Now it is well known that Alex Pereira fought with an injury and was compromised in his first match with Magomed Ankalaev in the beginning of this year, but can the same relate to Ankalaev in their recent revenge?
Ankalaev won a unanimous decision over Pereyra in order to claim the UFC 313 heavyweight title in March, but Pereira dominated the Match of the ARTC 320 last weekend, having won a technical victory for the knockout for a little more than a minute.
The manager of Ankalaev, Ali Abladaz, suggested in a long post on social networks that if he was before him, Ankalaev would not have made a walk in the cage for the match -remang.
“A lot of things happened in his camp.” Ablamesis publishedThe field “But this is for him to talk. Not me. And if I need to talk about it, I will talk about it. If it were for me, he should never fight from some things. But he is an adult, he makes his own decisions, and he lives his actions. Congratulations to Alex and his team. ”
Ablamesis, one of the most outstanding managers in mixed martial arts, did not indicate whether he was potentially connected with injuries or something else, completely with Ankalaev.
In connection with this event, Pereira expressed some disappointment with several comments on Ankalaev on social networks. It is known that Ablamesis helps its fighters in their accounts on social networks, and there were assumptions that he perhaps published on behalf of Ankalaev and that the comments that he did not like did not like, were not directly from Ankalaev.
“Everything that Ankalaev said in his social networks, he approved him,” added Abdelziz. “And if I helped him, it was (c) his knowledge. But, in the end, we are in the combat business. … Alex was the best man on Saturday evening. And we accept our losses as men. We are moving on. I have no problem with Alex. I respect everything that he has done. ”
Based on how unilateral the rematch was, it is unlikely that the trilogy battle will be considered in the near future.
Ankalaev was broken by an invincible strip that included victories over Alexander Rakik, Johnny Waker, Anthony Smith, Volkan Ozdemir, as well as a draw with a colleague former champion Yan Blachovichz. 33-year-old from Dagestan, Russia, 20-2-1 in mixed martial arts with one lawless.
Pereira rises, Ankalaev falls in the pound rating per pound
Alex Pereira not only restored the heavyweight title in the UFC 320, but the Brazilian star also jumped on several fighters in the organization’s pounds list. “Poatan” rose to No. 6 and is now sitting for colleagues -owners of the title Ilia Topuria, Islam Makhachev, Merab Dvalishvili, Khamzat Chimaev and Alexander Pantodge.
Meanwhile, Ankalaev went beyond the 10th better, but after the fall of several places. He sits No. 11 on the eve of Max Holloway, Belala Muhammad, Arman Tsarukian and Shavra Rakmonov, who complete the best 15.
