Russian fighter Ankalaev has won the UFC light heavyweight title.

Russian fighter Magomed Ankalaev defeated his Brazilian opponent Alexa Pereyro in the main bout of the UFC 313 light heavyweight tournament. This was reported on March 9 by the newspaper "Sport-Express".

It is specified that the fight for the title of champion lasted five rounds and ended with Ankalaev's victory by unanimous decision of the judges. (49:46, 48:47, 48:47).

The Dagestani fighter was able to become the new UFC champion on the second attempt. In December 2022, he fought for the title with Polish athlete Jan Blachowicz, but then the fight ended in a draw.

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