As a martial arts event in March, UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev will have 14 matches taking place on the night of 12/3 (early morning 13/3 in Vietnam time). According to the organizers' schedule, a total of 8 outer round matches and 6 matches under the main event.
As the name implies, the focus of UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev is the confrontation in the Light Heavyweight weight between two boxers Thiago Santos and Magomed Ankalaev. The winner in this match will take a long step in approaching the Glover Teixeira champion.
In terms of age, Thiago Santos is more experienced at the age of 38. On the ranking of UFC's Light Heavyweight boxers, Santos also has a better rank than Magomed Ankalaev (5 compared to 6). However, Ankalaev has a youth and impressive battle experience at the age of 29.
Since the upper stage in the martial arts arena, Ankalaev has only failed once before rival Paul Craig. The Russian boxer won the remaining 16 matches, including 9 knockout wins. That impressive winning series helped Ankalaev advanced on the UFC rankings.
In the opposite direction, Santos was on the rise when he lost 3/4 of the last match. Since the failure in the battle with Jon Jones, Santos has gradually decided. The victory over Johnny Walker at the UFC Fight Night event in October last year only helped Brazilian boxers somehow regain confidence.
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev schedule