The rematch between Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev was nothing but one-sided domination by Pereira. There was a lot of bad blood between the two fighters before the bout. Fans saw that intensity play out when ‘Poatan’ dominated and defeated Ankalaev. After this loss, former UFC champion Robert Whittaker thinks there’s no competition left for Pereira.
The light heavyweight champion has beaten all the top contenders in his division. The only rising star left is Carlos Ulberg, who’s a new contender. But even with Ulberg waiting, Whittaker believes the guys who could beat Pereira aren’t in the division anymore – that was a different era. In a recent interview on the MMArcade Podcast, he said:
“The guys who had the best chance of beating Alex Pereira aren’t in the division anymore. It was