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.

Alex Pereira scored 21 knockout wins in kickboxing before signing to the UFC, the best of which saw ‘Poatan’ flying high as he went airborne.

Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) had to take the hardest of hard roads to get his chance at gold. Similar to fellow champs Belal Muhammad and Merab Dvalishvili, the long path consisting of a double digit unbeaten streak is what it took for Ankalaev to get his opportunity to challenge Pereira, and he got the job done by unanimous decision.

Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev will enter the octagon on Saturday for the main event at UFC 313. Here are the predictions for the bout.

Alex Pereira will seemingly pursue a rematch with Magomed Ankalaev after losing the light-heavyweight title at UFC 313, despite rumours of a move to heavyweight. Pereira suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Ankalaev in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas,

Alexander Volkanovski finds it hard to bet against Alex Pereira at UFC 313. Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) defends his light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) in Saturda

Pereira vs. Ankalaev took place last Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The event was headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev. The match pitting the champion against the division's top contender.