Alex Pereira’s fall could possibly be as quick as his unlikely rise in MMA.
Whether or not you felt “Poatan” did sufficient to beat Magomed Ankalaev or not, formally he took a loss at UFC 313 and it’s honest to say this was his most lackluster efficiency in a while. The now-former mild heavyweight champion was No. 2 in our Pound-for-Pound Rankings heading into his fourth protection of the 205-pound belt, which meant both Ankalaev was about to crack the highest 3 or Pereira needed to make an enormous drop.
Because it seems, Pereira fell all the way to No. 10 in our rankings, which appears harsh, however it’s a harsh recreation and it’s potential that this was only a mandatory course correction to Pereira perhaps being too excessive within the first place?
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