{"id":260228,"date":"2025-11-04T03:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/260228\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T03:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:52:12","slug":"magomed-ankalaevs-manager-on-devastating-injury-pre-320","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/260228\/","title":{"rendered":"Magomed Ankalaev’s Manager On Devastating Injury Pre-320"},"content":{"rendered":"

Magomed Ankalaev<\/a> most recently made an appearance inside the fabled Octagon last month during UFC 320<\/a> inside T-Mobile Arena in Enterprise, NV. His opponent that first Saturday night of October was Alex Pereira.<\/a> At stake: The UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.

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Chapter two of the story ended on the sourest of notes for Magomed Ankalaev. Although the first contest resulted in an Ankalaev win by decision, the renewal of hostilities saw \u201cPoatan\u201d win gold in the 205-lb division.<\/p>\n

A minute and 20 seconds was all it took for Ankalaev to surrender light heavyweight supremacy to the former GLORY Kickboxing great. The Oct. 4 loss to Alex Pereira saw Ankalaev\u2019s overall record in MMA drop to 21-2-1, with a 12-2-1 record under the UFC promotional banner.<\/p>\n

\"Magomed<\/a>October 4, 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira fight in their 5-round Light Heavyweight Main Event Title bout at T-Mobile Arena on October 4, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. \/PXImages Las Vegas USA \u2013 ZUMAp175 20251004_zsa_p175_276 Copyright: xAlejandroxSalazarx
\nAli Abdelaziz Reveals Extent of Magomed Ankalaev\u2019s Training Camp Injury on\u00a0Submission Radio<\/p>\n

If you were watching the UFC 320 pay-per-view telecast on ESPN+<\/a> inside the United States a month ago, Daniel Cormier,<\/a> who worked the show as an analyst, referred to reports indicating<\/a> that Magomed Ankalaev sustained broken ribs during training camp for the title fight. On the latest edition of\u00a0Submission Radio,<\/a>\u00a0the former titleholder\u2019s manager, Ali Abdelaziz, discussed his client\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201c[Magomed] Ankalaev did not train for almost 40 days for this fight,\u201d Ali Abdelaziz began in the interview. \u201cHe came from Dagestan with messed-up ribs and he sparred three times. Every time, we had to stop the sparring.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abdelaziz also mentioned that the UFC was aware of Magomed Ankalaev\u2019s condition the entire time leading up to the contest on Oct. 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only things he did for 40 days was run, jump rope, hit mitts, and do conditioning,\u201d he said. \u201cHe barely did any sparring. He did zero wrestling, zero grappling. I hope [that] the UFC will appreciate what he\u2019s done for them to keep the main event going on and I think he\u2019s one fight away, honestly, from a title.\u201d<\/p>\n

Abdelaziz Pleaded with Magomed Ankalaev to Postpone Oct. 4 Fight<\/p>\n

Though Magomed Ankalaev was surely a noble fighter in pressing forward with last month\u2019s contest in spite of his injury, Ali Abdelaziz tried to get him to not go inside the cage in Enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was begging him not to fight, but he did not listen to me,\u201d he recalled in the interview. \u201cI begged him. Listen, we win together and we lose together, but sometimes, when it takes you this many years to become champion, the UFC is not going to give you any favors here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Give Credit to Magomed Ankalaev for Fighting, but Also Face the Facts<\/p>\n

When it gets to a point that a fighter\u2019s manager has to get them to consider not fighting for a championship due to injuries sustained in training camp, and said injuries limit the fighter\u2019s training regimen in the run-up to the contest, that should be enough to get him or her to think twice about fighting.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy training camp has been hampered by injuries,\u201d, the fighter will think. \u201cIf this causes further damage, it\u2019s not worth fighting on the scheduled date.\u201d<\/p>\n

As previously stated, Magomed Ankalaev showed guts in his willingness to fight Alex Pereira on the night of Oct. 4. The facts are there, however.<\/p>\n

During the contest in UFC 320, Pereira\u2019s gameplan was simple: Target Ankalaev\u2019s treated ribs to score a knockout. This plan of attack was executed perfectly for Alex Pereira, who finished the fight in less than half of a round.<\/p>\n

Ali Abdelaziz acted in Magomed Ankalaev\u2019s best interest going into UFC 320, just as any manager should do when he\u2019s dealing with an injured fighter.<\/p>\n

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