The UFC Light Heavyweight title will be on the line in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
Alex Pereira wants to break a defense record of Jon Jones by beating Magomed Ankalaev.
A victory could set up a fight with 'Bones' or Tom Aspinall after UFC boss Dana White spoke the possibility that Pereira went up a division if he wins at UFC 313.
Will that happen? Let's see what the bloody elbow personnel has to say about Pereira vs Ankalaev.
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UFC 313 Main Event predicted by bloody elbow staff
Jordan Ellis: “I support Alex Pereira to keep his title. Magomed Ankalaev causes more problems on paper than his newest pair of opponents, but I still expect him to be eliminated. I think Pereira will shock everyone by werening most of the Takedowns before he closes the show when Ankalaev gets tired in the third or fourth round. “
Prediction: Alex Pereira by Ko
Donagh Corby: “Alex Pereira has to be perfect for one moment on Saturday evening, while Magomed Ankalaev has to stay at the top for all five rounds. That big equalizer of power is why you can almost never exclude Poatan, even if it seems that all the opportunities are against him. I will be honest, I thought his Madison Square Garden -Meeting with Israel Adesanya would not be completely competitive based on their earlier kickboxing experience, and a fool was proven. Then I chose Jan Blachowicz, the same again. Everything in my analytical spirit to study and style fights tells me that Magomed Ankalaev wins this fight over five painful and boring rounds. But every round starts on the feet, and I just can't pick Alex Pereira when he gets five chances to land that shot. “
Prediction: Alex Pereira by Ko
Tom Llewellyn: “Magomed Ankalaev will block the first two rounds against the cage, pots of the conflict and protect an occasional branch-to-how, he even cuts Pereira with an elbow, anyway, it is 2-0 for the challenger.
“Alex Pereira, however, has a number of the best low staircases in the game and the tree of Ankalaev has been chopped a few times in his UFC office period; The Russian looks unstable while Pereira comes back to bring the score to 2-1.
“As the fight enters the championship rounds, Pereira's ability to place 'Water in the basement' will pay off and pay off the output of Ankalaev slows down to the pace of a snails and 'Patan' runs away with rounds three, four and five.”
Prediction: Alex Pereira by decision
Jamie Theodosi: “I take Magomed Ankalaev in this fight. I believe that Pereira's reign will end with a pretty boring version of Ankalaev, because I can see him check most of this fight against the cage and on the ground. “
Prediction: Magomed Ankalaev by decision
James Sweetnam: “I believe that Ankalaev will turn out to be too much of a well -rounded force for Pereira and will eventually settle the legend before he secures the finish.”
Prediction: Magomed Ankalaev by Stoppage
Curtis Calhoun: “I predict that Pereira did the homework to stop the ground game of Ankalaev, and perhaps even to land some harmful shots of his back as he did against Adesanya. Been kicks play a big factor in this fight, especially after the struggles of Ankalaev that prevent Jan Bachowicz's stairs. Pereira will try to pick up the wheels of Ankalaev in rounds 1-3 before he increases the pace in round 4, when he will complete the fight by TKO after worn out the title challenge. “
Prediction: Alex Pereira by Ko
Kyle Dimond: “For many people, this choice comes to the question of whether you think Magomed Ankalaev will try to struggle or not. Although I don't think it's not that simple, I think Ankalaev will try to win this fight on the feet and although he has been proven to be effective, it is striking from Alex Pereira about as uphill as you could ask. I do think that Ankalaev will have success, but in the end 'Patan' is too dangerous to roll against the dice and when you stand at Pereira, those dice are loaded. “
Prediction: Alex Pereira by Ko
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