It appears Alex Pereira will immediately get an opportunity to avenge his UFC 313 title loss. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC)

Pereira, a former kickboxing champion, has been a phenom since joining the UFC in 2021. He won middleweight gold in 2022 before moving up to light-heavyweight and adding a second belt in 2023. Then, last year, he recorded three successful title defences with TKOs of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.

Alex Pereira had been one of the most actives champions in UFC history, but Aljamain Sterling feels the schedule might've caught up to him.

Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Although he stuffed all 12 of Ankalaev’s takedown attempts, Pereira wasn’t able to do any significant damage on the feet.

Alex Pereira is no longer the UFC light heavyweight champion after a grinding affair against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313.

New UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev was dismissive of the striking of former champion Alex Pereira following Ankalaev's win in the UFC 313 main event.

Alex Pereira had one of the most memorable UFC title runs in recent history. It's a shame it's end will be so poorly remembered. Magomed Ankalaev unseated Alex Pereira to win the light heavyweight title at UFC 313. The promotion could book an immediate rematch, but they should move on to other things.

Pereira lost the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship after five rounds of action against Magomed Ankalaev. “Poatan” didn’t get to move forward nearly as much as he’s used to. Ankalaev forced Pereira to back up, making him the aggressor in the fight. This paid off, as the judges scored the fight for Ankalaev via unanimous decision.

"When we watched Saturday and watched him and Ankalaev fight, it gives me the idea that he has kind of maxed out the weight he can go up," Cormier said on "Good Guy/Bad Guy" with

At UFC 313, Alex Pereira's 16-month-long reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion came to an end. 'Poatan' was defeated via unanimous decision by Magomed Ankalaev, who utilised his grappling against the cage to frustrate the Brazilian and neutralise his threat on the feet due to fears of the takedown.

Alex Pereira continues to draw criticism following a disappointing performance against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 which ended his UFC Light-heavyweight title run.