prepares for his fights. In the footage, one group of athletes simulates the overhand that knocked Ankalaev down on the heavy bag, while another group replicates the elbows that ended the fight in the Brazilian's favor.

A victory  over Ankalaev marked the 13th victory of Poatan's MMA career, his fifth in title fights, as well as representing his eighth knockout in the UFC and his sixth victory over a former champion of the world's largest MMA organization.

Check out the training session imitating Alex Poatan's knockout

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