UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira and former featherweight champion Ilia Topuria were neck-and-neck for 2024 Fighter of the Year. The Brazilian begins a 2025 campaign he hopes will rival what he accomplished last year when he headlines UFC 313 against top contender Magomed Ankalaev.

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On this episode of Embedded, Justin Gaethje, Magomed Ankalaev, Alex Pereira, Rafael Fiziev, Bobby Green and Maurico Ruffy prepare for their upcoming assignments at UFC 313.

Top lightweights Justin Gaethje and Rafael Fiziev met in a short-notice fight in the co-main event of UFC 313. Headlined by a light heavyweight title bout between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, UFC 313 was also originally supposed to feature a matchup between Gaethje and #6-ranked lightweight contender Dan Hooker.

One of the UFC's biggest stars returns on Saturday when light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira faces the man many believe to be his biggest test at 205 pounds, Magomed Ankalaev. The pair headline UFC 313 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev latest fight updates and results - Follow live as Alex Pereira puts the light-heavyweight title on the line against Magomed Ankalaev

Magomed Ankalaev didn't exactly wrestle the UFC light heavyweight title away from Alex Pereira, but he did manage to beat "Poatan" at his own game. Ankalaev is now the 205-pound champion after a surprising unanimous decision from the judges in Las Vegas following a very close five-round fight.

Alex Pereira fell to challenger Magomed Ankalaev in a light heavyweight championship fight Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in the main event of UFC 313.