UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev

Alex Pereira seeks his fourth consecutive successful title defense while Magomed Ankalaev looks to prove his superiority as the two men square off with the light heavyweight title hanging in the balance to close out UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena.

Three years after UFC 286, it’s going to be interesting to see how things have changed and where each man stacks up at the moment, and we should be in for an electric contest no matter what.

One of the rare fighters in the Top 15 who has finished each of his UFC wins, Jalin Turner’s seven wins over names like King Green, Brad Riddell and Jamie Mullarkey have all ended by knockout of submission, and he’ll be looking to issue the same fate to Ignancio Bahamondes.

Commanding no fewer than eight of the spots in the top ten, Brazilian women are dominating the UFC’s strawweight division, and tonight, two of those contenders, Amanda Lemos and Iasmin Lucindo will attempt to make their case for a move into the title conversation.

Brazil’s Fighting Nerds squad has been the talk of the mixed martial arts world over the last year, and one of the leaders of the squad is Mauricio Ruffy…a man now on the verge of entering the lightweight rankings.

Fresh from back-to-back wins over Edgar Chairez and Cody Durden, Van’s take-no-prisoners, entertaining style has grown his fanbase considerably, and they’ll be in his corner firmly tonight when he takes on Japan’s Tsuruya.

A 5-foot-10 powerhouse who has ended all 12 of his wins before the final horn, 10 of those wins in the first round, Brunno Ferreira has been a welcome addition to the UFC roster.

In this 23rd bout, Morono vows to deliver a timeless performance against Brazil’s Leal, a veteran striker who realized great success on the regional circuit…and is ready to bring the fight to his opponent in order to secure his first UFC win.

Santos won the featherweight tournament on Season 32 of The Ultimate Fighter last year. Competing for the first time in over a year back in August, Marshall halted a two-fight skid with a hard-fought split decision victory over Dennis Buzukja.