Morning Report: Magomed Ankalaev vows Alex Pereira ‘will never be the same’ after UFC 313 main event

Magomed Ankalaev doesn’t simply need to beat Alex Pereira. He needs to alter his complete profession trajectory.

The rivals face off in the primary occasion of UFC 313 on March 8. Ankalaev has earned his shot the onerous manner, compiling a 13-fight undefeated streak over the previous seven years to land a championship alternative. Although Ankalaev doesn’t have the identify worth of a few of Pereira’s different potential opponents (together with heavyweight champion Jon Jones and middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis), he vows to cease the Pereira hype prepare once they collide at T-Cell Enviornment in Las Vegas.

On Sunday, Ankalaev tweeted, “This man preserve touring and he neglect he shall be combating for his life March 8. He won’t ever be the identical after this battle [Dana White], mark my phrase.”

Ankalaev’s menace alludes to Pereira’s globe-trotting habits, which included him flying to Sydney to assist coaching companion Sean Strickland this previous Saturday within the co-main occasion of UFC 312. As Pereira watched from the entrance row alongside Israel Adesanya, Strickland went on to lose a listless choice to middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis.

“Poatan” additionally has a rising social media presence, a lot to the chagrin of Ankalaev, who in contrast Pereira to a “TikTok chick.”

“I by no means wanna harm somebody in my life like I would like harm Alex,” Ankalaev wrote. He’s a pretend humble boy.”

“I’ve been climbing mountain, chopping wooden, swimming in freezing lake, and Alex been dancing and making video like TikTok chick,” he added.

On paper, Ankalaev seems to be the right foil for Ankalaev, who is thought for mixing in wrestling with a potent putting recreation. Nevertheless, Pereira is arguably probably the most harmful knockout artist in all of MMA, so it stays to be seen if Ankalaev will really danger standing and buying and selling with the Brazilian famous person.

Tremendous 1. Dricus du Plessis needs Khamzat Chimaev AND Alex Pereira someplace down the road.

Tremendous 2. Zhang Weili sees a future battle with Valentina Shevchenko within the card.

Onward. Sean Strickland isn’t discouraged after dropping to du Plessis once more.

Details. Din Thomas calls Strickland out for speaking a technique forward of a battle and strolling a unique manner when he steps into the cage.

Language. Khamzat Chimaev wasn’t a fan of the UFC 312 essential occasion.

Canelo. Canelo Alvarez has booked a battle with William Scull for Might 3, with the plan to have Alvarez battle Terence Crawford in September subsequent.

On to the Subsequent One. What’s subsequent for Dricus du Plessis, Zhang Weili, Sean Strickland, and Tatiana Suarez?

UFC 312 post-fight present.

Relive probably the most thrilling moments from UFC 312.

Hear from the champs, plus Dana White and Israel Adesanya.

DC immediate reax.

Jack Slack Podcast. A deep dive into simply how du Plessis retains getting away with no matter it’s he’s doing contained in the cage.

Licensed.

Subsequent?

Might occur to anybody.

Convey it.

Get hype!

Stable evaluation.

Be careful.

Brandon Moreno (22-8-2) vs. Steve Erceg (12-3); UFC Mexico Metropolis, March 29

UFC 312 wasn’t a nasty card, however high to backside it was definitely gentle on thrills. It looks like we’re already looking forward to UFC 313—heck, it looks like we’re already looking forward to this Saturday’s UFC APEX card!

Congrats to the victors. The machine rolls on.

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