Ever since Magomed Ankalaev defeated Aleksandar Rakic back in 2024, he has been butchering Alex Pereira on X. Calling him “scared” for not fighting the Dagestani. Until March 2025, when we got the epic encounter.
Now, Pereira vs Ankalaev was a weird one. Ankalaev opted to throw hands, and the defending champion chose to be defensive throughout the fight.
You knew something was off with Poatan. Even after becoming the light heavyweight champion, Ankalaev continued to mock Pereira.
Now, as we are quickly heading closer to the rematch on October 4, Alex Pereira looks locked in for the challenge. We know it because Pereira made some serious remarks on the rematch, claiming that “if Ankalaev loses, it’s unlikely he gets another title shot”.
“You’re right. I’m not gonna have any say because you’re gonna be sleeping and your way to work at the tire shop again”.
Big words before the fight week. It’s going to be an exciting press conference between the two. How do you think this one goes down?
