After a historic 2024 campaign, UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has his first assignment of the new year. Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) will attempt to make a fourth consecutive defense of his belt when he takes on streaking contender Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1 MMA,

Alex Pereira will make the fourth defense of his light heavyweight title against top contender Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 in March.

Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev is finally official. In a matchup long in the making, Pereira defends his UFC light heavyweight title against Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313 on March 8 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, UFC announced Saturday.

UFC 313 is taking shape. The promotion announced UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev for the main event with support from a lightweight contest between Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker.

It took place while UFC 311, the company's first pay-per-view event of the year, was held at the new Intuit Dome venue in Inglewood, California, on Saturday the 18th of January. It is unclear if the UFC was set to announce the fights during the broadcast, or if it was going to be held back for a later time.

UFC 313 will take place on Saturday March 8, with Alex Pereira vs. Magomed Ankalaev, and Justin Gaethje vs. Dan Hooker.

UFC has officially announced that reigning light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira will defend his title against top-ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313. The event is scheduled for March 8, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The light heavyweight champ will defend his belt against No. 1-ranked contender Magomed Ankalaev to headline UFC 313 in Las Vegas, the promotion announced on Saturday.

The UFC is having their first PPV of 2025 tonight and they broke some major news on the broadcast. They announced that their first PPV in Las Vegas for 2025 on March 8th will be headlined by a light heavyweight title fight between Alex Pereira (12-2) and Magomed Ankalaev (20-1-1).