Conquering light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira at UFC 313 over the weekend, Magomed Ankalaev has claimed the Brazilian’s side and outright “demeanor” led all of his foes before him to be too fearful to bring a legitimate fight against him.
Ankalaev, the newly-minted light heavyweight champion, turned in a controversial victory over knockout artist, Pereira over the course of last weekend, landing a unanimous judging (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) win over the incumbent in a contentious result.
Ending his roughshod run at the light heavyweight, Ankalaev became the first fighter at 205lbs to beat Pereira in his gold laden Octagon tenure.