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.

Alex Pereira had been one of the most actives champions in UFC history, but Aljamain Sterling feels the schedule might've caught up to him.

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.

After UFC 313, Daniel Cormier doesn't think heavyweight would've been a good idea for Alex Pereira. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA,

Alex Pereira will seemingly pursue a rematch with Magomed Ankalaev after losing the light-heavyweight title at UFC 313, despite rumours of a move to heavyweight. Pereira suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Ankalaev in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas, ending a fine run as champion in which he scored three title defences by TKO in 2024.

Alex Pereira ‘s light heavyweight title reign ended dramatically at UFC 313, courtesy of Magomed Ankalaev. Ankalaev dethroned Pereira by unanimous decision in the UFC 313 headliner, led by high-pressure striking and repeated takedown threats, which forced Pereira onto his back foot.

Pereira lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship after five rounds of action against Magomed Ankalaev. “Poatan” didn’t get to move forward nearly as much as he’s used to. Ankalaev forced Pereira to back up, making him the aggressor in the fight. This paid off, as the judges scored the fight for Ankalaev via unanimous decision.

Arguably the biggest star in the UFC at the moment, Alex Pereira may want to forget the bit of promotional history he made at UFC 313. A former two-division GLORY Kickboxing champion that initially went 4-0 as a UFC middleweight before losing the division’s title in a rematch with Israel Adesanya,

Aljamain Sterling thinks Alex Pereira’s frequent fights led to his downfall at UFC 313, questioning if the champ fought too often.

Magomed Ankalaev knocked Alex Pereira from the top of the light heavyweight later and even farther down the latest men’s Pound-for-Pound list.

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