The “Countdown” has begun.
Reigning UFC light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira, will defend his 205-pound title against No. 1-ranked division contender, Magomed Ankalaev, atop the upcoming UFC 313 pay-per-view (PPV) event, locked and loaded for Sat., March 8, 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the UFC 313 co-main event, lightweight highlight reel, Justin Gaethje, returns to rematch Rafael Fiziev with Dan Hooker hurt.
“We were supposed to get this opportunity a long time ago and he was the one withholding this chance from us for a long time,” Ankalaev said during the UFC 313 media scrum (watch it here). “Waiting is the worst thing you can do. You just sit there and you wait. Obviously there was a little bit of frustration going on, but we’ve been asking for this and waiting for this. It’s just been a long time, but now we finally got this opportunity and that’s behind us. We’re going to do whatever we can to make sure to get this victory.”
For the rest of the UFC 313 fight card and PPV lineup click here.
