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.

An entertaining card at UFC 313 concluded with a hyper-competitive bout for the light heavyweight championship as Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira by unanimous decision to steal the belt in Las Vegas.

Magomed Ankalaev scored a stunning upset with a unanimous decision to take Alex Pereira’s undisputed light heavyweight belt at UFC313.

Alex Pereira puts his light-heavyweight title on the line tonight, fighting Magomed Ankalaev in the main event of UFC 313.Pereira, a former kickboxing champion, has been a phenom since joining the UFC in 2021.