Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira’s undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC313.
The pair headline UFC 313 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pereira made his UFC debut in November 2021 and has already put together a career worthy of the Hall of Fame. After beating Israel Adesanya to win the middleweight title,
Magomed Ankalaev received that by defeating Alex Pereira in the main event of UFC 313 to secure the light heavyweight throne. ‘Big Ank poked and prodded at ‘Poatan’ for five rounds to secure a unanimous decision victory. The Brazilian champion had nothing on his feet and had to defend takedowns across 25 minutes.