"Alex Pereira is king of the light heavyweights once again after finishing Magomed Ankalaev in the first round Saturday night at UFC 320 in Las Vegas. Pereira floored Ankalaev with a big, looping right hand that caught the champion over the ear. With Ankalaev badly hurt, Pereira quickly pounced with a flurry of heavy elbows until the referee stopped it at 1 minute, 20 seconds of the first round. Saturday's fight was a rematch of their bout in March, when Ankalaev beat Pereira by unanimous decision to claim the belt at UFC 313."
"Ankalaev, ESPN's No. 7-ranked pound-for-pound fighter, had not lost since March 2018. Pereira, who also was a former champion at middleweight, was riding a five-win streak before the March loss to Ankalaev. He is ESPN's No. 9-ranked pound-for-pound fighter."
Alex Pereira regained the UFC light heavyweight title by finishing Magomed Ankalaev in the first round at UFC 320 in Las Vegas. Pereira dropped Ankalaev with a big, looping right hand and followed with a flurry of heavy elbows before the referee stopped the fight at 1:20 of the opening round. The bout was a rematch of their March fight at UFC 313, when Ankalaev won a unanimous decision to claim the belt. Ankalaev had not lost since March 2018. Pereira is a former middleweight champion who had been on a five-fight winning streak prior to the March loss. ESPN ranks Ankalaev No. 7 and Pereira No. 9 pound-for-pound.
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