Two warriors enter, one belt leaves — but whose chin survives the chaos?
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 8, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev headlined the event.
Practical Effects
Real unscripted violence, zero CGI nonsense
Stunts
Actual humans doing superhuman things
Direction
Giordano's angles capture the cage claustrophobia
Director
Anthony "Pasquale" Giordano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pereira held simultaneous glory titles across two weights before ever touching MMA gloves — he's basically doing this for fun now.
The Dagestani wrestling pipeline has dominated lighter divisions; Ankalaev represents their creeping takeover at 205 lbs.
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