Alex Pereira’s loss to Magomed Ankalaev cost Dricus Du Plessis some big money.
‘Poatan’ surrendered his light heavyweight title to Ankalaev via unanimous decision at UFC 313 after delivering a lackluster performance during their five-round headliner in Las Vegas.
Along with Pereira’s title went potential money-making clashes with heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Du Plessis, the UFC’s reigning middleweight king. Unfortunately, both plans were completely derailed when Ankalaev went off-script and bested the Brazilian boogeyman in a fight that left a lot to be desired.