Pereira won the championship at UFC 295 in November 2023 by knocking out Jiri Prochazka for the vacant title. He defended the belt three times, finishing each challenger. Ankalaev hadn't lost a ...

In upset fashion, Magomed Ankalaev's grappling proved to be too much for Alex Pereira in their title fight at UFC 313.

Pereira is defending his title for the fourth time in less than a year. He’s held the light heavyweight championship since November 2023 when he defeated Jiří Procházka at UFC 295.

This will be the fourth title defense for Pereira since he won the vacant Light Heavyweight title at the expense of Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 in November 2023. He has since beaten Prochazka again ...