Alex Pereira gave the decisive performance at the UFC 320 and beat Magomed Ankalaeva the first round to become a new heavyweight champion. Pereira, who entered as Underdog, bounced off the previous loss to Ankalaeev and ended the Russian 14 combat unbeaten lane.
Before the sold -out crowd, Pereira showed an aggressive blow and finished the match on the 1:20 mark after a strong sequence of strokes and elbows forcing the referee Herb Dean to intervene.
Pereira flooring ankalaev with A huge right hand followed the attack on the ground and pounds that did not let the result doubt. Brazilian relentless pressure was in sharp contrast with their first meeting in March, where Ankalaev transferred Pereira into judges. After the victory Pereira said, “I wasn’t fine this night, but I was very good this evening,” through his translator, he emphasized the difference in his preparation and this time. A 38 -year -old man joined 28 of his 45 major strikes, while Ankalaev managed only four out of nine.
The main event was greatly expected as a match after their March meeting, where Ankalaev claimed victory by unanimous decision. Pereira entered the octagonal to rob approval from 19 081 fans in the present, including important athletes of NBA and NFL. Ankalaev was welcomed by a boos as an energy on a place built on a Crescendo. Pereira missed little time and immediately exerted pressure on Ankalaeva, who tried to react. Within 80 seconds, Pereira’s strategy paid off when he secured the championship and made a statement to the division.
Pereir’s triumph not only brought him a belt, but also marked the end of Ankalaev’s undefeated run. The fight had the consequences of planting, while Pereira closed to +200 and the knockout end in below 2.5 laps listed on +475. After the match Pereir, she called for a moment of silence during his conversation with Joe Rogan in memory of older brother Jon Jones Arthur, who died earlier in the week.
Co-Main action saw MERAB DVALISHVILI ZHOD MAKE YOUR BANDAMWEIGHT Against Cory Sandhagen a unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-46), a record of 20 stops from 37 attempts landed on UFC. Dvalishvili’s efforts expanded his win to 14 fighting, the longest in the division. Previously, Jiri Prochazka supplied the third round Knockout Khalil Rountree Jr. in a match considered a potential eliminator of the title. Pereira previously defeated the walk twice the knockout.
In another Youssef Zallal event, he won a quick victory over Josh Emmett with the first round in their feather weight competition. Joe Pyfer’s middle weight knocked Abus Magomedov at the beginning of the second round and shortly afterwards he secured victory through the back naked choke. President UFC Dana White commented on a recent loss in the Jones family and said, “He was such a great person,” he added, “When someone leaves so young in sleep, it’s brutal. The conversation I had with Jon treats it well.”
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
October 5, 2025
