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.

Megan Olivi discusses the aftermath of UFC 313 where Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira and its impact on the light heavyweight rankings. She mentions upcoming bankable fighters like Islam Makhachev,