Former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman didn’t necessarily like what he saw from now-former light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira at UFC 313 but gave plenty of praise to Magomed Ankalaev for his performance. In the main event of UFC 313 , Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) became the first new UFC champion crowned in 2025 by outworking Alex Pereira in a unanimous decision win at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Usman, who knows a thing or two about wrestling and UFC titles, found Ankalaev’s performance to be inspiring, but wants everyone to drop the wrestler label when describing the new 205-pound champion. “Ankalaev don’t really wrestle, so let’s just stop classifying him as a Dagestani wrestler,” Usman said on “Pound 4 Pound with Kamaru & Henry.” “He’s not wrestling. Ankalaev put on a masterpiece
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Kamaru Usman: Magomed Ankalaev ‘put on a masterpiece’ at UFC 313 vs. Alex Pereira – MMA Junkie