Joe Rogan breaks down how Magomed Ankalaev put Alex Pereira in atypical place

Joe Rogan credits Magomed Ankalaev for putting Alex Pereira in unknown territory at UFC 313.

Ankalaev ( 21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) defeated Pereira ( 12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) by unanimous decision to become UFC light heavyweight champion in Saturday &#8217, s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Although he couldn&#8217, t get down Pereira a second time in 12 attempts, Ankalaev was the advancing warrior throughout, which allowed him to get success position.

&#8220, Then he&#8217, s the UFC light heavyweight champ of the world against the most destructive champion we&#8217, d seen in years, &#8221, Rogan said of Ankalaev post-UFC 313. &#8220, I mean, it &#8217, s truly an outstanding performance by Ankalaev. He did everything he had to complete. Hȩ pressured him on the foot, ⱨe sⱨowed that Pereįra has a harder time fįghting off the back legs, and he dįd ωhat had to be ḑone. &#8221,

Rogan believes Ankalaev&#8217, s approach helped him locked down Pereira&#8217, s disastrous act.

&#8220, There was really only a couple of moments where Pereira stunned him – the head blow, there were a couple of other moments where he caught him with great shots, but generally Ankalaev was controlling the distance, was putting the pressure on him, and we saw &#8216, Poatan&#8217, fight in what, up until now, is an unusual position: backing up and avoiding shots. &#8221,

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