Poatan’s knockout at UFC 307 impressed even Ankalaev

The knockout of Alex Poatan Pereira on top of Khalil Rountree Jr. no UFC 307 even left Magomed Ankalaev impressed.

The Russian, who has been asking for a chance to challenge the belt since the Brazilian knocked him out Use Prochazka for the second time, he used social media to congratulate the champion on his title defense and also to send a message.

“Congratulations to both of you, it was a great fight. I’m happy that you won, and now I have to do my job: win [Aleksandar] Rakic ​​and then get it over with,” he wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) profile.

The Tupiniquim made his third title defense in 2024 by knocking down Rountree at the end of the fourth round of the night’s main fight. The interval between the first and third defenses was less than six months, becoming a record for the organization.

Can x Ankalaev happen?

Ankalaev is second in the light heavyweight rankings and has been using social media to promise that he will knock out Pereira when he gets the chance.

Ultimate itself, however, didn’t want this fight to happen now; the Russian was selected to face Rakic, fifth in the division, at UFC 308, which will take place in Abu Dhabi on October 26th, simply to please the Muslim public.

If the Austrian wins, Dana White has already promised that Magomed will finally have the chance to challenge Poatan’s belt.

But the Brazilian, in turn, has already made it more than clear his desire to move up to heavyweight and fight for the belt in a third, different category. Despite this, Poatan also stated that he is interested in facing Ankalaev in the octagon to show that he also has a ground game.