Newly-minted light heavyweight champion, Magomed Ankalaev has confimed his plans to return to action as soon as later this summer, however, has claimed he open to facing an opponent other than Alex Pereira, who believes is “never coming back” to the Octagon.
Ankalaev, who headlines UFC 313 against the Brazilian back in March, finally broke through and landed the light heavyweight crown with a contentious split decision win over Pereira in the pair’s heated grudge match in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And in the time since, the duo have been linked with an immediate title rematch, potentially as soon as later this summer.