Magomed Ankalaev continues his climb up the UFC light heavyweight rankings. The 29-year-old picked up his eighth consecutive victory under the UFC banner in UFC Fight Night 203 main event, defeating former title challenger Thiago Santos in a unanimous decision. Ankalaev (16-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) got the nod from all three judges sitting cageside at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, as he defeated Santos (22-9 MMA, 14-8 UFC) with scores 49–46, 49–46, and 48–47. Although it was a good name to add to his record, Ankalaev had a fairly uneventful fight against Santos, as both fighters were very tentative and had low outputs. Both Ankalaev and Santos were very careful in their striking
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