Alex
Pereira wants Magomed
Ankalaev to put his money where his mouth is.
Advertisement
Ankalaev has been a consistent presence on social media leading up
to his title opportunity against Pereira in the UFC 313
headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
This past weekend, the Dagestani issued another strong statement
regarding the upcoming light heavyweight bout.
“CHAMA is a dead man walking. I’m going to drown this man,”
Ankalaev wrote on X.
CHAMA is a dead man walking I’m going to
drown this man 🤼🤼— Magomed Ankalaev (@AnkalaevM)
March 2, 2025
Ankalaev’s confidence hasn’t gone unnoticed by the reigning
205-pound king. Pereira recently issued a challenge to Ankalaev,
urging his opponent to put up a significant amount of cash for a
good cause.
“Since you are so confident you will win, $200,000 to the winner’s
charity of choice,” Pereira wrote on X. “Win or lose, this will
help those in need. It’s in your hands.”
Since you are so confident you will win,
$200,000 to the winners charity of choice. Win or lose this will
help those in need. It’s in your hands @AliAbdelaziz00
@AnkalaevM— Alex „Poatan“ Pereira (@AlexPereiraUFC)
March 3, 2025
It’s unclear what charity “Poatan” will represent, and Ankalaev is
expected to answer the challenge sometime on Monday.
Pereira enters UFC 313 on a five-bout winning streak, a run that
includes three successful light heavyweight title defenses.
Ankalaev, meanwhile, is unbeaten in his last 13 Octagon appearances
since September 2018, though that does include a no contest and a
draw.