Magomed Ankalaev is uninterested in ready round.
In March, Ankalaev claimed the UFC gentle heavyweight title with a unanimous resolution win over Alex Pereira at UFC 313. The bout was intently contested, and given Pereira’s important reign beforehand, a direct rematch appeared all however sure; nonetheless, that may not be the case anymore.
Though the rematch has been rumored a number of occasions, Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 seems no nearer to taking place now than it has over the previous few months, and the sunshine heavyweight champion is rising impatient. On Sunday, Ankalaev tweeted his frustration, saying he has thrice accepted a date for the rematch however Pereira has turned it down, leaving “Huge Ank” prepared to maneuver on.
Alex finished he by no means coming again let’s transfer on June July August I mentioned sure
— Muhammad massive ANK Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) June 1, 2025
“Alex finished, he’s by no means coming again. Let’s transfer on. June, July, August, I mentioned sure.”
Since successful the title, Ankalaev has, on a number of events, lamented Pereira’s willingness to combat him, most notably claiming each Pereira and Jiri Prochazka turned down a combat supply for Worldwide Battle Week. In the meantime, Pereira has not spoken a lot concerning the potential rematch. He lately tweeted a cryptic message concerning the UFC taking part in with him, however rapidly denounced it, saying he had been hacked, one thing Ankalaev later took credit score for.
