Magomed Ankalaev referred to as out Alex Pereira forward of their title tilt at UFC 320.
In March, Ankalaev unseated ‘Poatan’ as the undisputed light heavyweight champion, scoring a unanimous choice victory over the Brazilian bruiser. Now, the Dagestani will look to show that his win was no fluke when the 2 run it again this Saturday evening in Las Vegas.
Whereas issues have been largely quiet within the months main as much as their sequel scrap, things have grown more intense following a run-in on the UFC Efficiency Institute, the place Pereira says Ankalaev tried to “cover” from him.
“, once I heard that that’s what he mentioned, I used to be perplexed,” Ankalaev informed MMA Fighting when requested about Pereira’s declare. “I used to be confused. Why would he even say that? In the event you take a look at the final battle, I bullied him within the battle. I pressured him. He was working away from me all the battle. I received the battle. I turned the champion. So, why would I be hiding from him?
“So once I noticed that once I noticed the assertion that that’s what he mentioned that I hid from him, I simply wished to grasp from his mouth what what’s it? Why is it that he mentioned that? So I came upon what occasions he’s there like what time he often involves the PI. I went and I had a process carried out after which I walked out and there he was together with his workforce and I requested him I mentioned you have been on the lookout for me. You mentioned I used to be hiding. Nicely right here I’m. You discovered me. So why why have been you saying that? After which he couldn’t actually clarify himself.
“Then he began doing all kinds of like, ‘I don’t know, the girl mentioned, the woman mentioned, someone mentioned.’ I didn’t even care to take heed to any of that rationalization as a result of there I used to be confronting him proper in entrance of his face, and he had no reply for why he informed all people that I used to be hiding from him.”
Whether or not or not Ankalaev was hiding, he’ll have nowhere to run to after they headline the primary of two loaded pay-per-view occasions this month.
