Alex Pereira stole the present in Australia and he didn’t even need to throw a single punch.
It’s secure to say that Aussies completely love the reigning mild heavyweight champion, as evidenced by their raucous ovation for ‘Poatan’ throughout certainly one of his appearances whereas in Sydney for Saturday’s UFC 312 pay-per-view occasion at Qudos Financial institution Enviornment.
Alex Pereira to defend his mild heavyweight title at UFC 313
In fact, Pereira received’t be in motion at UFC 312, however fortuitously, battle followers received’t have to attend lengthy to see the Brazilian boogeyman again in motion. On March 8, ‘Poatan’ will put his 205-pound title on the road when the promotion heads again to the acquainted confines of T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas for a loaded UFC 313 card.
In the principle occasion of the night, Pereira will sq. off with top-ranked contender Magomed Ankalev.
Ankalaev has gone unbeaten in his final 13 fights together with his final three victories coming in opposition to Anthony ‘Lionheart’ Smith, Johnny Walker, and Aleksandar Rakić. General, Ankalaev is 20-1-1 in his combined martial arts profession and 11-1-1 beneath the UFC banner, his lone loss coming in opposition to Paul Craig in 2018.
Pereira efficiently defended his mild heavyweight crown 3 times in 2024, besting Jamahal Hill and Jiri Prochazka a mere 9 weeks aside earlier than scoring a fourth-round TKO in opposition to Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 in Salt Lake Metropolis. The trio of title defenses moved his UFC document to 9-1.
