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Tom Aspinall criticizes fans claiming Pereira was robbed

bloodyelbow.com — March 16, 2025 at 05:01 PM UTC

Alex Pereira lost his UFC light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev by unanimous decision at UFC 313, marking Pereira's first defeat in this weight class. This loss ended his five-fight unbeaten streak. Some fans believe Pereira was unfairly judged, prompting Tom Aspinall to criticize their views as "uneducated." He stated that Ankalaev performed better during the fight and dismissed claims that it was boring. Pereira is considering a rematch with Ankalaev later this year but has not ruled out a move to heavyweight. Despite the loss, some analysts believe Pereira could still compete effectively against Jon Jones in the future.

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[1.3]

Alex Pereira struggles against heavyweight competition, experts say (givemesport.com)

4d 7h

[1.2]

Renato Moicano defends Alex Pereira's fighting schedule (bloodyelbow.com)

4d 16h

[1.2]

Alex Pereira plans aggressive strategy for UFC rematch (bloodyelbow.com)

5d 20h

[1.6]

Ankalaev celebrated as UFC champion in Makhachkala (bloodyelbow.com)

6d 0h

[1.6]

Ankalaev celebrated as UFC champion in Dagestan (yardbarker.com)

6d 0h

[1.8]

Ankalaev breaks Makhachev's social media record after win (bloodyelbow.com)

6d 1h

[1.7]

Ankalaev sets social media record after UFC 313 victory (yardbarker.com)

6d 1h

[1.1]

Prochazka responds to Ankalaev’s "fraud" accusation (yardbarker.com)

6d 17h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira's lifestyle may have affected his performance (bloodyelbow.com)

6d 20h

[1.6]

Ankalaev criticizes rivals after winning light-heavyweight title (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 0h

[1.4]

Ankalaev targets critics after UFC light-heavyweight title win (yardbarker.com)

7d 0h

[0.9]

Ex-girlfriend mocks Pereira's title fight defeat (marca.com)

7d 2h

[1.3]

Pereira dances joyfully after losing UFC title fight (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 2h

[0.9]

Pereira responds to ex-girlfriend's viral celebration video (yardbarker.com)

7d 2h

[1.0]

Alex Pereira criticizes ex-girlfriend's celebration of loss (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 2h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira lost UFC title but celebrated with legend (yardbarker.com)

7d 2h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira plans rematch after losing UFC title (independent.co.uk)

7d 3h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira titled "The One, The Only" despite loss (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

7d 8h

[1.4]

Aspinall calls for Pereira's immediate rematch with Ankalaev (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 13h

[1.2]

Aspinall advocates for Pereira's rematch with Ankalaev (yardbarker.com)

7d 15h

[1.6]

Magomed Ankalaev defeats Alex Pereira for light heavyweight title (marca.com)

7d 16h

[1.2]

Alex Pereira criticized for 'lazy performance' in title loss (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 18h

[1.4]

Alex Pereira vows to improve for potential rematch (mmafighting.com)

7d 19h

[1.9]

Ankalaev labeled Prochazka a "fraud" after victory (mmamania.com)

7d 19h

[1.3]

Ankalaev agrees to rematch with Pereira after UFC 313 (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 20h

[1.3]

Super Bowl winner criticized for UFC fight comments (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 21h

[1.5]

Dana White's reaction to UFC scorecards sparks debate (talksport.com)

7d 21h

[1.2]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title at UFC 313 (yardbarker.com)

7d 22h

[1.2]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title at UFC 313 (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 22h

[1.6]

Ankalaev calls Prochazka a "fraud" after title win (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 23h

[1.1]

Gaethje dismisses trilogy fight with Poirier after UFC 313 (yardbarker.com)

7d 23h

[1.0]

Gaethje declines trilogy fight with Poirier after victory (bloodyelbow.com)

7d 23h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira may move to heavyweight after loss (cbssports.com)

7d 23h

[1.6]

Ankalaev labels Prochazka a "fraud" after callout (yardbarker.com)

7d 23h

[1.2]

Dana White hints at rematch between Ankalaev and Pereira (newsweek.com)

8d 0h

[1.6]

Brendan Schaub criticizes UFC 313 decision for Pereira (bloodyelbow.com)

8d 0h

[1.1]

Alex Pereira vows to bounce back after title loss (newsweek.com)

8d 1h

[1.4]

Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title, Gaethje earns accolades (firstpost.com)

8d 1h

[1.6]

Dana White surprised by Ankalaev's victory over Pereira (givemesport.com)

8d 2h

[1.2]

Ankalaev criticizes Pereira for lackluster fight engagement (yardbarker.com)

8d 2h

[1.8]

Ankalaev defeats Pereira, becoming new light heavyweight champion (marca.com)

8d 3h

[1.4]

Pereira seeks immediate rematch after title loss (mirror.co.uk)

