Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Although he stuffed all 12 of Ankalaev’s takedown attempts, Pereira wasn’t able to do any significant damage on the feet.

Alex Pereira’s defeat to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 has raised question marks over whether he has too many distractions outside of the fight game. Pereira suffered his first defeat at light heavyweight,

UFC 313 established a new champion and possibly secured the chance for a fan favorite contender to challenge for championship. In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev snatched the light heavyweight title away from Alex Pereira by executing a smart gameplan to earn a unanimous decision victory.