Every time Daniel Cormier spots Alex Pereira, he can’t help but approach the man who rules over his old division, and engage in a playful wrestle. So, it comes as no major surprise that the former Olympian spiced up UFC 313 fight week by shooting for a single leg.

After UFC 313, Daniel Cormier doesn’t think heavyweight would’ve been a good idea for Alex Pereira. Pereira (12-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) lost his light heavyweight title to Magomed Ankalaev (21-1-1 MMA, 12-1-1 UFC) by unanimous decision in Saturday’s main event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Alex Pereira may not have defeated Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313, but one icon saw enough in his performance to think that he could compete with Jon Jones. On Saturday night, inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas,

Islam Makhachev has doubts about Alex Pereira's wrestling skills, and he once brought up his reservations with 'Poatan's' grappling to Daniel Cormier.

At UFC 313, Alex Pereira's 16-month-long reign as the UFC light heavyweight champion came to an end. 'Poatan' was defeated via unanimous decision by Magomed Ankalaev, who utilised his grappling against the cage to frustrate the Brazilian and neutralise his threat on the feet due to fears of the takedown.

Alex Pereira continues to draw criticism following a disappointing performance against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 which ended his UFC Light-heavyweight title run.

Former UFC champion Daniel Cormier does not believe Alex Pereira is "strong enough" to move up a division after losing at UFC 313. UFC 313 left many surprises, and one of the biggest was the defeat of Brazilian fighter Alex Pereira to Dagestani Magomed Ankalaev For the first time in his career,