Issues are getting heated between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev.
With their extremely anticipated gentle heavyweight title tilt mere hours away, Ankalaev is doing no matter he can to get underneath Pereira’s pores and skin. Not too long ago, the top-ranked Dagestani star took to social media and recommended that Pereira’s common look at UFC occasions is all a ploy to attain free booze.
“He go to all UFC fight to get free alcohol and get camera time,” a tweet from Ankalaev wrote on X. “I’ve been training so hard March 8 alcohol not help you.”
‘Poatan’ took exception to Ankalaev’s remark. Pereira has been very open about his previous struggles with alcoholism. When he began coaching, Pereira used it as a chance to surrender ingesting altogether and infrequently shares his story in hopes of inspiring change in others.
So it ought to come as no shock that Pereira took exception to Anklaev’s feedback and responded accordingly through the UFC 313 media day.
“He goes and talks about alcoholism,” Pereira mentioned. “Me? I’m champion of life overcoming alcoholism. But there are a lot of people whose families struggle with the person.”
Will Alex Pereira finish Ankalaev’s spectacular unbeaten streak at UFC 313?
UFC 313 can be Alex Pereira’s fourth time defending his gentle heavyweight championship. The primary three got here final yr when he scored a trio of highlight-reel knockouts towards Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka, and Khalil Rountree.
Pereira has by no means misplaced whereas competing at 205, however he’s additionally by no means fought an opponent with knockout energy and world-class grappling like Magomed Ankalaev. Consequently, Pereira and Ankalaev are lifeless even on sportsbooks, and struggle followers are seemingly cut up on who will come out on prime in ‘Sin City.’
Ankalaev is unbeaten in his final 13 outings and is coming off a pair of massive wins over Johnny Walker and Aleksandar Rakić.
