Overview

• Pereira stopped Ankalaev at 1:20 of Round 1 with a right hand and ground-and-pound, forcing referee Herb Dean’s intervention in Las Vegas.
• Merab Dvalishvili kept the bantamweight title over Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision, recording 20 takedowns with scores of 49-45, 49-45, 49-46.
• Jiří Procházka knocked out Khalil Rountree Jr. at 3:04 of Round 3, strengthening his case for another light heavyweight title opportunity.
• Youssef Zalal submitted Josh Emmett via first-round armbar at 1:38 to extend his win streak to eight.
• UFC CEO Dana White said Pereira’s team requested a move to heavyweight next, with matchmakers also weighing 205-pound options such as Procházka or Carlos Ulberg.