More than a week after Ankalaev defeated Pereira at UFC 313, the newly crowned light heavyweight champion’s coach has made an accusation against his opponent. The Russian emerged victorious over the Brazilian in the main event on the 8th of March, ending his reign as the 205-pound champion.

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.