LAS VEGAS -- Alex Pereira said he wasn't himself back in March, when he surrendered his UFC light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev in a five-round decision. Saturday's rematch indicated he wasn't lying.
Pereira (14-3) reclaimed the 205-pound championship at UFC 320 in dominant fashion, as he finished Ankalaev via TKO in just 80 seconds. It was a stunning reversal from what happened seven months ago, when Pereira appeared hesitant and timid in what became his first loss in that weight class. He literally almost ran out of his corner in Saturday's rematch, and put Ankalaev away without barely absorbing a single strike.