Many are heavily favoring Alex Pereira in this rematch against Magomed Ankalaev. Fans are hoping Pereira will reclaim his belt. Their first fight was close with heavy striking but no takedowns. Recently, Ankalaev talked about how he struggled to take down ‘Poatan.’

‘Big Ank’ and the Brazilian fighter have engaged in plenty of trash talk before this rematch. Fans are expecting thrilling action. When Daniel Cormier asked Ankalaev if he was surprised by Pereira’s takedown defence, Ankalaev admitted:

“I was surprised by his ability to defend the takedowns. He’s got a really good defense, but I blame myself, it was not enough on my part because there were issues why I couldn’t wrestle the way I needed to wrestle. But yeah, a little bit surprised by how good his defense was.”

As ‘Big Ank’ got

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