Daniel Cormier says Alex Pereira has maxed himself out at light heavyweight. This wasn't the case for Cormier when he was on top of the sport, the former UFC light ceavyweight champion going on to win the heavyweight title with a KO of Stipe Miocic in 2019.

Magomed Ankalaev didn't exactly wrestle the UFC light heavyweight title away from Alex Pereira, but he did manage to beat "Poatan" at his own game. Ankalaev is now the 205-pound champion after a surprising unanimous decision from the judges in Las Vegas following a very close five-round fight.

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 Las Vegas.

In the UFC 313 main event Saturday, Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) upset Alex Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) to earn gold at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Mauricio Ruffy delivers knockout of the night with a spinning heel kick, Justin Gaethje shines and UFC honors Robbie Lawler with Hall of Fame spot.

This past Saturday in the main event of UFC 313, the light heavyweight title was on the line. Alex Pereira (12-3) was looking

There was growing belief among MMA pundits that, if Alex Pereira won at UFC 313, he could steal the Jon Jones fight from Tom Aspinall. Not anymore. That's because Pereira's reign as UFC light heavyweight champion came to an end after he was

Alex Pereira's loss at UFC 313 now means that a super-fight against Jon Jones is now seemingly no longer on the table. 'Bones' was publicly pushing incredibly hard for a fight aga

Following his dominant victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313, newly crowned light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev was surrounded by rumors about his next opponent. The post Alex Pereira Rematch “Negotiations” Crushes Jiri Prochazka’s Title Hope After Magomed Ankalaev’s UFC 313 Update appeared first on EssentiallySports.