Mild heavyweight king Magomed Ankalaev had some alternative phrases for Alex Pereira within the construct as much as their rematch at UFC 320.
Again at UFC 313 Ankalaev snatched the belt from reigning champion Pereira. The victory got here in the end as Ankalaev has pushed in direction of 205lbs gold for years. Now unbeaten in 14 straight UFC bouts many consider the Russian reign might be lengthy standing. The primary defence is a warranted rematch as a result of transient however iconic reign of Pereira. The Brazilian racked up 4 title fights in underneath 12 months and the exercise degree matched with the seismic performances made him the face of the UFC.
After a comparatively one-sided first bout again in March it appears an upset is farfetched however not unthinkable notably when ‘Poatan’ is concerned.
Magomed Ankalaev Stirs the pot
The Russian gave his ideas on the current feedback of Pereira concerning a supposed interplay on the UFC Efficiency Institute.
“Honestly, up until recently, I had respect for him as a fighter and as a person,” The champion informed MMA Junkie by means of an interpreter Thursday. “I no longer respect him because, OK, trash talk is something to hype up the fight, maybe you say something funny, or to be salty, but when you lie to people and say, ‘I saw him, and he hid,’ and stuff like that he recently said, I don’t respect people like that. Why would you lie about something that never happened?” Quotes through MMAJunkie.
