{"id":152665,"date":"2022-12-09T09:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/magomed-ankalaev-nearly-retired-after-paul-craig-loss-you-can-say-i-had-the-worst-loss-in-ufc\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T09:16:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:16:08","slug":"magomed-ankalaev-nearly-retired-after-paul-craig-loss-you-can-say-i-had-the-worst-loss-in-ufc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/magomed-ankalaev-nearly-retired-after-paul-craig-loss-you-can-say-i-had-the-worst-loss-in-ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"Magomed Ankalaev nearly retired after Paul Craig loss: ‘You can say I had the worst loss in UFC’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Magomed Ankalaev got off on the wrong foot when joining Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in March 2018.<\/p>\n
The No. 4-ranked Light Heavyweight contender dominated his opponent, Paul Craig, from pillar to post in a stellar overall debut. It appeared to be the emergence of a terrifying new prospect. Craig, however, had other plans, needing only a handful of seconds, locking in a Hail Mary triangle choke submission at the end of the fight. Ankalaev tapped with one second left before he would have achieved a clear-cut decision victory.<\/p>\n
Ankalaev, 30, is set to compete in his first UFC title fight this weekend (Sat., Dec. 10, 2022) in the UFC 282 main event against former champion, Jan Blachowicz. Riding a nine-fight win streak, fans nearly saw the end of Ankalaev before his UFC run even got started.<\/p>\n