Alex Pereira wants Magomed Ankalaev to put his money where his mouth is.
Ankalaev has been a consistent presence on social media leading up to his title opportunity against Pereira in the UFC 313 headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. On Saturday, the Dagestani issued another stong statement regarding the upcoming light heavyweight bout.
“CHAMA is a dead man walking. I’m going to drown this man,” Ankalaev wrote on X.
CHAMA is a dead man walking I’m going to drown this man ud83eudd3cud83eudd3c
— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM) March 2, 2025
Ankalaev’s confidence hasn’t gone unnoticed by the reigning 205-pound king.