It’s taken a few fights, but it looks like Alatagheili has finally settled into his place on the UFC roster and could be poised to become another fighter to watch in the already crowded bantamweight division.
After debuting for the promotion with back-to-back wins over Danaa Batgerel and Ryan Benoit, the now 30-year-old fighter from Mongolia went winless in his next two fights, raising questions about his ability to compete in this level. But his loss to Casey Kenney and a draw to Gustavo Lopez — in a fight where he was deducted a point for repeatedly grabbing the fence — were quickly forgotten in April when ‘The Mongolian Knight’ ran through the cage and dispatched Kevin Croom in 47 seconds. .
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At the moment, the two-fight winless streak looked troubling, but now, after an impressive effort against “Crash” earlier this year, Alatangheili comes into UFC 279 with an 11-2-2 record in his last 15. fights; an impressive overall run, despite a few stumbles.
Saturday night in Las Vegas, the returning bantamweight takes on Chad Anheliger, a Canadian veteran who is coming off a third-round victory on his promotional debut that pushed his winning streak to 10.
It’s a competitive fight against an experienced veteran playing with house money, making it the perfect type of matchup to determine if Alatangheili is officially a fighter on the rise, or more of a stalwart in the bottom half of the game. division you can count on. to deliver entertaining battles every time.
