Former undisputed light-weight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov has heaped reward on Magomed Ankalaev after his defeat of Alex Pereira tonight to say the sunshine heavyweight title at UFC 313, describing the Russian’s show as “superb.
Headlining the promotion’s return to ‘Sin City’, Makhackala native, Ankalaev sprang an upset win over the dominant mild heavyweight champion, Pereira — touchdown a closely-contested unanimous resolution (48-47, 48-47, 49-46) victory.
And snapping Brazilian fan-favorite, Pereira’s title reign following a splendid three-fight run final yr as defending champion, Ankalaev has come beneath fireplace for his grappling and wrestling-heavy gameplan from a bunch of voices within the blended martial arts house.
Khabib Nurmagomedov lauds Magomed Ankalaev after title win at UFC 313
Nonetheless, one completely satisfied onlooker comes within the type of Corridor of Fame star, Nurmagomedov, who lauded Ankalaev’s efficiency as “amazing” and congratulated him on dethroning Pereira to fan upset in Las Vegas.
Placing gold on the second time of attempting tonight, Ankalaev managed to grab the crown from Pereira, who whereas wishing the newly-minted champion nicely, defined how he was upset to lose on the scorecards having defended eleven takedown makes an attempt in a disappointing efficiency.
“Putting me up against the cage, he (Magomed Ankalaev) didn’t really do anything,” Alex Pereira informed Joe Rogan throughout his post-fight interview by an interpreter. “Giving him the win with a gameplan like that, it incentivizes people to do that.”
