"Alex, I respect you, but the reality is that you're still the champion because you haven't fought me yet. You fought a fake ninja and a street fighter who has weak chins. If Yisrael Adesanya was able to knock you out, then I'm going to do triple damage to you. I will do it without using wrestling," Ankalaev wrote in social network X.
Recall that last weekend Pereira made the second defense of the championship belt, knocking out Jiri Prohazka. The fight took place at the UFC 303 tournament in Las Vegas, USA.