Alex Poatán won Magomed Ankalayev No. UFC 320Photo: Instagram UFC India
Magomed Ankalayev is in a reflective phase after his defeat to Alex Poatán No. UFC 320The Russian, who already returned to training with optimism, used social media to show his introspective and solitary side after the setback.
In a video posted to Instagram, Ankalaev appears riding a horse, walking through the forest. In the caption, he suggests that this moment serves as a kind of therapy.
“Sometimes you just need to go to a place where all you can hear is the horse’s breath and the forest’s roar,” Ankalaev wrote.
Alex Poatan x Magomed Ankalaev rivalry
After stringing together four knockouts in four title fights and becoming the best fighter in the world in 2024, Alex Poatán was paired against Magomed Ankalayev in the main fight of UFC 313The narrative that the Russian, with the threat of takedowns, would be the worst technical fit for the Brazilian proved true, and the Dagestani had his arm raised by unanimous decision of the judges.
However, after months of taunting from both sides, the rematch was scheduled for... UFC 320This time, Poatan completely ignored any danger, knocked out Ankalaev in 1 minute and 20 seconds of the fight, and regained the light heavyweight title (up to 93 kg).
Relive Alex Poatan's knockout of Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320
Alex Pereira ROULES around Ankalaev and ends within a minute of combat
Poatan is new and the UFC's -93kg ROI #UFC320 pic.twitter.com/0l1aD3XBEE
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