Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-26, some good single shots but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma bout Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Rakic vs Ankalaev is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 26th, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), in a 3-round light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway – UFC 308. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Magomed Ankalaev record
Magomed Ankalaev entered this fight with a mma record of 18-1-1 (56% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Paul Craig in 2018, since then he has collected ten victories, one draw, with Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Magomed Ankalaev) and one no-contest in his penultimate match against Johnny Walker (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker I); after this bout he has defeated Walker in their rematch (Magomed Ankalaev vs Johnny Walker II).
Aleksandar Rakic record
His opponent, Aleksandar Rakic, has an official record of 14-4-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.26 in the light heavyweight division.
In his last three matches he has beat Thiago Santos (Thiago Santos vs Aleksandar Rakic) but then he has lost to Jan Blachowicz (Jan Blachowicz vs Aleksandar Rakic) and to Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Aleksandar Rakic).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 308 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker
Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira
Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos
Myktybek Orolbai vs Mateusz Rebecki
Brunno Ferreira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Chris Barnett
Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo
Bruno Silva vs Ismail Naurdiev
Carlos Leal Miranda vs Rinat Fakhretdinov
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
#1 it starts at 1:19:00
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Result
Who won Ankalaev vs Rakic fight?
Magomed Ankalaev defeated Aleksandar Rakic via unanimous decision. Scores were 29-28 29-28 29-28.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 308 post-fight octagon interview of Magomed Ankalaev and Aleksandar Rakic.
