Jan Blachowicz and Magomed Ankalaev fought to the fifth draw in UFC championship history.
Two low kicks were landed by Blachowicz to start Round 1, while Ankalaev poked to the body with front kicks. Both men had success on the feet by throwing singular punches in what was a close first round. Ankalaev continued attacking Blachowicz’s body to start Round 2, but Blachowicz landed two low kicks, which visibly hurt Ankalaev’s right leg and forced him to shoot.
With Ankalaev switching stances, Blachowicz started punishing his other leg with kicks. The tale of this fight had been Blachowicz’s leg kicks vs. Ankalaev’s body work, but with Ankalaev’s movement hindered, the Russian fighter started ramping up the aggression. Another two leg kicks by Blachowicz forced Ankalaev to shoot again, but he was unable to get him down. Ankalaev finally landed a takedown in his seventh attempt, but it came right as the horn sounded.
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