8d 4h

[1.3]

Ankalaev defeats Pereira, hints at future rematch (givemesport.com)

8d 4h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira plans rematch after losing light heavyweight title (forbes.com)

8d 4h

[1.6]

Magomed Ankalaev defeated Alex Pereira, winning championship title (givemesport.com)

8d 4h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira plans adjustments for possible rematch (talksport.com)

8d 4h

[1.4]

Jon Jones and Tom Aspinall likely to fight this summer (mirror.co.uk)

8d 5h

[1.9]

Magomed Ankalaev wins UFC light heavyweight championship (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

8d 5h

[1.2]

Dana White supports Gaethje's title shot chances (yardbarker.com)

8d 5h

[1.7]

Magomed Ankalaev wins title from Alex Pereira at UFC (mirror.co.uk)

8d 6h

[1.7]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight championship at UFC 313 (forbes.com)

8d 6h

[1.7]

Magomed Ankalaev defeats Alex Pereira for light heavyweight title (abcnews.go.com)

8d 6h

[1.4]

Magomed Ankalaev won light heavyweight title, raising questions (news.yahoo.com)

8d 6h

[1.6]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

8d 6h

[1.6]

Ankalaev wins UFC light heavyweight championship title (channelnewsasia.com)

8d 6h

[1.6]

Alex Pereira loses title to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 (yardbarker.com)

8d 6h

[1.6]

Ankalaev defeats Pereira to claim light-heavyweight title (bbc.com)

8d 6h

[1.5]

Magomed Ankalaev defeats Alex Pereira, wins light heavyweight title (aljazeera.com)

8d 6h

[1.4]

Magomed Ankalaev defeats Alex Pereira, becomes champion (yardbarker.com)

8d 7h

[1.3]

Magomed Ankalaev wins UFC light-heavyweight championship title (mirror.co.uk)

8d 7h

[1.8]

Ankalaev becomes new UFC light heavyweight champion (espn.com)

8d 7h

[1.5]

Magomed Ankalaev wins UFC light-heavyweight title (news.yahoo.com)

8d 7h

[1.4]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title from Pereira (yardbarker.com)

8d 7h

[1.5]

Ankalaev defeats Pereira, wins UFC light heavyweight title (inquirer.net)

8d 7h

[1.2]

Gaethje's gloves lost UFC logo before fight (yardbarker.com)

8d 7h

[1.5]

Magomed Ankalaev wins light heavyweight title via decision (news.yahoo.com)

8d 7h

[1.4]

Magomed Ankalaev wins UFC light-heavyweight title from Pereira (independent.co.uk)

8d 7h

[1.5]

Justin Gaethje defeats Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

8d 7h

[1.7]

Magomed Ankalaev defeats Alex Pereira for light heavyweight title (thestar.com)

8d 7h

[1.2]

Gaethje defeats Fiziev in majority decision rematch (yardbarker.com)

8d 8h

[1.4]

Justin Gaethje wins unanimous decision over Rafael Fiziev (news.yahoo.com)

8d 8h

[1.1]

Pereira defends light-heavyweight title against Ankalaev tonight (talksport.com)

8d 8h

[1.3]

Justin Gaethje wins rematch against Rafael Fiziev (yardbarker.com)

8d 8h

[1.3]

DraftKings offers $150 bonus for UFC 313 bets (mlive.com)

8d 11h

[1.2]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs Ankalaev title fight (newsweek.com)

8d 11h

[1.2]

UFC 313 features Pereira defending title against Ankalaev (masslive.com)

8d 11h

[1.1]

Sportsbooks offer enticing promos for UFC 313 betting (pennlive.com)

8d 11h

[1.1]

DraftKings offers $150 bonus bets with $5 wager (masslive.com)

8d 11h

[1.3]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs. Ankalaev main event tonight (oregonlive.com)

8d 12h

[1.1]

UFC 313 prelims air March 8 at 8 p.m. EST (masslive.com)

8d 12h

[1.5]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (espn.com)

8d 13h

[1.3]

Pereira defends light-heavyweight title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (independent.co.uk)

8d 15h

[1.1]

Pereira vs. Ankalaev title fight highlights UFC 313 (masslive.com)

8d 15h

[1.4]

Alex Pereira defends title against Magomed Ankalaev tonight (cleveland.com)

8d 18h

[1.3]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (sportsline.com)

8d 20h

[1.7]

Joe Rogan praises Alex Pereira's extraordinary knockout power (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

8d 20h

[1.1]

Alex Pereira defends title against Magomed Ankalaev tonight (rollingstone.com)

8d 21h

[1.6]

Historic prelim features young flyweight prospects born in 2000s (bloodyelbow.com)

8d 21h

[1.3]

Pereira defends Light Heavyweight title against Ankalaev Saturday (mlive.com)

8d 22h

[1.2]

