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Alex Pereira Stops Magomed Ankalaev in 80 Seconds to Reclaim UFC Light Heavyweight Title

Pereira signals a move to heavyweight with Jon Jones as his preferred opponent.

Overview

  • Manager Ali Abdelaziz said Magomed Ankalaev had camp issues and "should never have fought," offering no specifics, after Pereira criticized Abdelaziz’s online promotion from outside the cage.
  • Pereira told reporters he wants his next bout at heavyweight and said he had planned to call out Jon Jones, while he declined Khamzat Chimaev’s post-fight challenge.
  • Israel Adesanya praised Pereira’s leg-kick tactics and suggested teammate Carlos Ulberg as a worthy 205-pound challenger following Ulberg’s recent run.
  • Post-event matchmaking talk highlighted Jiri Prochazka vs. Ankalaev as a rebound pairing after both fell to Pereira, with Prochazka seen emotionally supporting Pereira’s win.
  • Beyond the main event, Merab Dvalishvili retained the bantamweight title by dominant decision, and Youssef Zalal submitted Josh Emmett in 1:38 in a bout widely noted for logging zero strikes landed.