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Ankalaev punished the American with lightning speed! The opponent got scared and gave up after 15 seconds!
An easy victory did not please the Russian too much. Magomed left the octagon with a slight disappointment on his face
On the night of December 11 in Moscow at the UFC 282 tournament in Las Vegas, the Russian Magomed Ankalaev will challenge the ex-champion of the organization Jan Blakhovitch. The favorite in the fight for the vacant light heavyweight title, many call the Russian. Bookmakers offer to bet on his victory with a coefficient of 1.36. Pole’s chances are estimated much more modestly – 3.34.
The 30-year-old fighter from Russia is really in good shape. After a poor start in the UFC, he won nine fights in a row. Twice he managed to finish the competitors in less than a minute. With swift victories, he stunned Dalcha Lungiambula from South Africa, Ion Kutselaba from Moldova and their fans. But Magomed set a personal record in another fighting organization, forcing the enemy to surrender in just 15 seconds!
Punishment for a gross mistake came with lightning speed.
There was no plan B
For the WFCA 17 tournament, held in April 2016 in Grozny, 23-year-old at that time Magomed Ankalaev approached in the status of a fighter of promising and still gaining experience. A native of Dagestan was undefeated, but with five victories in the asset, he, of course, could not count on the main fight of the evening. Another future participant in UFC tournaments, Volkan Ozdemir, did not get the role of the main star, which eventually went to Maxim Grishin.
Ankalaev’s rival also hardly considered himself a top-level fighter. By the age of 38, Lloyd Marshbanks had a record of 20 wins with 18 losses, and the number of failures grew with each fight. It was not the first time the American visited Russia – before that he had repeatedly performed with varying success at tournaments of the M-1 organization.
Of course, no one seriously considered him the favorite in this fight with Ankalaev. Nevertheless, after five defeats in a row, it was problematic for him to surprise a competitor hungry for victories. But for Magomed, a duel with an experienced opponent could well be a good test. And for a debut in a solid organization, it’s even good that the enemy is a repeatedly beaten fighter – there is a chance to loudly declare yourself.
Magomed really scored a high-profile debut, though he himself probably wanted to win a little differently. Marshbanks, after a pause of a few seconds after the start, tried to make a pass to the legs. The attempt was immediately doomed to failure – the American started the movement from a very solid distance. Ankalaev made a slight backward movement, allowing the experienced fighter to simply plop down on his stomach. With lightning speed he went behind the opponent’s back and treated him with a series of strong blows.
It would seem that the situation was not critical for the American. The referee was not going to stop the fight yet, waiting for the development of events. But Lloyd somehow lost heart and decided to give up. Perhaps he realized that Plan A had failed and that he had no Plan B. Magomed was not too happy with such an easy first victory in the Akhmat fighting championship. The fighter’s face showed disappointment as he left the octagon.
UFC 282. Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs. Chris Dakas. Chris Curtis vs Joaquin Buckley. Magomed Ankalaev vs Jan Blachowicz
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World heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), Ukrainian Alexander Usik He will attend the World Sports Summit to be held in Dubai (UAE) between 29-30 December.
According to the organizers, the boxer will act as a speaker and guest on the theme “Warrior-poet: in the mind of Alexander Usik.”
Usik’s speech will be moderated by renowned speaker Nick Santonastasso, who has worked with the Ukrainian on several occasions: “I am grateful for the opportunity. I look forward to the chance to reveal all the treasures of a boxing legend.”
Many important names will attend the summit: football players Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero, Andres Iniesta, former world champions Manny Pacquiao (boxing) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (UFC), tennis player Novak Djokovic.
Usik last appeared in the ring in July 2025, when he knocked out British boxer Daniel Dubois in the fifth round. Next year, the Ukrainian representative is expected to meet with former world champion American Deontay Wilder.
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Dembele is ranked fifth and Usyk is ranked 14th. The best athlete of 2025 in Europe has been announced
Multiple world record holder, two-time Olympic champion in pole vault, Swede Armand Duplantis He was chosen as the best athlete of 2025 in Europe.
In the survey participated by 23 news sources across the continent, Duplantis received 184 points, ahead of Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, Roland Garros and US Open champion and Slovenian cyclist who qualified for the 2010 Turkish Gentlemen’s Show.
World heavyweight champion Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik He took 14th place, shared with Norwegian biathlete Johannes Boe.
At least 62 athletes (20 women and 42 men) from 22 sports, representing 24 countries, scored in the survey. The most representatives in the ranking are from Norway (9), followed by Spain (6), France (5), the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom (4 each).
Among the sports, football is the most representative (10), followed by athletics (8), basketball (8), tennis (5) and swimming (5).
Rating of the best athletes of Europe 2025:
- Armand Duplantis (Sweden/athletics) – 184 points
- Carlos Alcaraz (Spain/tennis) – 143
- Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia/cycling) – 134
- Femke Bol (Netherlands/athletics) – 76
- Ousmane Dembele (France/football) – 70
- Lando Norris (Great Britain/Formula 1) – 68
- Jannik Sinner (Italy/tennis) – 57
- Arina Sabalenka (Belarus/tennis) – 56
- Marco Odermatt (Switzerland/alpine skiing) – 45
- Johannes Kläbo (Norway/cross-country skiing) – 29
- Leon Marchand (France/swimming) – 27
- Marc Marquez (Spain/MotoGP) – 25
- Iga Swiatek (Poland/tennis) – 19
- Johannes Boe (Norway/biathlon), Alexander Usik (Ukraine/boxing) – 16 each
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Former world heavyweight champion (over 90.7 kg), American Deontay Wilder (44-4-1, 43 KOs) shared his expectations for the upcoming fight against WBC, WBA and IBF titleholder Oleksandr Usyk (24-0, 15 KOs).
“You know my next opponent. Usyk challenged me to a fight. He said he wanted to meet me in the ring. I accepted the challenge. “I push horses” and “I feel it, I feel it hard.”
What’s my plan? Be smart, be faster, use my agility, be tough, get in the ring and knock him out. I am known for my strength, I need to show it. “I’ve been through a tough journey in my life, but I’m back and ready to beat Usyk,” Wilder said.
The American had 49 fights in the professional ring and won 44 victories (43 of them ahead of schedule). In June, Wilder knocked out his compatriot Tyrell Herndon, ending his two defeats in 2023 and 2024.
Usyk last appeared in the ring in July, when he stopped Briton Daniel Dubois. The Ukrainian became the absolute world champion but lost a title by refusing to defend his WBO belt in October.
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