During a recent press conference, MMA fighter Dillon Danis clapped back at KSI after he claimed to hit harder than Alex Pereira,

Las Vegas is set to host a must-watch UFC event as Alex Pereira defends his Light Heavyweight title against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on March 8th inside the T-Mobile Arena. The reigning champ, Pereira,

However, in a recent video posted to his Instagram, Bronson wasn’t eating a succulent meal, but instead body shots from one of the biggest punchers in combat sports today – MMA star and UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira.

Magomed Ankalaev dethroned Alex Pereira on Saturday night, taking a unanimous decision to become the new light heavyweight champion in the main event of UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alex Pereira fell to challenger Magomed Ankalaev in a light heavyweight championship fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in the main event of UFC 313.

Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) had to take the hardest of hard roads to get his chance at gold. Similar to fellow champs Belal Muhammad and Merab Dvalishvili, the long path consisting of a double digit unbeaten streak is what it took for Ankalaev to get his opportunity to challenge Pereira, and he got the job done by unanimous decision.

Alex Pereira didn’t get knocked out by Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, but there was a funeral feel to the end result. Rock stars are meant to go out with a bang, aren’t they?

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