Magomed Ankalaev seems to have wiped away concerns of his star power with an interesting record snapping win at UFC 313.

Magomed Ankalaev's victory made immense reverberations on social media. So much so that he superseded Pound-For-Pound No.1 Islam Makhachev in one aspect.

Following his overpowering victory over Alex Pereira at UFC 313, Magomed Ankalaev became the subject of major speculations around his first title defense. The post Dana White Alerted as Alex Pereira Gets Chance to Win Back UFC Title After Magomed Ankalaev’s Confession appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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.

In the main event, Magomed Ankalaev snatched the light heavyweight title away from Alex Pereira by executing a smart gameplan to earn a unanimous decision victory. Prior to that fight Pereira was undefeated in the 205-pound division and had won each of his last four fights via knockout.

Dana White once said that the UFC will always have a star. The post “UFC Is in Some Trouble” – Dana White Faces His Nightmare as UFC Veteran Reveals Consequences of Alex Pereira Loss appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Dana White says if Alex Pereira does to Magomed Ankalaev what he’s done to almost every single opponent he’s faced since moving to light heavyweight, there’s a good argument he should be considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the sport.