Alex Pereira Smashes Ankalaev in 80 Seconds to Reclaim Light Heavyweight Gold

Alex Pereira is as soon as once more the UFC gentle heavyweight champion.

As quickly as their rematch received underway at UFC 320, Pereira walked down Ankalaev and delivered a booming proper hand that had the defending champ rocked early. Ankalaev tried a desperation takedown, however that solely allowed ‘Poatan’ to get on high and rain down a sequence of hellacious elbows to the top and physique.

With Ankalaev turtling up and taking injury, Herb Dean had seen sufficient, stopping the competition simply 80 seconds into the scrap.

Official Outcome: Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev through TKO (elbows) at 1:20 of Spherical 1.

With the win, Pereira begins his third reign as a UFC champion—an unbelievable feat for a fighter who simply made his promotional debut 4 years in the past.