Pereira suffered his first defeat at 205 pounds at UFC 313, ending a five-fight win streak. Pereira started strong in the fight, landing damaging calf kicks to slow Ankalaev down.

Ankalaev beat Pereira at UFC 313 in March to win the light heavyweight strap, halting Pereira's four-fight winning streak that included knockouts of Jiri Prochazka (x2), Jamahal Hill, and Khalil ...

Magomed Ankalaev's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, is confident things would go worse for Alex Pereira in a potential rematch. At UFC 313, Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) became the light heavyweight ...

July 12, 2025, 8:09am EST By Debmallya Chakraborty Follow Us 55 Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev (Photos by Imagn Images) Magomed Ankalaev is itching to get his rematch against Alex Pereira.

"Let’s move on – June, July, August, I said yes." If the Ankalaev vs. Pereira rematch does not come to fruition, there is multiple potential opponents for his first 205-pound title defense.

Alex Pereira expects Magomed Ankalaev rematch to take place later in the year which suits him better Backstage at UFC 316, Alex Pereira spoke in an interview with UFC Brasil about his rematch with ...

Alex Pereira is asked if he’ll do anything different for the Ankalaev rematch: “It’s not like I have to retrain and change my game, no. It’s the same thing, just correcting some techniques.” ...

Magomed Ankalaev and Jiri Prochazka are yet again trading online insults. Ankalaev, who claimed the light heavyweight title from Alex Pereira at UFC 313, is still to announce his first title defense.

It was originally proposed that a Pereira vs. Ankalaev rematch could take place at UFC 318 in Chicago, before the UFC announced the Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev headliner.

Alex Pereira has been backed to defeat Magomed Ankalaev in their expected rematch and reclaim his UFC Light Heavyweight Belt by two of his former rivals. Pereira suffered his first defeat at 205 ...