Ankalaev warns Pereira before UFC 313 title fight (yardbarker.com)

8d 22h

[1.3]

Ankalaev threatens to 'eat' Pereira at UFC 313 (bloodyelbow.com)

8d 22h

[1.2]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs. Ankalaev title fight (cbssports.com)

8d 23h

[1.2]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs. Ankalaev title fight (cbssports.com)

9d 0h

[1.2]

Pereira defends light heavyweight title against Ankalaev (cbssports.com)

9d 0h

[1.2]

Pereira and Ankalaev headline UFC 313 main event (marca.com)

9d 2h

[1.2]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (theathletic.com)

9d 3h

[1.2]

Pereira defends light-heavyweight title against Ankalaev tonight (independent.co.uk)

9d 4h

[1.4]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs. Ankalaev fight tonight (tomsguide.com)

9d 4h

[1.7]

Joe Rogan praises Alex Pereira's knockout power (yardbarker.com)

9d 4h

[1.3]

UFC 313 starts Saturday at 10 PM ET (forbes.com)

9d 4h

[1.7]

Joe Rogan admires Alex Pereira's knockout power (bloodyelbow.com)

9d 4h

[1.1]

UFC 313 features Pereira defending title against Ankalaev (news.yahoo.com)

9d 7h

[1.4]

UFC 313 features Pereira defending his title Saturday (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

9d 9h

[1.2]

UFC 313 features Pereira vs. Ankalaev title fight (cbssports.com)

9d 15h

[1.3]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

9d 16h

[1.3]

Ankalaev aims to seize critical title opportunity (news.yahoo.com)

9d 17h

[1.2]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

9d 18h

[1.3]

Alex Pereira weighs in at 205 pounds for UFC 313 (talksport.com)

9d 19h

[1.1]

Pereira faces Ankalaev at UFC 313 title defense (news.yahoo.com)

9d 21h

[1.1]

Pereira and Ankalaev face off before UFC 313 (tribune.com.pk)

10d 1h

[1.0]

Ankalaev trash talks Pereira before UFC 313 fight (givemesport.com)

10d 2h

[1.0]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (yardbarker.com)

10d 7h

[1.2]

Alex Pereira defends title against Magomed Ankalaev (inquirer.net)

10d 9h

[1.2]

Alex Pereira defends UFC title against Magomed Ankalaev (yardbarker.com)

10d 11h

[1.3]

Pereira defends light heavyweight title against Ankalaev (thestar.com)

10d 12h

[1.2]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (news.yahoo.com)

10d 12h

[1.2]

Pereira favored to win UFC title match against Ankalaev (yardbarker.com)

10d 14h

[1.3]

Dana White teases potential superfight for Alex Pereira (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

10d 18h

[1.7]

Pereira's title defense against Ankalaev is crucial (independent.co.uk)

10d 20h

[1.6]

Pereira faces tough challenge against Ankalaev this weekend (news.yahoo.com)

10d 20h

[1.4]

Bisping criticizes Pereira for possibly bypassing Aspinall (bloodyelbow.com)

10d 22h

[1.3]

UFC 313 features Pereira defending title on March 8 (forbes.com)

10d 22h

[1.6]

Alex Pereira hints at potential Usyk boxing match (talksport.com)

11d 0h

[1.5]

Ankalaev breaks Ramadan fast for title fight preparation (independent.co.uk)

11d 2h

[1.5]

Ankalaev breaks Ramadan fast for UFC title fight (news.yahoo.com)

11d 2h

[1.0]

Daniel Cormier grapples with Alex Pereira before UFC 313 (yardbarker.com)

11d 2h

[1.1]

Daniel Cormier surprised by Alex Pereira's striking skills (bloodyelbow.com)

11d 2h

[1.6]

Adesanya predicts Pereira's knockout victory at UFC 313 (mmajunkie.usatoday.com)

11d 4h

[1.3]

Ankalaev adapts fight routine during Ramadan fasting (mmafighting.com)

11d 11h

[1.6]

Magomed Ankalaev scored knockout, extending unbeaten streak to 13 (bloodyelbow.com)

11d 17h

[1.6]

Pereira could become pound-for-pound best fighter soon (mmafighting.com)

11d 17h

[1.3]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

11d 21h

[2.2]

Alex Pereira scored a KO with a flying knee (bloodyelbow.com)

12d 3h

[1.7]

Alex Pereira earned title shot with knockout victory (talksport.com)

12d 4h

[1.2]

Pereira inspires teammates to pursue personal growth (yardbarker.com)

12d 5h

[1.6]

Alex Pereira inspires teammates to pursue personal growth (bloodyelbow.com)

12d 5h

[1.2]

Pereira defends title against Ankalaev at UFC 313 (cbssports.com)

12d 19h

[1.2]

Pereira's unconventional training camp raises pre-fight concerns (bloodyelbow.com)

13d 5h