The UFC heavyweight champion Alex Pereira had a record year in 2024, but now he has to face who many have appointed his most credible challenger. Magomed Ankalaev finally defies Pereira for the title at the UFC 313.
On March 8, Pereira and Ankalaev were the titles of the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Pereira was one of the best candidates to 2024 fighter of the year After having eliminated Jamahal Hill, Jiri Nearly and Khalil Routree Jr. These challengers, all mainly attackers, had a mountain to climb against the former kickboxing champion with two Pereira division.
Many consider Ankalaev a well -balanced fighter capable of presenting the champion of new challenges to the champion, especially in the department of struggle. Ankalaev previously fought Jan Blachowicz in a majority draw for the vacant light heavyweight title. He is undefeated in 13 consecutive fights since he supported a submission of Hail Mary by Paul Craig in the last second of his UFC beginnings.
Saturday’s co-principal event has a fight of the year written everywhere. The former BMF champion Justin Gaethje fights Dan Hooker in a titleless fight in five towers. Gaethje has an easy case to be the most exciting fighter in sport, making 13 post-combat bonuses in 13 UFC fights. Hooker is not out of the bonus service either. His Scrap 2020 with Dustin Poirier was on the list of the best fights that year. Gaethje seeks to bounce back from his CBS SPORTS 2024 KB of the year Loss at Max Holloway. Hooker seemed to be in the footsteps of death after spending 1-4, but remarkably reconstructed a sequence of victories of three fights before the UFC 313.
You will find below the complete combat card for the UFC 313 as well as the last dimensions. Return all week for the latest news, features and other content around this massive event.
UFC 313 combat card, dimensions
- Alex Pereira (C) -115 against Magomed Ankalaev -105, light heavyweight title
- Justin Gaethje -160 against Dan Hooker +135, Lightweights
- King Green against Mauricio Ruffy, Lightweights
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua van, flyweights
- Amanda Lemos vs Iasmin Lucindo, female straw weight
- Mairon Santos against Francis Marshall, featherweight
- Alex Morono against Carlos Leal, Weight Welter
- Brunno Ferreira against Armen Petrosyan, average weight
- Chris Gutierrez against Jean Matsumoto, Coq weight
- Djorden Santos against Ozzy Diaz, average weight
UFC 313 Info
- Date: March 8
- Location: T -Mobile Arena – Las Vegas
- Start time: 10 p.m. he (main map)
- How to look: ESPN + PPV
