Magomed Ankalaev known as out Alex Pereira forward of their title tilt at UFC 320.
In March, Ankalaev unseated ‘Poatan’ because the undisputed gentle heavyweight champion, scoring a unanimous resolution victory over the Brazilian bruiser. Now, the Dagestani will look to show that his win was no fluke when the 2 run it again this Saturday evening in Las Vegas.
Whereas issues have been largely quiet within the months main as much as their sequel scrap, issues have grown extra intense following a run-in on the UFC Efficiency Institute, the place Pereira says Ankalaev tried to “disguise” from him.
“You recognize, after I heard that that’s what he stated, I used to be perplexed,” Ankalaev informed MMA Combating when requested about Pereira’s declare. “I used to be confused. Why would he even say that? Should you take a look at the final battle, I bullied him within the battle. I pressured him. He was working away from me your entire battle. I received the battle. I grew to become the champion. So, why would I be hiding from him?
“So after I noticed that after I noticed the assertion that that’s what he stated that I hid from him, I simply wished to grasp from his mouth what what’s it? Why is it that he stated that? So I discovered what occasions he’s there like what time he often involves the PI. I went and I had a process achieved after which I walked out and there he was together with his staff and I requested him I stated you have been in search of me. You stated I used to be hiding. Properly right here I’m. You discovered me. So why why have been you saying that? After which he couldn’t actually clarify himself.
“Then he began doing all kinds of like, ‘I don’t know, the woman stated, the woman stated, any person stated.’ I didn’t even care to hearken to any of that clarification as a result of there I used to be confronting him proper in entrance of his face, and he had no reply for why he informed all people that I used to be hiding from him.”
Whether or not or not Ankalaev was hiding, he’ll have nowhere to run to once they headline the primary of two loaded pay-per-view occasions this month.
