Magomed Ankalaev will clash against Thiago Santos in the main event of UFC Vegas 50 this Saturday. Ahead of this intriguing fight, let's take a look at the five times Ankalaev obliterated inside the UFC cage.
After a loss in his UFC debut, Ankalaev bounced back into the win column with a stunning first-round knockout win over Prachnio in 2018. He also won his first 'Performance Of The Night' bonus.
The Russian fighter needed only 0:29 seconds of the first round to knockout Lungiambula with a front kick to the face in 2019. This was his third straight UFC win.
Ankalaev landed some vicious strikes on Cutelaba, forcing the referee to jump in and stop the fight at the 0:38th mark of the first round in 2020.
In their much-anticipated rematch, Ankalaev left no doubt and knocked Cutelaba out cold in the very first round of the fight with a vicious right at UFC 254. He also won his third 'Performance Of The Night' bonus.
Ankalaev extended his win streak to seven fights with a unanimous decision victory over Oezdemir at UFC 267 in 2021.