Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He is the Light heavyweight world champion at World Fighting Championship Akhmat. He signed with the UFC in October 2017 and made his promotional debut against Paul Craig in March 2018.

About Magomed Ankalaev in brief

Summary Magomed AnkalaevMagomed Alibulatovich Ankalaev is a Russian professional mixed martial artist. He is the Light heavyweight world champion at World Fighting Championship Akhmat. As of September 29, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC Light Heavyweight rankings. Ankalaev first began training in Greco-Roman Wrestling for one year whilst he was a student at the Dagestan State University, where he graduated in the sport faculty.

He then became the Russian and World champion in amateur MMA. He made his debut on 18 January 2014 at Oplot Challenge 96 when he beat Vasily Babich of Ukraine in the close match by majority decision. He signed with the UFC in October 2017 and made his promotional debut against Paul Craig in March 2018 at UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov.