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Despite UFC 313 Loss, Alex Pereira’s Team Upbeat With Belief That He Won

According to Glover Teixeira, it’s not about who wins and loses, but rather the friends we made along the way.

In the main attraction of UFC 313, former two-division champ Alex Pereira lost a close decision to Magomed Ankalaev. Not all spectators firmly believed that “Poatan” had a been defeated, with nearly half of the media scorers either scoring the bout a draw or having Pereira getting his hand raised. Count Teixeira among those, who discussed his pupil with pride and confidence on Pereira’s YouTube channel on Wednesday, remarking that Ankalaev should have been the victor.