Daniel Cormier is surprised that Magomed Ankalaev didn’t get a UFC light heavyweight title shot. Instead, Anakalev (19-1-1 MMA, 10-1-1 UFC) drew Aleksandar Rakic (14-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on Oct. 26 at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. That leaves light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira (11-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) without an opponent, and Cormier wonders if booking Ankalaev against someone else was done on purpose – considering that “Poatan” has come up big for the promotion by saving UFC 300 and UFC 303 on short notice this year.
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