Brazil's Alex Pereira will defend his light heavyweight belt Saturday night at UFC 313 against Russia's Magomed Ankalaev.

Losing a unanimous decision to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 last weekend cost Alex Pereira his light heavyweight championship and also his top-three status in the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.

LAS VEGAS — Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira’s undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC 313 on Saturday night. All three judges scored in ...

LAS VEGAS — Magomed Ankalaev’s plan coming into Saturday’s light heavyweight bout at UFC 313 was to pressure ... s undisputed light heavyweight belt. “I can’t even put it into words ...