The statistics don\u2019t paint a fairly picture of the UFC\u2019s light heavyweight division.<\/strong><\/p>\n On Saturday night, Magomed Ankalaev stopped Bogdan Guskov to return to the win column in what was a dull principal event in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n The Russian showed that he\u2019s each still levels ahead of other contenders within the division and unlikely to receive the promotion\u2019s backing.<\/p>\n With Ankalaev himself calling the matchup a \u201ctuneup\u201d, the division that he recently sat at the highest of is in need of energy and movement that simply doesn\u2019t exist right away.<\/p>\n The Dagestani former champion finished Bogdan Guskov in a lackluster principal event \ud83d\ude34<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Other than him returning to the win column, little or no modified at light heavyweight in consequence of Magomed Ankalaev\u2019s win on Saturday night.<\/p>\n The vast majority of the sunshine heavyweight division has experienced the identical type of small but relatively insignificant updates for a while now within the grand scheme of things.<\/p>\n Before UFC Abu Dhabi took place, MMA Junkie\u2019s Mike Bohn read out several stats regarding the landscape at 205 kilos on \u2018The Bohnfire<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n While the division has definitely seen a large turnover in talent, there simply isn\u2019t enough movement and significant matchups to make things more interesting.<\/p>\n The next UFC Stats from Michael Carroll track the division dating back to January, 2024 and exclude this past Saturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\nAfter returning to winning ways at UFC Abu Dhabi, what\u2019s next for Magomed Ankalaev? \ud83e\udd14<\/h3>\n
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<\/div>Magomed Ankalaev embodies the UFC\u2019s light heavyweight division during this stagnant period<\/h2>\n
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