The statements of Magomed Ankalaev in the past 2 years are true. Among the UFC boxers playing in Light Heavyweight, he is a rare person who can stop Alex Pereira. Ankalaev waited for the opportunity to have a more than 2 years of battle, and this time he did not miss it.
Alex Pereira joined the UFC Light Heavyweight's protection match at a fairly slow speed. He used many low rocks as a plan to keep the distance. However, Ankalaev has shown himself a lot of tactics to attack, and at the same time put pressure on the champion.
At the end of 5 rounds, Magomed Ankalaev was the one who won against Alex Pereira. All 3 assessments graded Russian boxers to win. However, the distance between the two sides is not much. Pereira won the first and 5th half, and Ankalaev won the remaining 3 rounds.
From a certain angle, Magomed Ankalaev has won convincingly, and Alex Pereira shows that he can do better at some point. UFC is completely likely to think of a rematch between both in the near future, because then Pereira will attack more.
Another notable match at UFC 313 was the competition between Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev. In fact, Fiziev had only a few days to prepare, so the place for Dan Hooker to fight Gaethje. However, Gaethje also takes 5 rounds to win against Fiziev.