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.

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.

Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira's undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC313.

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.

Magomed Ankalaev Dethrones Alex Pereira to become the light heavyweight champ at UFC 313, what's next for the former champ?

Following his overpowering victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev became the subject of major speculations around his first title defense. The post Dana White Alerted as Alex Pereira Gets Chance to Win Back UFC Title After Magomed Ankalaev’s Confession appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Alex Pereira's takedown defense isn't what surprised Dillon Danis at UFC 313. Styles make fights, and Magomed Ankalaev's ultimately triumphed over a deadly striker in the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Pereira on Saturday.