That is the UFC Vegas 84 stay weblog for Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker 2, the sunshine heavyweight principal occasion on Saturday in Las Vegas.
A one-time UFC title challenger, Ankalaev has lengthy been thought of to be among the many finest 205-pound fighters on the earth. The 31-year-old Dagestan native is MMA Preventing’s No. 4 ranked gentle heavyweight and holds a formidable 9-1-1 file (with one no-contest) over his 12 octagon appearances. After combating to a draw towards Jan Blachowicz in his first title shot, Ankalaev met Walker in an October bout that ended prematurely in a no-contest after an early unlawful knee to the top by Ankalaev rendered Walker unable to proceed.
Walker is rising up the ranks as nicely, as he enters Saturday’s potential No. 1 contender bout seated at No. 8 in MMA Preventing’s gentle heavyweight rankings. After profitable his first 4 UFC bouts, the 31-year-old Brazilian hit a tough patch that noticed him lose 4 of his subsequent 5. Walker rebounded, nonetheless, stringing collectively a trio of victories over Ion Cutelaba, Paul Craig, and Anthony Smith that noticed him creep to the precipice of title competition. With a win over Ankalaev, he might make his case for his first UFC title shot at 205 kilos.
Take a look at the UFC Vegas 84 principal occasion stay weblog beneath.
