Dagestani fighters are some of the most dominant in the UFC, known for their elite wrestling. Fans have seen Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, and others from Dagestan dominate. Magomed Ankalaev is also from Dagestan, but Kamaru Usman questions people calling him a typical Dagestani wrestler.

‘Big Ank’ beat Alex Pereira to become the light heavyweight champion. But fans questioned why he didn’t attempt a single takedown in that fight. Ankalaev has elite striking, which is how he won the belt. Usman recently talked about this on his Pound4Pound show:

“I don’t understand why everyone continues to group Ankalaev in the Dagestani wrestler kind of fighter. He’s not; he’s his own type of Dagestani fighter that loves to strike, that loves to pick people apart. That is who Magomed Ankalaev i

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