Las Vegas – Magomed Ankalaev scored an impressive surprise with a unanimous decision to take the indisputable semi -marked weight belt of Alex Pereira in UFC313 on Saturday night.
The three judges noted in favor of Ankalaev (21-1-1), with scores of 49-46 and two to 48-47.
“I knew it would be a war,” said Pereira (12-3-0), who was putting his belt on the line for the fourth time. “Every my fight is a war.”
Pereira (12-2), who turns 38 on July 7, closed -120 in Betmgm Sportsbook.
In the main event, the fans and the favorite of fans Justin Gaethje (27-5-0) obtained a unanimous decision about No. 11 Rafael Fiziev (12-4-0). Gaethje was scheduled to fight Dan Hooker, who retired due to an injury in his hand. Gatheje dropped Fiziev with a rigid rigid uppercut in the second round.
The light Ignacio Bahamondes (17-5-0) won a first-round victory when Jalin Turner (14-9-0) did after administering a triangle strangler in the 2:29 brand. Turner left the cage and waited in front of the press line For Bahamondes to finish his interview, with the intention of returning to the cage to leave his gloves and mean your retirement. However, security did not allow him to return.
No. 5 The straw weight contender, Amanda Lemos improved 15-4-1 with a unanimous decision about Iasmin Lucindo (17-6-0).
Mauricio Ruffy (12-1-0) delivered a rotating heel kick with his right foot to the King Green temple (32-17-1) to obtain a vicious knockout only 2:07 in the first found.
Just after Ruffy’s knockout kick and before female combat, a video tribute for Robbie Lawler played in honor of former Welter weight champion. When Cageside observed, an emotional legislator received an ovation standing as it was announced that it would be included in the modern wing of the UFC Hall of Fame as a member of the 2025 class. The ceremony will take place as part of the 13th Annual Week of Fight International of UFC on June 26.
“Robbie was an absolute murderer, and I have a lot of respect for his hardness and struggle, which helped to grow MMA and UFC sport by attracting many new fans,” said the president and executive director of UFC, Dana White, in a statement.
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This story has changed to correct the scores in the second graf.
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