Fighters are no strangers to nicknames. While some have nicknames that can strike fear, others fail to have the same aura. Take Wanderlei Silva, for example, ‘The Axe Murderer’ certainly tells you what to expect from the fighter. Whereas Frank Trigg’s ‘Twinkle Toes’ might be witty, but it doesn’t say ‘I will come to beat the daylight out of you.’ But this is not about them, it’s about Magomed Ankalaev!

The 33-year-old Russian is scheduled to lock horns with rival Alex Pereira on October 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in UFC 320. However, ahead of the much-anticipated rematch between the fighters, Ankalaev appears to have given himself a new nickname, ‘Hackaliev.’ But the question is, what does it mean?

Magomed Ankalaev gives himself a new nickname

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