""I do know how to beat him," Pereira told reporters through an interpreter in the leadup to UFC 287. "I do know how he fights, I do know how he works. ... I believe that me beating him this Saturday, I will never face him again.""
""This fight, I feel like the underdog," he said during fight week. "I feel like e"
Alex Pereira will attempt to regain the UFC light heavyweight championship Saturday at UFC 320 against champion Magomed Ankalaev, who dethroned him in March. Ankalaev-Pereira 2 is the first bout for both fighters since the belt changed hands. Toppled UFC champions rarely win immediate rematches: in the modern era since November 2000, only four of 16 ex-champions have regained titles in immediate rematches. Pereira previously succeeded in regaining a title in a rematch against Israel Adesanya but also suffered a stoppage loss in April 2023. Pereira had earlier beaten Adesanya twice in kickboxing, including Adesanya's only knockout loss.
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