{"id":365802,"date":"2020-10-27T06:01:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=365802"},"modified":"2020-10-27T06:01:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T13:01:37","slug":"magomed-ankalaev-has-two-names-in-mind-following-impressive-ko-win-over-ion-cutelaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/magomed-ankalaev-has-two-names-in-mind-following-impressive-ko-win-over-ion-cutelaba\/","title":{"rendered":"Magomed Ankalaev has two names in mind following impressive KO win over Ion Cutelaba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Magomed Ankalaev has two names in mind for his next fight after his big win over Ion Cutelaba at UFC 254.<\/p>\n<p>After their first fight back in February ended in controversy, Ankalaev made sure that the result was beyond doubt during their rematch as he viciously knocked Cutelaba out to take his current win streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to five.<\/p>\n<p>In the immediate aftermath of his biggest career win thus far, Ankalaev was quick to speak out about who he wants to fight next, as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/lists\/magomed-ankalaev-wants-shogun-rua-or-anthony-smith-matchup-ufc-254-video-cutelaba-ko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Junkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UFC 254: Magomed Ankalaev Octagon Interview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mINcFNbscQw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to fight a top-five fighter,&#8221; Ankalaev said. &#8220;It would be interesting, and I would prefer to fight (Mauricio) \u2018Shogun\u2019 Rua or Anthony Smith. But other than that, anyone in the top five. I\u2019m just happy that I can sleep well right now. I\u2019m going to probably rest about two, three weeks and hopefully get a top-five opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shogun&#8221; has lost just once since late 2014, ironically to Anthony Smith in Hamburg, whereas &#8220;Lionheart&#8221; will attempt to put an end to his current two-fight skid when he battles Devin Clark next month.<\/p>\n<p>However, as recently as September, Smith raised concerns over his long-term physical and mental health during an interview where he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anthony-smith-not-doing-well-following-loss-to-aleksandar-rakic\/\">discussed the effects<\/a> of his defeat to Aleksandar Rakic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not good,\u201d he said when asked about the state of his leg, which took a significant amount of punishment in the fight. \u201cIt\u2019s not good at all. I\u2019m still on crutches, so there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m being really honest with you guys, I\u2019m not doing well,\u201d Smith added, opening up on his mental state. \u201cI\u2019m super disappointed. I couldn\u2019t get out of bed on Sunday. They had to send people from the [UFC Performance Institute] to my hotel room and drug me up and put a bunch of anti-inflammatory creams and big compression ice machines [on me]. It was like I had a whole f**king team in my room.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit better today,\u201d Smith continued. \u201cThere\u2019s an occult fracture on my fibula head, so that\u2019s cool. It sounds bad, but it\u2019s not a huge deal actually. In four to six weeks it will be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;re almost two months on from that quote, Smith&#8217;s fans are hoping that he can start to get back to winning ways sooner rather than later. 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