Magomed Ankalaev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and the UFC light heavyweight division. Get the latest UFC breaking news, fight night results, MMA records and stats, highlights ... The industry pioneer in UFC, Bellator and all things MMA (aka Ultimate Fighting). MMA news, interviews, pictures, videos and more since 1997. Ahead of facing former champion Jan Blachowicz in the UFC 282 main event on Saturday, light heavyweight Magomed Ankalaev has stormed through the division wit... Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev (Russian: Магомед Алибулатович Анкалаев; born June 2, 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. As of October 7, 2025, he is #11 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings and #1 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings. [5] Ankalaev is the former light heavyweight champion of World Fighting Championship ...
