Pereira lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship to Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313 in March. “Poatan” was defeated via unanimous decision. The story of the fight was that Ankalaev was the aggressor, forcing Pereira to fight backwards, which limited the effectiveness of his striking.

Alex Pereira suffered a disappointing loss to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 earlier this month in Las Vegas, but there were reports that the fight almost did not happen. In the end, the fight went ahead as planned,

Alex Pereira considered withdrawing from Magomed Ankalaev fight and now wants rematch - Pereira dropped the UFC light-heavyweight title to the Russian at UFC 313 in early March