Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev have seemingly been destined to combat each other, however they took vastly totally different paths to get to their UFC 313 title conflict.
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A two-time champion with Glory Kickboxing, Pereira achieved the identical standing in UFC with title combat wins over longtime rival Israel Adesanya in simply his eighth MMA combat and later Jiri Prochazka in his eleventh. “Poatan” hasn’t appeared again, rattling off three title defenses in 2024, vanquishing all of his challengers by knockout.
Ankalaev was basically lapped by Pereira within the 205-pound title chase as he has needed to go on a 13-fight unbeaten streak to earn his alternative. His street to No. 1 contender standing was a roller-coaster in each sense of the phrase, however he now has the prospect to place all of that previously if he will be the person to dethrone the favored Pereira.
