Following his dominant victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313, newly crowned light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev was surrounded by rumors about his next opponent. The post Alex Pereira Rematch “Negotiations” Crushes Jiri Prochazka’s Title Hope After Magomed Ankalaev’s UFC 313 Update appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Prochazka (31-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) congratulated Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) for his title-winning performance against Alex Pereira in Saturday’s UFC 313 main event, and initially issued “Poatan” a challenge. He then changed his tune and said it’s a better idea to go straight for the title.

With UFC 313 scheduled to take place this Saturday evening with a main event between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, Jiri Prochazka has sent them a message.

Jiri Prochazka is watching UFC 313 with the intensity of a hawk locked onto its prey. The post Jiri Prochazka Puts Alex Pereira & Magomed Ankalaev on Notice Hours Before UFC 313 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Magomed Ankalaev and Jiri Prochazka have been going at each other. It all started when Ankalaev dethroned Alex Pereira via unanimous decision in the main event at UFC 313 last Saturday. While Prochazka congratulated Ankalaev,

Magomed Ankalaev is ready to run it back with Alex Pereira after beating him for the light heavyweight title Saturday at UFC 313.

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) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

This past weekend at UFC 313, Alex Pereira lost his UFC light heavyweight title via unanimous decision to Magomed Ankalaev. The Brazilian's performance was somewhat uncharacteristic compared to what we have seen from him typically in the UFC,