UFC 254 Results: Ankalaev Crushes Cutelaba, Erases Controversy UFC 254 Results: Ankalaev Crushes Cutelaba, Erases Controversy

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight hopefuls Magomed Ankalaev and Ion Cutelaba picked it up this afternoon (Saturday, Oct 24, 2020) at UFC 254 in the Flash forum on  » Fight Island ”in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, after their first meeting was marred by controversy

The long-running rematch has been mismanaged, delayed, or COVID four times before, and it nearly collapsed again earlier this week when one of Cutelaba’s cornermen tested positive for coronavirus.Nevertheless, the fight did take place and in the end the bad blood finally boiled over in the form of a screeching first round stop for Ankalaev

Ion came out stalking Ankalaev, throwing a forward kick to start the action Ankalaev followed up with a low kick, with both fighters taking a more cautious approach early in their second encounter Ankalaev threw another hard kick, pumping a jab, but got cut with a hard right counter and looped Ion landed another right hand as Ankalaev spun around, looking for an opening Ion scored with a front kick, but Ankalaev countered with a hard left hook Ion tried to land a few inside shots, but Ankalaev backed off and replenished him before moving away again Ankalaev shot a straight to the left down the middle, but Ion continued his chase and then dropped down in the middle of a back fist attempt Ion seemed to be fine, but then he got sloppy, getting cut with a doubles suit that dropped him to the canvas Ion covered his face, but Ankalaev was dropping bombs in his face This time the referee gave Ion more than enough time to defend himself – way too much of time in hindsight – and he was eventually stunned with less than a minute left in the first round

It was a measured and patient performance from Ankalaev, who can now move up to the Top 15 – and Ranked competition – after dealing with Cutelaba-related issues for most of 2020

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Magomed Ankalaev, Ion Cuțelaba, Ultimate Fighting Championship