Magomed Ankalaev took 3 years to officially win the UFC Championship Light Heavyweight. In 2022, he had a chance to compete, but was handled in the match against Jan Blachowicz. After 1 year, Ankalaev had to return to class, and won the belt in March this year.
At the UFC 313 event, Ankalaev showed overwhelming against rival Alex Pereira. Ankalaev won the belt from Brazilian boxers in a match he performed in all aspects. From fighting to the battlefield, Ankalaev showed that he did better than Alex Pereira in all 5 rounds.
After half a year, Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira will meet again. They will encounter at the center of UFC 320 event. This is the time when Alex Pereira is expected to be able to revenge against Magomed Ankalaev, in the context that he understands the opponent's style of play.
On the Magomed Ankalaev side, Russian boxers have only lost 1 professional MMA match. It was his opening match at UFC in 2018. Since then, Magomed Ankalaev has been between a series of 14 consecutive unbeaten records, including 12 victories, 1 draw and 1 match that does not recognize the results.
On the side of Alex Pereira, the defeat of Magomed Ankalaev was the first time he received a defeat when ranking UFC's Light Heavyweight. Earlier, the Brazilian boxer held the winning circuit for five consecutive games, and these were all talented scenes at the big event organized by UFC.