MIAMI – UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira is unfazed by Magomed Ankalaev ’s trash talk. Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) defends his title against Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA, 11-1-1 UFC) in the UFC 313 main event March 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPNews, ESPN+). Ankalaev had been aggressively campaigning for the matchup, taking numerous shots at Pereira . Once their fight finally became official, Ankalaev continued to warn “Poatan” of what’s to come, but the champion is not interested in playing his game. “He’s a complete fighter, hard-working guy,” Pereira told MMA Junkie of Ankalaev
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Alex Pereira offers up antidote for Magomed Ankalaev’s UFC 313 pre-fight chatter – MMA Junkie