Former light heavyweight champ Ankalaev returns to the octagon for the first time since dropping his title to Alex Pereira at UFC 320
Combat Sports
June 01, 2026
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev will face Khalil Rountree Jr in the headline bout when UFC Fight Night returns to Abu Dhabi in July.
Top-ranked Ankalaev returns to the octagon for the first time since dropping his title to Alex Pereira at UFC 320 last October.
The Dagestani, 33, had been on a seven-year unbeaten run in the UFC prior to that defeat, which included winning the light-heavyweight belt from Pereira at UFC 313.
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