When Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev first fought at UFC 313 in March, Ankalaev defeated Pereira by way of unanimous resolution and captured the 205-pound championship. On Saturday, Pereira exacted his revenge and it solely took him 80 seconds to do it.
Pereira pressed ahead taking the battle to the Russian. A stinging proper hand related hurting Ankalaev and it was only a matter of time. Pereira, searching for the end, following Ankalaev to the bottom and hammered away with elbows till referee Herb Dean stepped in.
Following the battle, Pereira may very well be seen evaluating his proper foot for damage. Upon inspection, “Poatan” believes he broke his foot within the title bout.
“It is my foot, and I am fairly certain it is damaged,” Pereira mentioned throughout the UFC 320 Put up-Battle Press Convention. “I had a very good technique that I noticed that labored for [Jan] Blachowicz. The within calf kicks have been working.
“I threw a number of of these after which he switched stances. I feel I used to be within the flawed vary, and I threw one other kick to his lead leg and it landed on the tip of my foot and I feel it is damaged.”
Pereira, a former UFC middleweight champion, grew to become a two-time gentle heavyweight titleholder with the win over Ankalaev on Saturday. He’d like to maneuver as much as the heavyweight division in pursuit of a historic third UFC division title.
