Alex Pereira proved the loss against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 was a case of bad luck, as the Brazilian knocked Ankalaev out to regain he UFC light heavyweight title.
“Poatan” rushed into Ankalaev as round one began, a stark difference from his performance in the first fight. Pereira (13-3) landed a huge right that dropped Ankalaev (20-2-1, 1 NC) to the floor. As Ankalaev attempted a takedown, Pereira landed elbows and ground strikes.
Not long after, the referee called the fight off.
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— UFC (@ufc) October 5, 2025
Pereira regained the light heavyweight title to become a three-time UFC champion. He could face Ankalaev in a trilogy, though he also has options in a rematch against Jiri Prochazka, who stared down Ankalaev following a war with Khalil Rountree Jr., or Carlos Ulberg.
Cory Sandhagen thought he had Merab Dvalishvili figured out. Despite stuffing multiple takedowns, Merab proved why he’s “The Machine,” landing 20 takedowns to defend the UFC bantamweight title.
Merab (21-4) landed the most takedowns in a title fight in UFC history. It was a dominant second half for the Georgian after Sandhagen (18-6) started off hot in the first. Merab seemingly had a 10-8 round in the second after almost knocking Sandhagen out. After that, Sandhagen gave it his all, but it was all for naught.
That’s 14 straight wins for Merab, who guaranteed he’ll be the 2025 Fighter of the Year. He even teased fighting in December.
Rountree looked sharp and had Prochazka in trouble early, but Prochazka recovered in the third and knocked him out, shocking the crowd.
Prochazka landed a spinning elbow and hard shots to Rountree’s face and body. It came after Rountree clipped him with massive rights. Prochazka created chaos to win his second straight fight. Is the former champion next for light heavyweight gold?
Youssef Zalal promised he would eventually become a world champion after forcing Josh Emmett to submit via verbal tapout. Meanwhile, Joe Pyfer proved he can be a major threat and can back up his confidence after choking out Abus Magomedov.
The Sporting News will provide results from the entire UFC 320 fight card.
UFC 320 full card results
Main Card
- Alex Pereira def. Magomed Ankalaev (c) via TKO for the UFC light heavyweight title (1:20 into round one)
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Cory Sandhagen via unanimous decision for the UFC bantamweight title (49-45, 49-45, 49-46)
- Jiri Prochazka def. Khalil Rountree Jr. via KO (3:04 into round three)
- Youssef Zalal def. Josh Emmett via armbar (1:38 into round one)
- Joe Pyfer def. Abus Magomedov via rear-naked choke (1:44 into round two)
Prelims
- Ateba Gautier def. Treston Vines via TKO (1:41 into round one)
- Daniel Santos def. Yoo Joo-sang via TKO (0:21 into round two)
- Jakub Wiklacz def. Patchy Mix via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Munoz via KO (4:58 into round one)
Early Prelims
- Punahele Soriano def. Nikolay Veretennikov via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
- Yana Santos def. Macy Chiasson via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Farid Basharat def. Chris Gutierrez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ramiz Brahimaj def. Austin Vanderford via submission (2:24 into round two)
- Veronica Hardy def. Brogan Walker via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)