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The Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev UFC 313 fight on paper promised to deliver fireworks but in reality, it turned out to be an exhaustive affair where both the fighters took a measured approach and pulled each other back from going all out. Ankalaev however was successful in picking his spots and was adjudged the winner by unanimous decision and thus became the new UFC Light-heavyweight champion.
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Alex Pereira Refuses to Accept The Judges Scorecard
While the scores of 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46, exhibit that the judges had no doubt about who the winner was, Alex Pereira is still finding it hard to wrap his head around the scores. Poatan denies that he lost the fight and according to him, he was the winner of rounds 1, 3, and 5. He told Ariel Helwani during a recent interview.
In the immediate aftermath, the MMA fans were also divided over the result of the fight, some even claimed that "Pereira was robbed of a win" by the judges. However, the UFC 313 is in the books now and the past cannot be modified. Nevertheless, the future can be looked forward to, and the good news for Pereira is that the new champ is willing to give him an immediate go at the title again.
The Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev 2 is in the works, and an announcement regarding the date and venue is imminent.
