Former undisputed lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has heaped praise on Magomed Ankalaev after his defeat of Alex Pereira tonight to claim the light heavyweight title at UFC 313, describing the Russian’s display as “amazing.
Headlining the promotion’s return to ‘Sin City’, Makhackala native, Ankalaev sprang an upset win over the dominant light heavyweight champion, Pereira — landing a closely-contested unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) victory.
And snapping Brazilian fan-favorite, Pereira’s title reign following a splendid three-fight run last year as defending champion, Ankalaev has come under fire for his grappling and wrestling-heavy gameplan from a host of voices in the mixed martial arts space.