New Delhi: Magomed Ankalaev finally dethroned Alex Pereira and became the new UFC Light Heavyweight champion at the T-Mobil arena on March 9, Sunday. Pereira was clearing all the contenders at the division and defeated the top 3 fighters in just six months.

Before the fight, there was speculation that Ankalaev would be the most intriguing stylistic matchup for Pereira. Pereira started the fight tentatively and was attacking with his low kicks, but Ankalaev shot the first takedown and was successful in that.

Ankalaev was getting the success with his striking also and........

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