When Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev first fought at UFC 313 in March, Ankalaev defeated Pereira by way of unanimous choice 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 combat to the Russian. A stinging proper hand linked hurting Ankalaev and it was only a matter of time. Pereira, on the lookout for the end, following Ankalaev to the bottom and hammered away with elbows till referee Herb Dean stepped in.
Following the combat, Pereira could possibly 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 stated throughout the UFC 320 Put up-Struggle 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 believe I used to be within the mistaken vary, and I threw one other kick to his lead leg and it landed on the tip of my foot and I believe it is damaged.”
Pereira, a former UFC middleweight champion, turned 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.
