Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Magomed Ankalaev has claimed he has accepted an offer to fight UFC star, Alex Pereira in an immediate rematch of their title showing earlier this month — on an upcoming flagship card in August.
Ankalaev, who headlined UFC 313 earlier this month, managed to scoop the undisputed light heavyweight crown in a controversial unanimous decision win over former two-weight champion, Pereira.
And narrowly toppling the Brazilian in the pair’s five round back-and-forth clash in ‘Sin City’, fans and pundits alike called for the newly-crowned champion to grant Pereira an immediate title fight re-run as soon as their next entries to the Octagon.