While Alex Pereira is gearing up for his fight with Khalil Rountree Jr. at UFC 307, he finds himself still having to explain away the fact that he is not facing Magomed Ankalaev instead.
Many people in the MMA community were shocked when the UFC announced the Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. fight, and it forced the light heavyweight champion to defend himself against accusations that he was “ducking” Ankalaev.
In fact, Ankalaev himself even called Alex Pereira out on X (formerly known as Twitter), saying that he was picking on fighters from lighter divisions.