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Alex Pereira reveals why he changed mind to accept fight with Magomed Ankalaev

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Alex Pereira has spoken out for the first time since the UFC announced his next fight. The promotion revealed during UFC 311 – their first pay-per-view event of 2025 – that Pereira will take on Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on March 8. Pereira knocked out Rountree Jr in his last UFC boutGetty Ankalaev is one of the UFC’s most dangerous fightersGetty The 37-year-old Brazilian MMA star will put his UFC light-heavyweight title on the line for the fou…
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UFC 313 fight card, start time, date and location

UFC Ask and you shall receive! Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, is perhaps one fight away from clearing out the 205-pound division. But his remaining obstacle may prove to be his toughest test to date in the former of hard-hitting Dagestani bruiser Magomed Ankalaev! Event: UFC 313: “Pereira vs. Ankalaev”Date: Sat., March 8, 2025Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NevadaStart times: ESPN+ PPV, ESPNN, ESPN+ (6 p.m. ET Prel…

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Alex Pereira reveals why he changed mind to accept fight with Magomed Ankalaev

Alex Pereira has spoken out for the first time since the UFC announced his next fight. The promotion revealed during UFC 311 – their first pay-per-view event of 2025 – that Pereira will take on Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on March 8. Pereira knocked out Rountree Jr in his last UFC boutGetty Ankalaev is one of the UFC’s most dangerous fightersGetty The 37-year-old Brazilian MMA star will put his UFC light-heavyweight title on the line for the fou…

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Alex Pereira To Defend UFC 313 Title Against Magomed Ankalaev – Sportsry

Alex Pereira will defend his fourth UFC light heavyweight title against top-ranked opponent Magomed Ankalaev... The post Alex Pereira to defend UFC 313 title against Magomed Ankalaev appeared first on Sportsry.

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Alex Pereira says he requested to fight Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313: "I asked for him"

Alex Pereira says he requested to fight Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March as he wanted to prove he wasn't ducking him.

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Alex Pereira reacts to booking with ‘ordinary guy’ Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313: ‘I asked for him’

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC Alex Pereira says he wasn’t forced to Magomed Ankalaev, he demanded it. During Saturday’s UFC 311 event, the promotion announced that Pereira would defend his light heavyweight title against Ankalev in the main event of UFC 313 on March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Despite Ankalaev’s constant attempts to say that Pereira was avoiding a fight with him, Pereira says otherwise. “I did say I wanted to take a break…

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Magomed Ankalaev will lose to Alex Pereira if he remains "a man of his word" at UFC 313, predicts Jiri Prochazka after title fight announcement

Alex Pereira is set to defend his UFC light heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in Las Vegas on March 8.

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