Overview
- Pereira stopped Magomed Ankalaev in 1:20 at UFC 320 with a knockdown and downward elbows, a sequence that led Daniel Cormier to question the legalization of 12–6 elbows.
- Glover Teixeira and Team Pereira dismissed immediate trilogy talk as Ankalaev issued an Instagram statement accepting the defeat and vowing to rebuild.
- Pereira publicly criticized Ali Abdelaziz’s online conduct after the fight, posting that a manager “outside laughing” chases fame while fighters risk their lives.
- UFC.com’s updated rankings moved Pereira several spots up the men’s pound-for-pound list, while Merab Dvalishvili stayed near the top after outpointing Cory Sandhagen to retain the bantamweight title.
- Looking ahead, Pereira said he wants a heavyweight superfight with Jon Jones on a proposed White House card, as contenders like Carlos Ulberg position for the next 205-pound title shot and reports surface that Ankalaev trained through a broken rib.