Pereira, a former kickboxing champion, has been a phenom since joining the UFC in 2021. He won middleweight gold in 2022 before moving up to light-heavyweight and adding a second belt in 2023. Then, last year, he recorded three successful title defences with TKOs of Jamahal Hill, Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr.

The UFC heads home to “Sin City” for UFC 313. The main event is a highly-anticipated title bout between Alex Pereira (12-2-0) defending his light heavyweight championship belt against Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1).

Brett Appley previews the UFC 313 main event between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev as well as two exciting undercard fights.