UFC mild heavyweight champion Alex Pereira places his title on the road in opposition to first-time challenger Magomed Ankalaev in the principle occasion at UFC 313 at T-Cellular Area in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
Pereira, ESPN’s No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, made three title defenses in 2024. Ankalaev enters the struggle using a 13-fight profitable streak. His lone UFC loss was in his promotional debut in Could 2018.
In the principle occasion, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev conflict in a rematch of their carefully contested March 2023 struggle. Gaethje gained that struggle by majority resolution. Fiziez, who’s coming back from damage, took this struggle on quick discover after Gaethje’s authentic opponent, Dan Hooker, withdrew because of a hand damage.
Andreas Hale, Brett Okamoto and Dre Waters break down all of the motion from UFC 313.