Alex Pereira’s fall might be as quick as his unlikely rise in MMA.
Whether or not you felt “Poatan” did sufficient to beat Magomed Ankalaev or not, formally he took a loss at UFC 313 and it’s honest to say this was his most lackluster efficiency in a while. The now-former mild heavyweight champion was No. 2 in our Pound-for-Pound Rankings heading into his fourth protection of the 205-pound belt, which meant both Ankalaev was about to crack the highest 3 or Pereira needed to make a giant drop.
Because it seems, Pereira fell all the best way to No. 10 in our rankings, which appears harsh, nevertheless it’s a harsh sport and it’s potential that this was only a essential course correction to Pereira possibly being too excessive within the first place?
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