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UFC 313: Ankalaev defeats Pereira for light heavyweight belt
AP • March 9th, 2025 7:40 pm
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Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira's undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC313.
All three judges scored in favour of Ankalaev (21-1-1) on Saturday night, with scores of 29-26 and two at 28-27.
"I knew it would be a war," said Pereira (12-3-0), who was putting his belt on the line for the fourth time. "Every fight of mine is a war."
In the co-main event, No.3-ranked lightweight and fan favourite Justin Gaethje (27-5-0) earned a unanimous decision over No.11 Rafael Fiziev (12-4-0).
Gaethje was scheduled to fight Dan Hooker, who pulled out because of a hand injury. Gatheje dropped Fiziev with a stiff right uppercut in the second round.
Lightweight Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5-0) earned a first-round win when he made Jalin Turner (14-9-0) tap after administering a triangle choke at the 2:29 mark.
No. 5 strawweight contender Amanda Lemos improved to 15-4-1 with a unanimous decision over seventh-ranked Iasmin Lucindo (17-6-0).
Mauricio Ruffy (12-1-0) delivered a spinning heel kick with his right foot to the temple of King Green (32-17-1) to score a vicious knockout just 2:07 into the first found.
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