Magomed Ankalaev sees Volkan Oezdemir as a good next step as he climbs the light heavyweight rankings, but he doesn’t see it being a close fight. On paper, the matchup between Ankalaev (15-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) and Oezdemir (17-5 MMA, 5-4 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 267 card, which streams on ESPN+ from Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, seems like a potentially thrilling matchup of strikers. Both men like to unleash on the feet, but who will land first? Ankalaev is confident it’s going to be him
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Magomed Ankalaev: Volkan Oezdemir ‘too slow’ for striking battle at UFC 267 – MMA Junkie