Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s UFC 313 headliner at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

New UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev was dismissive of the striking of former champion Alex Pereira following Ankalaev's win in the UFC 313 main event.

Alex Pereira is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion after a grinding affair against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313.

While former UFC champ Kamaru Usman found Alex Pereira to look “flat,” he had plenty of praise for Magomed Ankalaev’s work.

An entertaining card at UFC 313 concluded with a hyper-competitive bout for the light heavyweight championship as Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira by unanimous decision to steal the belt in Las Vegas.

Pereira, a former kickboxing champion, has been a phenom since joining the UFC in 2021. He won middleweight gold in 2022 before moving up to light-heavyweight and adding a second belt in 2023. Then, last year, he recorded three successful title defences with TKOs of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.

New UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev is the type of guy to make a statement without saying anything, as was the case coming out of UFC 313. Ankalaev claimed the 205-pound title from Alex Pereira this past Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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Pereira, who has kept one of the busiest schedules in the sport in recent years, was back in action in the main event of Saturday's UFC 313 card in Las Vegas, defending his belt against surging Russian contender Magomed Ankalaev.

Michael Bisping questioned Alex Pereira's will to win at UFC 313. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.