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The UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira isn't scared of any opposition – he is ready to fight anyone and that includes Magomed Ankalaev. The champ took the time to address and explain how the fight didn't materialize because of the UFC.
Apparently, there's a lack of interest. However, Dana White confirmed that Ankalaev could be next, provided that he secures a comprehensive win against Aleksandr Rakic on 26th October at UFC 308. Alex looks forward to facing Magomed and use it as an opportunity to showcase his unseen ground game.
Alex Pereira DENIES avoiding the Magomed Ankalaev fight:
“You gotta sort that with the organization…
It’s not my fault that Ankalaev has such a boring style of fighting that nobody wants to watch”.
Alex Pereira's reaction
"Even his manager right [Ali Abdelaziz] – a super renowned guy famous in the MMA world goes and says "Oh, like this guy is not going to fight".
Go talk to Dana White, but Dana White does not want to make the match up, not Alex. You gotta sort that out with the organization. Bro, honestly, it's not my fault that magomed has such a poor style of fighting that nobody wants to watch.
He wants to fight me. I'm ready to fight him. People talk about my ground game (question it). There's a good chance for me to show everybody".
Dana White insists that Magomed Ankalaev was NOT skipped over:
“He wasn’t skipped over.
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