Alex Pereira will seemingly pursue a rematch with Magomed Ankalaev after losing the light-heavyweight title at UFC 313, despite rumours of a move to heavyweight. Pereira suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Ankalaev in Saturday’s main event in Las Vegas, ending a fine run as champion in which he scored three title defences by TKO in 2024.

UFC 313 took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live round-by-round coverage and official results. UFC 313 (pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+) took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the headliner,

Alex Pereira didn’t get knocked out by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, but there was a funeral feel to the end result. Rock stars are meant to go out with a bang, aren’t they?