Alex Pereira was made to look like a shell of himself in the first meeting with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313.
Pereira (13-3 MMA, 10-2 UFC) lost the fight and his light heavyweight title to Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) by unanimous decision. One judge scored four rounds for Ankalaev, resulting in a clear change of the guard at 205 pounds last March.
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In October at UFC 320, the pair met again, and that time, things were vastly different.
“Poatan” appeared unbothered by the outcome of the first fight against Ankalaev and entered the rematch prepared to erase the memory of what occurred months prior. All Pereira needed was 80 seconds to reclaim the light heavyweight throne after landing a huge overhand right, followed by ground and pound.
Re-watch the entire fight in the video above.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC full fight video: Alex Pereira gets revenge vs. Magomed Ankalaev
