The light heavyweight division embarked on a new era earlier this month when Magomed Ankalaev snatched the belt away from former champion Alex Pereira by unanim ...

Johnny Walker (21-9, 16K, 3S, 1N), a prominent figure in the light heavyweight division, stands tall at 196 cm with a reach of 208 cm. Walker's journey through MMA began in 2013, and by 2018, he had ...

LAS VEGAS — Magomed Ankalaev’s plan coming into Saturday’s light heavyweight bout at UFC 313 was to pressure Alex Pereira. And then add more pressure. And more. The strategy worked ...

Magomed Ankalaev emerged victorious as the new UFC light heavyweight champion against Alex Pereira at UFC 313, securing a unanimous decision win. The tightly contested bout saw Ankalaev's ...

Very few fighters have had as long of a streak as new UFC Champion Magomed Ankalaev. Ankalaev etched his name in the history books at UFC 313 on Saturday, dethroning a dominant champion in Alex ...

Ruffy, 28, got the better of Green, 38, at UFC 313 in Las Vegas last night, literally 'kicking off' a spectacular night of MMA on the Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev card. Brazilian Ruffy had ...

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 ...

Ankalaev won 49-46, 48-47, 48-47 on the judges’ scorecards, as the Russian controlled Pereira in the grappling exchanges and even outstruck the kickboxing icon at UFC 313. Ankalaev, 32 ...

LAS VEGAS -- Magomed Ankalaev entered the Octagon as public enemy No. 1 to fan favorite Alex Pereira and left as the new UFC light heavyweight champion Saturday night in the main event of UFC 313.

Ankalaev was riding a lengthy unbeaten streak that began after his unsuccessful UFC debut in 2018 that included wins over Aleksandar Rakic, Johnny Walker, Anthony Smith and Nikita Krylov.

However, that bout resulted in no champion as the two fought to a split draw. Ankalaev moved on to Johnny Walker and wound up with another odd rematch. The first fight resulted in a No Contest due ...