Pereira suffered a unanimous-decision defeat by Ankalaev, dropping the 205lb title ... before losing it by KO in a rematch five months later.

The Russian contender entered fight week on an impressive 13-fight unbeaten streak with wins over Aleksandar Rakic, Johnny Walker, Anthony Smith, and more. Ankalaev hasn't lost since his ...

Magomed Ankalaev seems to have all of a sudden lost his confidence in an August rematch with Alex Pereira. The newly-crowned light-heavyweight champion appeared to have booked in another meeting ...

Pereira, the former two-division UFC champion, lost the 205-pound title to Russia's Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 by unanimous decision. While Ankalaev managed to outwork Pereira in stand-up ...

Magomed Ankalaev and Israel Adesanya are the only two fighters to beat Alex Pereira in the UFC Alex Pereira has denied claims from Magomed Ankalaev's camp that he was "greasing" during their fight ...

It’s been over a month since Magomed Ankalaev dethroned Alex Pereira as the light heavyweight champion with a unanimous decision at UFC 313. And now amid radio silence from the Brazilian’s ...

UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev is enjoying being at the top of the pile. Ankalaev took the title from rival Alex Pereira in a tepid affair at UFC 313, but that didn't detract from ...

That’s why Rountree Jr. was so puzzled by the half-assed offense from the Brazilian when Pereira dropped an uninspired decision to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 back in March. “It was hard for ...