VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Ion Cutelaba recognizes the kick-heavy offense Magomed Ankalaev will likely bring when the two light heavyweights step in the cage Saturday at UFC on ESPN+ 27. Ankalaev (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is the only fighter in UFC history to have more than one kick-related knockout in the promotion’s history. Both Marcin Prachnio and Dalcha Lungiambula have fallen victim to vicious Ankalaev head kicks in the UFC, but Cutelaba (15-4 MMA, 4-3 UFC) doesn’t think he’ll follow suit. In fact, Cutelaba sees a scenario in which Ankalaev doesn’t land a single kick, he told MMA Junkie at a pre-fight media day on Thursday.

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