Alex Pereira is asking Magomed Ankalaev a liar forward of their UFC 320 championship rematch.
Pereira hopes to proper the improper of their first assembly at UFC 313 in March the place Ankalaev captured the sunshine heavyweight title through unanimous choice. There’s been loads of warmth within the buildup to the combat with Pereira accusing Ankalaev of hiding from him once they have been each within the UFC Efficiency Institute, and Pereira even exhibiting video of a confrontation on his YouTube channel.
Ankalaev has denied that on a number of events and gave his aspect of the run-in, additionally.
Pereira just isn’t solely accusing Ankalaev of fabricating the story, but in addition of not truly writing his trash discuss on social media, which he mentioned throughout an open exercise media scrum in Las Vegas on Monday.
“Yeah, I don’t know why he’s saying that as a result of that’s 100% what occurred,” Pereira mentioned. “However that simply goes to indicate you that it’s not him writing a line. That’s not coming from him. So what occurs is any individual else, some other place, is writing for him, after which he comes right here and he sees me.
“Perhaps he thought, ‘Perhaps I don’t need to face him proper now. I’m alone.‘ However that’s 100% what occurred.”
Pereira doesn’t perceive the place Ankalaev is coming from by way of the adverse emotions he has in the direction of his opponent.
When requested about if issues are private from his aspect, “Poatan” says he has no true concern along with his opponent, and that’s the way in which he has at all times been.
“I attempt to keep away from battle with my opponents,” Pereira mentioned. “I even turn into pleasant with them afterwards. You’ve seen this earlier than, I’ve even talked about coaching with previous opponents. I don’t actually know what it’s. I believe he used to say, lots, that I used to be operating away from him, that I didn’t need to combat him. That’s by no means occurred. Everyone knows the UFC didn’t need to promote that combat, in order that’s by no means what it was.
“However I’ve no drawback with him, and I at all times attempt to be pleasant and keep away from battle.”
