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    Ex-UFC champ requires Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev trilogy battle “for all of the marbles” 

    James WhitmoreBy Sports No Comments4 Mins Read
    Ex-UFC champ requires Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev trilogy battle “for all of the marbles” 

    Former UFC champion Kamaru Usman desires to see Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev run it again for a 3rd time.

    Pereira beat Ankalaev through first-round knockout in a lightweight heavyweight title rematch at UFC 320 final weekend and reclaimed the 205-pound belt. Of their earlier encounter at UFC 313 in March, Anakalev beat Pereira through unanimous choice.

    Within the aftermath of their first battle, Pereira revealed that he was going by way of damage points and hinted at going into the bout with a compromised hand. In the meantime, Ankalaev reportedly suffered a critical rib damage going into the rematch, which was later confirmed by Daniel Cormier.

    On condition that each fighters had been compromised in every of their two clashes, Usman believes a trilogy battle is so as. Throughout an episode of the Pound 4 Pound podcast with Henry Cejudo, Usman stated:

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    “Sure, in fact I might like to see the trilogy. Pereira did not give us his greatest efficiency as a result of there was one thing happening behind closed door [in the first fight]. Ankalaev did not give us his greatest efficiency as a result of there was one thing happening behind closed doorways [in the rematch]. That is for all of the marbles.”

    He continued:

    “So the third battle, I do imagine, is for all of the marbles. It’s important to govern your self to get to the battle as wholesome as potential. That is a part of our job. That is what makes our job so rattling exhausting is to manipulate your self and attempt to get in there as wholesome as potential as a result of there is not any excuse, particularly if that trilogy battle occurs.” [H/t: MMA Junkie]

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    Israel Adesanya reacts to Alex Pereira ending Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320

    Israel Adesanya just lately shared his two cents on the Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320 final weekend. The previous middleweight champion claimed he knew Ankalaev was in hassle the second he switched stances within the first spherical.

    In a YouTube video, Adesanya lauded Pereira’s sport plan for the rematch and stated:

    “In the principle occasion, wow, as soon as Ankalaev went orthodox, I knew it was a wrap. I felt it was a wrap since you’re giving him the leg he likes. Meaning his proper leg was compromised with inside leg kicks already.”

    He continued:

    “Yeah, he immediately attacked him, put him behind the black line, after which attacked the entrance leg. He did not within the final battle as a result of his leg was compromised, or his foot was harm, in order that’s why he did not throw as many proper low kicks. He threw two or three, Ankalaev switched, and that is all she wrote, knockout by the champ.” [H/t: MMA Junkie]