Magomed AnkalayevIt seems that he already has a defined target for his return to the octagon. He hasn't fought since... defeat all with Alex Poatán At UFC 320, the Dagestani fighter signaled interest in facing... Khalil rountree Jr. even indicated how he believes his rival should prepare for the potential duel.
In a social media post, Ankalaev suggested that Rountree wouldn't need to focus so much on wrestling training, even while working with Khamzat ShimaevThe Russian emphasized that his preference would be for a fight based exclusively on striking, projecting a high-level technical stand-up confrontation over five rounds.
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“Khalil, my friend, I see you training a lot of wrestling with Khamzat, but in reality you don’t need that. All I’d like to do with you is 25 minutes of a very high-level striking lesson, if you can last that long,” Ankalaev wrote.
Khalil my man I see you training a lot of wrestling with Khamzat but in reality you don't need it, all I would love to do with you is 25 mins of very high level striking master class if you can last this long
— Muhammad big ANK Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) April 21, 2026
Check out Khalil Rountree's training session with Khamzat Chimaev.
Khamzat Shimaev, Khalil rountree, and Sasurkaev Baisangur training at Santo Studio's in Newport Beach California 🥊🏆 pic.twitter.com/3gTJQEmBO9
— MMA UNCENSORED (@MMAUNCENSORED1) February 13, 2026
🔥 Khamzat Shimaev's striking against Khalil rountree Jr. is looking good. pic.twitter.com/44VA6Y91ZE
— Full Mount MMA (@MMAFullMount) February 23, 2026
New footage of Khamzat Shimaev sparring with Khalil rountree and Luke Rockhold 👀
(via IG / shot_by_dame) pic.twitter.com/0KHiBHNVOb
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) February 26, 2026
Khamzat Shimaev drops Khalil rountree Jr. 🤯
(via @ufceurasia) pic.twitter.com/5ckoIXS9q9
—Full Violence™ (@Full_Violence) March 14, 2026
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