LAS VEGAS — Magomed Ankalaev’s plan coming into Saturday’s light heavyweight bout at UFC 313 was to pressure ... s undisputed light heavyweight belt. “I can’t even put it into words ...

Losing a unanimous decision to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 last weekend cost Alex Pereira his light heavyweight championship and also his top-three status in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.

The UFC promotional machine can be tricky to navigate. Even when a fighter has proved that they are most deserving of a title shot through pure merit, often the fight with more hype from a ...

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 ...

“Every fight of mine is a war.” Pereira (12-3-0), who lives in Danbury, was putting his belt on the line for the fourth time. He became the seventh UFC fighter to successfully defend his ...

who now follows in the footsteps of lightweight greats Khabib Nurmagomedov and Islam Makhachev by becoming the third fighter from Dagestan to capture a UFC belt. “I can’t even put it into words.

The main event will see Alex “Poatan” Pereira defend his Light Heavyweight belt against Magomed Ankalaev ... at the expense of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 in November 2023.

but the Brazilian has some work to do Saturday in UFC 313 before turning his attention to the possibility of moving up a weight class. He will put his light heavyweight belt on the line for the ...

LAS VEGAS — Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira’s undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC 313 on Saturday night. All three judges scored in ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Magomed Ankalaev’s plan coming into Saturday’s light heavyweight bout at UFC 313 was to pressure ... s undisputed light heavyweight belt. “I can’t even put it into ...