Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in this past Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Zahabi was surprised that Ankalaev failed to get Pereira to the ground, and even more surprised that he was able to win without any takedowns landed.

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.

Magomed Ankalaev proved to be Alex Pereira's toughest test to date. The Sporting News provided results, analysis, and highlights from UFC 313.