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 this past Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zahabi was surprised that Ankalaev failed to get Pereira to the ground, and even more surprised that he was able to win without any takedowns landed.

Big Ank ?Big Tom.” Not everyone expected Magomed Ankalaev to shake hands with Tom Aspinall soon after he defeated Alex Pereira and won the light heavyweight championship belt at UFC 313. The post After Unexpected Alliance With Magomed Ankalaev,