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ESPN Workers
Mar 9, 2025, 12:35 AM ET
UFC gentle heavyweight champion Alex Pereira places his title on the road towards first-time challenger Magomed Ankalaev in the principle occasion at UFC 313 at T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas on Saturday night time.
Pereira, ESPN’s No. 2-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, made three title defenses in 2024. Ankalaev enters the battle using a 13-fight successful streak. His lone UFC loss was in his promotional debut in Could 2018.
In the principle occasion, Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev conflict in a rematch of their carefully contested March 2023 battle. Gaethje gained that battle by majority resolution. Fiziez, who’s getting back from damage, took this battle on brief discover after Gaethje’s authentic opponent, Dan Hooker, withdrew as a consequence of a hand damage.
Andreas Hale, Brett Okamoto and Dre Waters break down all of the motion from UFC 313.
